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Posted by Gremlin [12.211.200.127 - 12-211-200-127.client.attbi.com] on 08 March 2003 at 10.13.06 ZuluTime:
In Reply to: Video compression formats posted by Jurassosaurus on 08 March 2003 at 01.01.22 ZuluTime:
I've considered that, actually. The downside to the format is the required plugin, which [as far as I know] has to be intentionally installed, and which--worse--automatically instals that Gator/GAIN shit along with it, which then requires the installation and use of AdAware to eliminate. Which seems like a lot to ask just to be able to watch something on the 'net.
Also, when I tried to encode the thing to DivX to see what the filesize looked like, it complained that I'd had the audacity to remove Gator/GAIN from my computer, and told me that I'd have to reinstal it in order to encode anything to .mp4.
Those issues aside, there are a couple of advantages to DivX. The filesize-to-quality ratio isn't too bad, of course. And it's not easy to reverse engineer a DivX file into anything else. Which is probably something to think about if and when it seems practical to release full-quality versions on disc in the future.
--Gremlin