covert avi files with divx to meg with out divx

[gerily]

Hi,

Is there anyway to covert an avi file that has divx encodeing into an meg that does not have it.


geri

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: gerily on 2001-09-28 13:46:04 ]</font>

[Truman]

I am not sure, what you mean, but you can convert Divx to MPEG.
http://www.vcdhelp.com/convert.htm

[gerily]

I'm trying covert an avi file with divx into meg so I did not have to install the divx encode software to a computer but the meg file still needed the divx software to play is there anything else I could do.


geri

[Truman]

DivX is a AVI codec. You need it to compress a AVI to a DivX, that is still an AVI. If you want to play a DivX-AVI with a software player, you must have installed the DivX codec. If you want to convert a DivX-AVI to MPEG, you must have installed the DivX codec and you have to use a MPEG encoder. You don't need a divx codec to play a MPEG.
Note, DivX is compressed AVI. MPEG is a complete different format.
http://www.vcdhelp.com/faq.htm#divx
http://www.vcdhelp.com/faq.htm#mpeg
http://www.vcdhelp.com/convert.htm
http://www.vcdhelp.com/faq.htm

[gerily]

thank you for all your help

[Vejita-sama]

Just an aside - DivX is MPEG4 compression (with a *.avi extension). VCD is MPEG1 and SVCD/DVD is MPEG2.