Thursday, January 28, 2010

Dr. DivX

Dr. DivX is a software which allows the you to compress almost any video format to Mpeg 4 or DivX format. Dr. DivX can convert most input files including MPEG_1, MPEG_2, VOB, AVI, MOV, FLV, MP4, and AVISynth scripts to DivX. In terms of “quality video output”, it’s one of the best software on the market. I was able to compress six movie videos onto a single DVD! That’s a real space saver. This software can be very handy for shrinking some educational videos which you may want to show to your students. The compressed videos can then be copied to your flash drive, hard drive or a single DVD when space seems to be running out. Also, you may want to upload some videos on YouTube for example, this software allows you to compress them before uploading in order to save space and time. You can also use the software to select only a portion of the video you want to use, or to cut off the beginning of the video (like the intros) and the end of it (like the credits). The video below shows you how to use Dr. DivX. The latest version of the software is 2.0.0 Beta, and is released under the LGPL license, which means it’s free. You can download it here. There’s also an F.A.Q here.

2 comments:

  1. Hi James, very professional!....the layout looks great. When I get some time I really have to investigate the software

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  2. With all the different formats we are faced with this could come in handy. This looks like a real user-friendly tool ....especially for someone like me with little experience

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