DivX to Xvid

[Pashata]

i got a some movies witch are compresed with DivX codec , but my DVD player conected on my TV only read movies with Xvid codec, so i need some good coverter so they will not lose in quality.. pls some help

[Baldrick]

You can use AVI Recomp.

But most dvd players supports both xvid and divx.
Have you tried the divx avis? And please also post the details of the divx video, post a screenshot from gspot for example.

[jagabo]

Just use an AVI fourcc code changer to change the fourcc code to Xvid.

[Ai Haibara]

I agree - just change the FourCC from DIVX/DX50/etc. to XVID. DivX and Xvid are basically the same (Xvid began as a fork of DivX), so any conversion or reencode will probably mostly be an unnecessary reduction of quality.

[jman98]

i got a some movies witch are compresed with DivX codec , but my DVD player conected on my TV only read movies with Xvid codec, so i need some good coverter so they will not lose in quality.. pls some help

Unlikely. Most likely the movies either use the ancient Divx3 codec which your player doesn't support or there are settings like GMC or QPel that your player doesn't support.

[Pashata]

You can use AVI Recomp.

But most dvd players supports both xvid and divx.
Have you tried the divx avis? And please also post the details of the divx video, post a screenshot from gspot for example.

Yes i tried divx avis , but they don't work either , there is a screenshot with details

.divx :


.avi :


10x for the solutions u sugest me i'll try all of them

[Pashata]

Just use an AVI fourcc code changer to change the fourcc code to Xvid.

10x for this , it's useful i'll try to use this for .avi files but i don't know how to use it, and i got .divx files to... i used VirtualDub and it's working , but if there is some more simple and quicker..

[Ai Haibara]

You might have one of the few players that reject a video if the FourCC is anything other than, say, 'XVID.' (Usually, though, the ones I've read about wanted DivX FourCCs only. ) Offhand, I can't see anything a player might really choke on, though it could always have a problem with the packed-bitstream in the first and VBR audio in the second.

If you have an RW disc, or a blank you don't mind 'wasting,' just use a FourCC editor to change the FourCCs on those videos to XVID (you might have to change the extension on the .divx file to .avi... your player might not see files with that extension, anyway, if it wants only Xvid AVIs) - no need to recompress; you're just changing a few bytes within the videos, burn them to disc, and test the disc in your player.

jman98: Oops, forgot about Divx 3. I think I suppressed that memory.

[Ethlred]

There may be a VERY simple solution.

Rename them. That post showed the files were .divx files. Just rename them to .avi. The images you posted showed Divx 5 or 6 so it not the old 3.0 Divx.

Possible problem is the packed bitstream, some machines liked packed some don't. I think Avidemux can convert that without a re-encode.

MediaInfo may tell us more than Gspot. The images don't tell us if Global Motion compensation was used for instance and that doesn't work in any DVD player I have heard of. Same for Qpel.

[Pashata]

Thanks Ethlred , i'll try avidemux... Ai Haibara what should i chose from the dropdown menus in FourCC editor to change it in xvid , there is mp41 , mp42 , mp43 , DIV4 ..

this is what showed MediaInfo:

General
Complete name                    : D:\Movies\Vratice se rode 4\1980283.divx
Format                           : AVI
Format/Info                      : Audio Video Interleave
File size                        : 350 MiB
Duration                         : 45mn 54s
Overall bit rate                 : 1067 Kbps
Writing application              : VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1 (build 2178/release)
Writing library                  : VirtualDub build 28225/release

Video
Format                           : MPEG-4 Visual
Format settings, BVOP            : Yes
Format settings, QPel            : No
Format settings, GMC             : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix          : Default
Muxing mode                      : Packet Bitstream
Codec ID                         : DX50
Codec ID/Hint                    : DivX 5
Duration                         : 45mn 54s
Bit rate                         : 929 Kbps
Width                            : 640 pixels
Height                           : 368 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16/9
Frame rate                       : 25.000 fps
Resolution                       : 8 bits
Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.158
Stream size                      : 305 MiB (87%)
Writing library                  : DivX 6.7.0 (UTC 2007-09-20)

Audio
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Codec ID                         : 55
Codec ID/Hint                    : MP3
Duration                         : 45mn 54s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 128 Kbps
Minimum bit rate                 : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Resolution                       : 16 bits
Stream size                      : 42.0 MiB (12%)
Alignment                        : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration             : 40 ms (1.00 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration     : 504 ms
Writing library                  : LAME3.97 
Encoding settings                : CBR

[Ai Haibara]

I believe it should be 'XVID'.

(Also, just to be safe, on all files with the .divx extension, give them the .avi extension instead, as mentioned above. The .divx/Divx6 features won't do much for your player unless it's DivX Ultra-certified, anyway. Your player probably won't recognize any file with that extension, at any rate.)

[Pashata]

so i need something quick , it should be AVI fourcc code changer , but i don't now how to use it.. can u help me , what should i peek from dropdown menus so i can change the video to Xvid

[Pashata]

Ethlred man , u help me a lot , i just unpack the bitstream with avidemux and it work now , thanks a lot guys for your help , problem solved

[jagabo]

what should i chose from the dropdown menus in FourCC editor to change it in xvid , there is mp41 , mp42 , mp43 , DIV4 ..

Change the FourCC Description Code to "xvid" and the FourCC Used Codec to "XVID". Type them in if necessary.

Renaming .DIVX files to .AVI should help.

MPEG4Modifier (no re-encoding) can be used to remove packed bitstream if that's a problem.

I've seen a few mobile devices that require all keyframe Xvid. If you have one of those you will probably have to be re-encode with VirtualDub or AviDemux.