SONY and DivX?

Grazie wrote on 2/1/2008, 9:43 AM
Is this good for us? http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117978929.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1Sony, DivX pact for online downloads[/link]

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Cliff Etzel wrote on 2/1/2008, 9:56 AM
As someone who has been testing divx the past couple of weeks, I have to say that divx has gotten my vote over the other defacto options (Flash, WM).

Their tools are reasonable in cost and the final output is excellent.

Whether it's good for us or not isn't the important question - it's how do we utilize this announcement to our advantage as video content creators?

I for one welcome an alternative to the M$ draconian DRM implimentation that is in place.

I've been looking at taking one of my older computers and converting it into a HTPC using the open source Media Portal and divx.

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Grazie wrote on 2/1/2008, 10:23 AM
"Whether it's good for us or not isn't the important question - it's how do we utilize this announcement to our advantage as video content creators?"

I don;t understand ..

And yes to the quality and ease of encoding using DivX - I love it.

I now go

AVI > DIvX > Super > Nokia Phone

.. or . .

DVD ( mine!) import to > MPEG > DivX > USB 7" display/USB enable display . . and then out to full TV display. It works.

OOooo .. can I directly import from my DVD into DivX?
Cliff Etzel wrote on 2/1/2008, 11:01 AM
What I was eluding to was your initial thread about whether it was good for us or not.

OOooo .. can I directly import from my DVD into DivX?

Yes you can encode your VOB files directly to DivX...

With the DivX encoder - you can run a batch encode - that is one of the reasons why I'm looking at DivX as being part of the HTPC I'm looking to build. I want to get my favorite titles onto a hard drive and use MediaPortal to play my video titles without having to search for a DVD to play.

In addition, I'm finding that companies like Netflix are offering alot of videos for watching via streaming over the internet - hence the HTPC being connected to the net as well.

2008 is looking to be an interesting year for video online.

Cliff Etzel - Solo Video Journalist
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apit34356 wrote on 2/1/2008, 11:30 AM
Plus, many DVD players play DIVX. HD DIVX and improve HD MPEG2,etc... from the joined companies(DIVX&Maincept) would be a big improvement.

Now with MS trying to buy Yahoo, this adds a new twist to the downloading market. GOOGLE is the primary target for MS, then Apple if they buy Yahoo. This would make MS a more serious Internet threat to the media studios-------- could even help a little for the HD DVD crowd by converting it in a limited down loadable high compression player-play once- ( only the new players) if they can keep the remaining players and Universal still claims to be 140%* HD DVD.
JJKizak wrote on 2/1/2008, 2:16 PM
My EVA video card install disc came with the DIVX player and 4 other Divx things for free.
JJK
John_Cline wrote on 2/1/2008, 2:24 PM
"I for one welcome an alternative to the M$ draconian DRM implimentation that is in place."

What exactly are you talking about? What has Microsoft's DRM prevented you from doing?
farss wrote on 2/1/2008, 3:42 PM
"I for one welcome an alternative to the M$ draconian DRM implimentation that is in place."

M$'s draconian DRM is in Vista because companies such as Sony Pictures held a gun to M$'s head. Just follow the money trail.

Bob.
Cliff Etzel wrote on 2/1/2008, 4:24 PM
What exactly are you talking about? What has Microsoft's DRM prevented you from doing?

If I want to watch a WMV file with DRM, the device has to be connected to the internet to download a license key (that has been my experince so far) - otherwise the player fails and no matter what is done to acquire said license, it still will not play.

I have experienced this on more than one occasion.

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