You guys are all lucky: somehow I fell into the whirlpool of 3ivx's money-grabbing mentality - I ordered the 3ivx's MPEG-4 Tools several months ago. Their bankers, WORLDPAY, took my money, and 3ivx linked me onto a download page. It was completely blank, and --looking at the source--contained no links whatsoever. i left a sampled tab sit there for two hours without any download initiating.

The second worst of this is that I contacted 3ivx in EVERY way I was possible: the last "company" page, the forums, and two of their senior administrators. I didn't even get an email acknowledging my problem.

So I then started trying to communicate with the bankers who handled the transaction (I use the word loosely: TRANSaction implies that there was something provided by each side to TRANSfer). They have ignored my emailss well - not dismissing them, nor discrediting them, just plain not bothering to respond.

I WARN ANYBODY THINKING OF DOING BUSINESS WITH THESE THIEVES. IT'S A CERTAINTY THAT THEY'LL TAKE/STEAL YOUR MONEY, BUT A COIN-TOSS WHETHER THEY'LL EVER PROVIDE YOU WITH THE PRODUCT YOU 'PURCHASED'.

...and, in the meantime, if you've used Divx --or the sample 3ivx-- you risk having every movie clip PERMANENTLY branded with a 3ivx stamp which is irremovable.

I advise everyone against this software. It looks so promising - and even performs well - but hear my experience of 3ivx and WORLDPAY stealing my money, and the inability built into 3ivx's site giving you NO access to any direct support whatsoever!

JC