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-  Monday September 6, 2004.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Performance issues with DivX and the Microsoft XP Service Pack 2 have been resolved

 

DivX Codec 5.2.1 Beta

Known issues:

DivX Codec may throw an exception in module “dpu10” when the Always check for new versions at startup option is enabled. To avoid this problem either disable the version check using the method given above, or turn off this feature from the Settings button in the bottom-left of the codec configuration dialog.

New:

  • Added an option to installer for “Generic MPEG-4 Playback Component”
  • Includes DivX Player 2.5.5
  • Windows XP SP2-compatible
  • Register application now shows an “Already registered” message where appropriate

Fixed:

  • Decoder
    • Crashing with some videos
    • Black areas appearing in some videos
    • Locking up/crashing when seeking in, or exiting various third-party players
    • Performance impact when previewing files in explorer because DirectShow is calling DivX.dll in error on some systems
    • Skipped blocks decoding multiple B-frames with no post-processing
    • Japanese decoder configuration dialogue showing garbled text
  • Encoder
    • Encoder stalls for a long time when loaded
    • Encode stalls for a long time when configuration dialog is closed
    • Picture wobble when de-interlacing
    • Codec loses license information (Pro runs as Std, 6 month trial runs as Std, etc.)
    • Some Pro features not ghosted out when trial expires, even though they are not functional
    • Trial expired message not always displayed when appropriate
    • Memory access violation during nth pass
    • Disabling “Rotate artwork and product information” does not disable scrolling text area
  • Check For Updates
    • Process could not be completed manually when system locale was not one of English, French, German, Japanese
    • Using system locale as language preference instead of users language selection
  • User Guide

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE NEW DivX Codec 5.2.1 BETA FIX

 

Dr. DivX 1.0.6 Beta

Know issues:

  • Dr DivX may take a long time to load if a firewall prevents it from connecting to the Internet to check for updates
  • Audio selection and Hyper threading CPU, a workaround is avalaible at DivX.com support

New:

  • Dr. DivX can be purchased at a discount from trial mode if a registered version of DivX Pro is installed
  • Dr. DivX now supports Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
  • Dr. DivX now includes DivX Pro 5.2.1
  • Dr. DivX now includes DivX Player 2.5.5

Fixed:

  • An issue where Dr. DivX would ignore custom crop settings
  • An issue where the update application detected the registered version of Dr. DivX as a trial version
  • An issue where the audio decoder sometimes interfered with other installed software
  • An issue where pressing “Enter” on the registration screen closed the window instead of submitting information
  • An issue where "Keep AC3" and "Boost Audio" could be selected together

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Dr. DivX 1.0.6 BETA FIX


 

 

 

  

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