How to make a Xvid file redable by a DivX player

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  1. aldaco12

    aldaco12 Active member

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    Hi. I recently saw in Nero, during burning a data DVD, the option:

    [bold] AVI files [/bold]
    Replace the FourCC code 'Xvid' with 'DivX' to make the file DivX compatible

    What does it mean? Does it mean that, if I burn a data CD with an AVI file inside it by having this option selected, my DVD player (able to watch DivX files) will be able to watch a data disk containing a Xvid AVI file as if it were a DivX file?

    Thanks. A reply of yours will save me the time to write a CD-RW....
     
  2. BlinkN

    BlinkN Regular member

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    Didn't know that Nero had this feature built in. Basically you answered you own question. So yes before Nero goes through the burning process of burning a data CD, it changes the AVI FourCC header from [bold]XVID[/bold] (XviD) to [bold]DX50[/bold] (DivX) so that it can be played on your standalone DVD player that is DivX certified. It's tricking the DVD playing into thinking it's DivX when really it's not.

    I posted awhile back the manual way of changing a FourCC in an avi file along with some explanation. If you're interested, you can read here.

    http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/326424

    It wouldn't hurt to try a CD-R since they're cheap these days. Hope that helped you out.
     
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  3. aldaco12

    aldaco12 Active member

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    No one did know, since in the 'Nero forum' I needed to three-four days to have a reply.

    Ok, I'll tray, thanks!
     

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