.divx -vs- avi(divx)

[djt2007]

Hi everyone,

I have a few episodes of the simpsons that I want to burn to dvd disc and play in my dvd player. The simpsons episodes are .avi files but are divx encoded. Im wondering will a divx dvd player play these files as they are?,..or do i need to change them to .divx files?

Also,.. what is the difference between .avi files encoded with divx and .divx files ?

Thanks,

Dan

[mats.hogberg]

are divx encoded. Im wondering will a divx dvd player play these files as they are?,

Yes, most likely.

what is the difference between .avi files encoded with divx and .divx files ?

.divx is an extension of AVI, which allows the file to contain several movies (I think), menus, subtitles and stuff, a regular AVI doesn't support. To play a .divx properly, the player has to be DivX Ultra certified.

/Mats

[djt2007]

thats cool. thanks for the reply.

[Ai Haibara]

Of course, the extension .divx doesn't necessarily mean it's a DivX Ultra video with extra features - some people, including DivX themselves, were using the extension for videos around DivX 5, maybe 4.