DivX

gmes29 wrote on 1/6/2009, 9:47 AM
if i had a divx file from a download site, would i be able to use it in VMS? particular questions i need answered..

is divx prone to DRM protection as other files are?
is the file 'burn ready' - ie: loadable into DVD-A directly?
can a divx be loaded directly into VMS and be edited like an mpg or avi?
if not, what do i need to get it to work in VMS (if need be)?

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Chienworks wrote on 1/6/2009, 10:21 AM
Download and install the DivX player. This will add the DivX codec and Vegas will be able to make use of it. You'll be able to edit the file like any other media file.

It won't be DVD ready, since DVDs only use MPEG2 files. It will have to be rendered to MPEG2 before DVDA can use it. However, there are a lot of consumer DVD players these days that will play multiple media file types from a data disc. Lots of them have DivX capability. You won't get fancy menues and chapters, but you might be able to burn the file to a data DVD and have a set-top player play it.
gmes29 wrote on 1/14/2009, 6:21 PM
well, i downloaded the player and it actually downloaded the DivX file (via tix file) to my hard drive. once downloaded, the divx played fine in the player so i have to assume that the right codec was installed and used. here's the problem(s) i'm having..
the divx loads fine into VMS but the video is corrupted.
using avs video converter, tried converting the divx to avi and the result also came out corrupted.
what's up with this? if the player can play it no problem, the codec must be correct so why can't vms handle the file? is it possible only Platinum or Pro has divx support?
gmes29 wrote on 1/15/2009, 7:16 PM
somebody must know enough about codecs to at least take a guess here..
gmes29 wrote on 1/16/2009, 5:53 AM
more info..
this is what i get from the file info from within the player..

Video Track #1:
FOURCC: "DX50" (DivX® Video)
640x480

Audio Track #1:
FormatTag : "85" (MPEG-1 Layer-3 Audio (mp3))
2 channels, 44100Hz
Language: N/A

is 'fourcc' the codec being used by the player? if so, why doesn't vms recognize it?
or maybe just as with the wmv i downloaded, there's some kind of copy protection attached to this file?
Byron K wrote on 1/16/2009, 11:58 AM
You may want try and to take this to our big brother Vegas Pro forum. They are helpful over there also.