DivX says Merry Christmas with free DivX Pro bundle

Not a great fan of DivX but got it anyway. Thanks for the great news vurbal!

Dave!

Not a huge fan either, but thought I'd give it a try on my Macbook, never used the mac edition before. And hey, free software is free software, why not give it a whirl.

Always liked DivX and AutoGK. Thanks for the link!

With right settings and encoding application (Like AGK!) a DIVX file or disc looks and plays as well as any standard DVD! Hurray!

p.s. I ain't anywhere NEAR new...I juss don't talk much! And clear cookies! ;- )
Be thankful for small miracles!

^ So? What's in a name, NEWBIE? :p

downloading now

Got it thanks. I was gonna get it another way before it was free... but decided not to.

I never look a gift horse in the mouth, that's what I always say. Either way this is an excellent deal, I've use there free dr.divx 2.0 to encode to divx and get near dvd quality at default settings. Recommend every one get this while it's free.

It keeps saying that I'm not online when i try to input my E-mail obviously I am online so i don't know what its talking about can someone help me please thanks for the help.

Is your fire wall blocking it?

Originally posted by silent714:

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Is your fire wall blocking it?

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I keep getting an error saying that the file is not win32 file.

I start Divix Converter as instruted by the email and do not get a screen that looks like the one on the email. I do not have a choice to enter license number. Any suggestions

WTF I don't have the option to enter a serial number I got the number from divx but there is no where to enter it?

Do I have to install yahoo toolbar or sign up for the damn emails to get it?

I had a problem with running Divx Player too..not a win32 file...make a shortcut from the Program File and place on Desktop...you can run it from THERE! ;- )

Thanks For the info!

i've just downloaded the free version of Divx but when I enter the serial number they sent me it does nothing.Should I have restarted my computer before entering it?when i enter the seriel number and click on register,it wipes the number off?

Entering the serial number might not work until the trial expires in 15 days. That's when the window shown in the instructions usually pops up.

I already had the trial software installed so I just reinstalled overtop of it, put in the email address and continued, by the time it was done the serial number had arrived in my inbox. I copied and pasted the serial # in the box that appeared when I ran the converter, it took it and the box stayed on screen but the serial # disappeared. I closed the app and restarted it. The trial box that always appeared did not this time, so I'm guessing it took the serial entry but doesn't tell you that it was successful.

My download and install was flawless. You fellas having nowhere to put your serial number, did you open DivX Converter program? When I opened the file there was a button in the lower left corner that you press then paste the serial in the box, then your good to go. If that is not happening I don't know what to tell you. Perhaps you had the program already installed previously and registered with another serial and it just upgraded you previous version to this package. Maybe I'm nut's and I'm not really typing this because I'm having an episode.

And like Rude above I'm not new just don't have much to input, there are many more people out here more knowledgable than me with all this stuff, that's why I have SlyFox products. Press a couple of buttons and I have my backup copy to use.

as nooby as it may sound i never really understood the benefits of Divx... id appreciate anyone explain to me what is all the fuss about...thanks for your consideration

E.J.K

Originally posted by blueroad:

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as nooby as it may sound i never really understood the benefits of Divx... id appreciate anyone explain to me what is all the fuss about...thanks for your consideration

E.J.K

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I can't even get the email. I installed the version linked to on their page, the bundle, last night and entered my email address in the box while installing. It told me they would be sending the email to that address. It handles my internet fine, since when the install finished it loaded up the community page and upgraded the web player program to a newer version.

I've checked my mail in Thunderbird several times since and there's nothing from them. I went to the Comcast site and my box there is empty. I sure hope Comcast hasn't blocked it as spam!

why not get a gmail or some other online mail service and not use comcast. If you use gmail you can also check the spam box to see if important emails are there. If you use FireFox there are extensions/add ons that will allow you to use 5 gig of space for storage. Just a suggestion.

This is great! I've been with DivX almost since the beginning, and after an eight year hiatus "away" from any comps, this is a nice "Welcome Back" Christmas gift. Thanx!

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Originally posted by blueroad:

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as nooby as it may sound i never really understood the benefits of Divx... id appreciate anyone explain to me what is all the fuss about...thanks for your consideration

E.J.K

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Divx is a format that has failed but some still embrace it. It was intended initially for movie rental but this is where it failed miserably. It does use MPEG4 compression so if you need to compress video to be viewed on lets say an iPod it works pretty well at doing so. There are plenty of other tools to do the same thing so unless you are someone who has tons of Divx CD's or DVD's laying around or you get a Divx formatted disc from someone or from the internet then this would be good to have, otherwise I wouldn't waste my time with it.

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Ahh! Got the email!

This is great. Assuming it activates okay, thanks a bunch to the DivX folks for this. I'm not a huge user of the format and so never purchased since I've mostly just used it to view a video here and there. Back when VCD was a popular format for converting video to I sometimes made DivX instead. Now that it's pretty easy to make dvd+r video dvd's I mostly do that. I don't have a DivX compatible home dvd player, so that's one good reason I do that. But it's nice that this is available, and for content I don't believe I'd ever use except for on the computer I think DivX is a great alternative still.

As far as another email address, you know I've never had more than a single address that was whatever my current ISP provided. I tend not to sign up indiscriminately to web stuff, sticking to sites I believe are viable. I've always kept spam to a minimum and never saw the need to have an alternative address.

Yes, I know what you mean about multiple email accounts. I was the same way just using my RR.com account with MailWasher to help with Spam and all that, then I decided to try Google Mail. I have been nothing but happy with it, rarely any spam, just the stuff I am signed up to receive, or my friends, both of them, plus the ability to store files on Google via FireFox. I don't even use MailWasher anymore, I did download the latest update though since I did go ahead and pay for the pro version a few years ago. Anyway, I better mention something about DivX to keep this on course. That was it.

I installed it yesterday but have not received my email. How long should it take to receive my code?

I got my code in seconds.

Thanks Divx, that's a handy little present. I appreciate it.

Where's the information from that link that takes you to a page of alot of other stuff on it. I'm talking about the link to the instructions, etc.

I still have not received my code. Any suggestions?

You guys should get the code instantly after you install the bundle. You have to open divx converter to put the code in.

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Originally posted by blueroad:

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as nooby as it may sound i never really understood the benefits of Divx... id appreciate anyone explain to me what is all the fuss about...thanks for your consideration

E.J.K

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Divx is a format that has failed but some still embrace it. It was intended initially for movie rental but this is where it failed miserably. It does use MPEG4 compression so if you need to compress video to be viewed on lets say an iPod it works pretty well at doing so. There are plenty of other tools to do the same thing so unless you are someone who has tons of Divx CD's or DVD's laying around or you get a Divx formatted disc from someone or from the internet then this would be good to have, otherwise I wouldn't waste my time with it.

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Nice update and a great Xmas present however i am happy with the free version

Originally posted by silent714:

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You guys should get the code instantly after you install the bundle. You have to open divx converter to put the code in.

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I did not get a serial no.I was not asked to send e-mail
I use the link from After Dawn, every thing went smoothly.
I was told I was successful.
I can open everything but no further, I am presented with
a dialogue box asking for serial number.
I now went to see what every one was saying,
and found out I needed a serial no.
Could someone give me some advise, on how
I can get this serial number? or do I have to
uninstall this and start over again?
Perhaps After Dawn, should again give us
the link, Then everyone will be at the same page.
jodi26

Windows: A3NI9M7P47B325A52C26

Macs: 338BSZ759249T26B2M9E

I downloaded & installed it. Got the serial number y email & registered it without peoblems.

However I wonder is what is free about it! After 15 days if I wish to convert a vob or mpeg file to divx I am required to buy mpeg plugin for US$ 20/=.

So what else can I use it with for FREE !!!!