What is DivX? Easily explained
In addition to Flash videos, you can also find videos in DivX format on the Internet streaming website. We'll show you what it is and how to play the DivX videos.
DivX: what is it?
DivX is a frequently used video codec.
- This is required to save videos in a certain format. To play them, you will need the DivX Player in many cases.
- A film on DVD is usually around 6 gigabytes in size. With DivX, a video can be compressed so much that it is only around 700 megabytes in size and therefore fits on a CD. However, the quality hardly gets any worse.
- DivX is often used for file sharing as on Kinox.to. Since the films are always on websites like StreamCloud.eu, the download rate is very limited. The DivX format makes the film much smaller, and the quality is not greatly reduced.
In the next practical tip, we will show you the three best alternatives to DivX Player.