So what's DivX up to this time? Here's a quick evaluation:
1) 32-bit. Still. Unforgivable. Both DivX Converter and DivX Player. What is wrong with these people?
- NO THANK YOU! Macs went 64-bit in 2006, bitches!
2) When you run DivX Player, it phones home to:
dart.I.doubleclick.net on TCP port 80 via http.
- NO THANK YOU! I don't wish to be surveilled by DoubleClick, bitches!
3) When you run the installer:
"Set my default search and home page for Safari, Firefox and Chrome to Conduit Search powered by Bing."
- NO THANK YOU! I run a Mac, bitches!
4) The QuickTime components are updated to:
- A) DivX Decoder v6.8.4.3
- B) DivX Encoder v6.8.3.5
5) The DivX Web Player.plugin is updated to v3.0.1.5.
6) The installer offers the DivX HEVC Plug-in:
"• New DivX HEVC profiles supported in DivX Converter, Player and Web Player
• Create DivX HEVC videos at file sizes smaller than H.264
• Watch DivX HEVC videos on any computer and your favorite browser
√ Get the free DivX HEVC Plug-in to experience the latest video standard for quality and compression"
A couple hevc.plist files are installed. But where's the 'plugin'? I never found it.
7) A pile of stuff is put here:
/Library/Application Support/DivX/
8) Here is the ReadMe you can only read from inside the Installer, gee thanks, bitches:
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DivX 10.0.1
An all-in-one solution to play, create and stream high quality DivX HEVC video up to 1080p HD, DivX 10 delivers the latest video technology to users for free. For the best DivX video experience, please install all components. See what else is new in this version.
• New DivX HEVC profiles for HEVC video creation
• Optimized playback of DivX (MPEG4), DivX Plus (H.264), DivX HEVC (H.265)* video
• Efficient HEVC streaming in your browser
• Stream MKVs to DLNA devices, including PS3 and XBOX
*DivX HEVC Plug-in required
DivX Converter 10.0.1
First easy-to-use software for creating high quality DivX HEVC* video
• Create DivX videos to watch on any computer and more than 1 billion DivX devices
• Rotate, combine your videos, add multiple subtitles and audio
• Add custom presets and perform batch encoding
*DivX HEVC Plug-in required
DivX Player 10.0.2
High quality playback of DivX, DivX Plus and new DivX HEVC* video
• Optimized to play the web’s most popular formats—AVI, DIVX, MKV, MP4
• Built-in DivX Media Server streams video to devices, including PS3 and Xbox
• Smooth FF/RW, chapter points, multiple subtitles and audio tracks supported
*DivX HEVC plug-in required
DivX Web Player 3.0.1
Efficient, high quality MKV streaming in your browser with DivX HEVC video
• Smooth video playback with DivX Plus Streaming™ and DivX HEVC
• Adaptive and progressive streaming of the web’s most popular formats—AVI, DIVX, MKV, MP4, MOV
• Features include smooth FF/RW, chapter points, multiple subtitles and audio tracks
• Use less CPU and battery with H.264 DXVA hardware acceleration
*DivX HEVC plug-in required
DivX Codec Pack
DivX Codec Pack lets you play and create DivX® video using your favorite applications.
• Play DivX and DivX Plus videos in any media player (e.g. Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Media Player Classic)
• Output AVI videos using your favorite editing software (e.g. Sony Vegas, Virtual Dub)
• Convert to DivX and MKV— forever, for free—using DivX Converter and third-party tool