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BANDIT- reviewed v1.3.3 on Apr 20, 2014

This was the Bee's Knee's about 6-8 years ago when using Vdub/Gknot etc.
The whole .avi scenario has slowed to a crawl ..... (Altho still very popular).
Today's TV's have media players Embedded which will deal with most formats,
Not just DivX as it was a few years back.

H264 mkv/mp4 is Today's preference for Myself. With Lossless Editing & very fast Lossless Re-Codes. My main App's for Lossless work are .... MKV Toolnix .... Xmedia ReCode .... VideoReDo .... & there's a cutter which is quite Good but Isn't mentioned much.. Mpg2Cut2
For a "Full" ReCode my pref is (Tipard MKV video Converter). VERY highly configurable outside of the UI @Local Settings\App Data\~\~\user_profile.data
- It will convert "Just about", .any to .any

DivXviD gets 5* for it's worth 8yrs ago. In reality tho...... 3* for still being there.
A "Big" Thanx to all the contributers of this Open Source Codec....... ~_^

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SineWave reviewed v1.3.0 on Mar 17, 2011

It's a great codec and I used it a lot before X264 came in. Still 5 stars from me for the effort. I think the DivX-XviD times should be past now...

alexins reviewed v1.2.2 on May 29, 2009

XviD-1.2.2 x86 / x64 Stable release (VAQ)

Ramp4me reviewed v1.2.2 on May 29, 2009

These guys cannot be serious.
Wake up Xvid "developers", we're 2009, not 1989 !

ajua reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 12, 2008

This new version has a bug/problem when decoding videos at more then 100% their original size. The video pixelates badly.

I have tested many players to see if it was MPC's fault but it was not.

Hopefully, Koepi or the Xvid team addresses this soon.

radiomaffia reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 5, 2008

This isn't an installer! Use XviD1.2.1.exe from http://www.digital-diges...52&ssid=0&did=1 instead I can suggest you to do so..

Toshibaba reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 5, 2008

While the x264 quality becomes worse, I'm happy to see XviD quality going upward.

Darken reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 5, 2008

@leclerk: Thanks for the link!

TGB72 reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 5, 2008

@Artem & cowgaR
There is no comparison between Xvid & H.264 in terms of quality, is like compare MPEG1 with MPEG2, they are different generation of codecs.
Anyway, Xvid still being the best MPEG-4 ASP codec, and I find it incredible useful because of the low resource usage and the compatibility with old standalone dvd players.
For those that have top notch hardware and a nice plasma to enjoy the H.264 quality, yes probably there is no reason to continue using Xvid.

cowgaR reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 5, 2008

it is not bad it is alive again, but then again, I am with Artem...

why bother with DivX/Xvid nowadays? H.264 all the way...

Artem S. Tashkinov reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 5, 2008

Once it was the best MPEG4 video codec, nowadays I can't find an excuse of not using H.264 for all purposes.

leclerk reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 5, 2008

For XviD binary downloads you have to go to Koepi's site
http://koepi.info

alcaholjunkie reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 5, 2008

Always does the job for me. XD

Yeah it's srouce code only on the official website, but koepi @ http://koepi.info/ compiles it for people, and so do the guy(s) @ http://www.xvidvideo.ru/ I think (Has seperate x86 and x64 downloads there, site is in both english and russian and seems to be down at the time of writing this).

edit: h.264 and xvid are two different mpeg4 types (h.264 being mpeg4 part 10 which allows it to have same quality video at lower bitrate). I would probly use h.264 myself but my xbox1 with XBMC can't handle it too well. ^_^

The Gibbons Family reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 4, 2008

I couldn't figure out what to do with it this time, so I just deleted it. Still have the old version so I guess that's good enough.
Unless someone can tell me what I'm supposed to do with all these files in this folder.

Galifray reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 4, 2008

I've used Xvid 1.1.3, but I find myself unable to use 1.2.1. Could someone at Xvid actually compile the code, please?
Then people who are not programmers might actually use it.

roj reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 4, 2008

Binaries, people, binaries!

As to it not being better than DivX, I'll take XviD image quality over DivX any day. The rest of the feature set is irrelevant to me. Also, player like Cowon iAudio support XviD, because it's free, open and easily licensed. It is the mp3 of video formats for just that reason.

FIVE stars.

DudeBoyz reviewed v1.2.1 on Dec 4, 2008

This really is a great codec, and I'm glad to see it mature over time.

I still wish that there was an equivalent to the Open Source Dr. DivX 2.0 interface to simplify the encoding process using Xvid instead of Divx, but that's not the fault of the codec.

I like the idea of supporting this non-commercial product, even if it may be seen as being a hair behind DivX in terms of the quality of the final render.

Keep up the good work.

rseiler reviewed v1.2.0 on Dec 2, 2008

Isn't h.264 better than both? I don't know, I'm asking.

Banquo reviewed v1.2.0 on Dec 1, 2008

Not as good as Divx? I can tell a divx movie from an xvid as soon as it starts playing, they look like crap in comparison. Xvid is much better quality, and it's free and open source.

poundsmack reviewed v1.2.0 on Dec 1, 2008

@roj:

while I agree it is good it is not as good as Divx, it is just more open. the Divx pro codec still beats out Xvid 1.2

also Divx 7 (still in beta) has FAR more capabilities than Xvid on every front. but like I said, Xvid is great and i love what they are doing with it. keep up the good work.

jastonas reviewed v1.2.0 on Dec 1, 2008

And when will it be in the repositories for ubuntu?? :)

roj reviewed v1.2.0 on Dec 1, 2008

Great codec. Love it to death. Wonderful stuff. Kicks a** over the DivX crap.

Now, where the hell are the Windows binaries?

FIVE stars.

DudeBoyz reviewed v1.1.3 on Apr 18, 2008

Still wish I could find some interface / app like Doctor Divx that would use the Xvid codec instead, but I'm still having trouble with that, and as a result, a novice like me in codecs is having trouble actually taking advantage of the codec itself.

Even with that, I'm fully aware of what a great alternative Xvid can be and having viewed the work of others in that format, achnowledge just how good the video quality of the Xvid codec can be.

Good work and thanks to the developers.

It's kind of like how it was with the latest updates of the LAME codec until I found BonkEncoder. I struggled taking full advantage of what LAME could offer until I found BonkEncoder. I was a huge AudioGrabber fan, but it has not been updated in years, so I'm glad I found an alternative.

If anyone finds an interface like Doctor Divx, only one that takes full advantage of the updated Xvid features, I sure hope they post.

Darken reviewed v1.1.3 on Apr 17, 2008

Euh...
"Thursday 28. of June 2007
Xvid 1.1.3 released"

yokozuna reviewed v1.1.3 on Apr 17, 2008

Koepi's page exists but the address has changed to http://koepi.leffe.dnsalias.com
I recommend v.1.2-127-VAQ - with dual core and variable adaptative quantization support.

@DudeBoyz

What about avi.NET http://www.dvduk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/avinet.html ?

rseiler reviewed v1.1.3 on Apr 16, 2008

Banquo, thanks for the link, as Koepi's own site is now gone (or rather, taken over by some commercial scheme), but that points to the first version of 1.13 (from last June). This is the one from April 2008:
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/XviD_Codec

Banquo reviewed v1.1.3 on Apr 16, 2008

Excellent, much better than Divx. Compiled version here (thanks to rseiler for updated link):

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/XviD_Codec

melkor reviewed v1.1.1 on Oct 31, 2006

You can find 1.1.1 binaries (and a more complete change log) there.

anomoly reviewed v1.1.1 on Oct 31, 2006

dual xeon's are IT when it comes to power for reencodes. just can't afford it

stevetures reviewed v1.1.1 on Oct 31, 2006

Works great. While I agree that most users here don't know how to compile source code, and I think its a pain, the legalities surrounding the project do not allow it to distribute compiled binaries. However, the codec itself is one of the most useful unshackled video codecs (shackled either by licensing bodies or private companies, i.e. MPEG consortium or Divx). Divx is a fantastic codec, and its come a long way from the 4.x tree (i just watched a video the other day using it.. wow I had low standards back then).

Like my previous reviewer, you can find xvid binaries here. (hopefully they'll compile and post soon, as this is an early review):
http://www.koepi.org

Looking forward to 1.2 stable. SMP (multiprocessor) support. Snap! You can try a beta here:
http://koepi.org/XviD-1.2.-127-25022006.exe

I noticed a hefty speed increase on my dual xeon videostation.

Don Juan reviewed v1.1.0 on Dec 31, 2005

Great stuff.

MickyFoley reviewed v1.1.0 on Dec 30, 2005

for those, who don't know, where to get the compiled ones, look at following link:

http://www.koepi.org/xvid.shtml

lordnaastik reviewed v1.1.0 on Dec 30, 2005

along with X264 the best codec around

gate1975mlm reviewed v1.1.0 on Dec 30, 2005

ffdshow,AC3 audio filter(v1.02test3) and BSPlayer Great together!

KrVoLoK reviewed v1.1.0 Beta 2 on Jul 31, 2005

Superb coding/decoding!

Latest working binaries:

http://www.koepi.org/xvid.shtml

photonboy reviewed v1.1.0 Beta 2 on Apr 6, 2005

I would use the latest ffdshow filters for decoding most video. As well I recommend the AC3 audio filter (v1.02test3) and software like BSPlayer, Jetaudio ,Zoomplayer or WMPC 6.4.8.4. Each has its pros and cons.

I still gave this a five as I use it as an encoder and I think it's about the best around.

Best codec site: http://www.free-codecs.com/

Peltec reviewed v1.0.2 on Sep 19, 2004

You can find the late Koepi xvid binary here

http://koepi.roeder.goe.net/xvid.shtml

Caleb reviewed v1.0.2 on Aug 31, 2004

Note, the current download (v1.02) points to the source code, not the encoder/dshow filter!!

Wolker reviewed v1.0.2 on Aug 31, 2004

Best Performance best quality ,thanks Xvid

GeneralLeoFF reviewed v1.0.2 on Aug 31, 2004

I find DivX 5 to produce a bit cleaner image and less blocking in dark area at the same bitrates as XviD yet DivX 5 also produce a file size a fair bit larger at the same bitrates. XviD is still great but I know DivX is still the future (assuming the MPAA allows it).

madk0w reviewed v1.0.2 on Aug 31, 2004

XviD is THE choice for encoders.

wiak reviewed v1.0.2 on Aug 31, 2004

yes forget DivX !
and best of all XviD is FREE :D

darkpepe reviewed v1.0.2 on Aug 31, 2004

This is the best codec ever made, forget about DivX!