USER GUIDE

DivX Converter for Windows User Guide

Contents

Install and Setup_________________ 3

DivX Converter Profiles____________ 5
Using DivX Converter______________ 7
Help___________________________ 12

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 Introduction
Welcome to the DivX Converter for Windows user guide. Recent updates to the DivX
7 software means good news for DivX Converter. Simply put, DivX Converter is the
easiest way to convert your digital videos into the high-quality, highly compressed
DivX® media format. The updated DivX Converter in the DivX Pro 7 software introduces
the DivX Plus™ HD profile, allowing you to encode your high definition videos into
the H.264 (.mkv) format with AAC audio in just one easy step. (That’s part of the good
news we mentioned earlier.) And because we believe that high-quality video deserves
high-quality audio, AAC audio encoding has been added to DivX Converter as the ideal
complement to your H.264 video. Get more information on H.264, the new standard for
high definition digital video, and AAC audio.

The key advantage of DivX video over other media formats is the ability to play your
videos beyond your computer. DivX Converter lets you create DivX videos that can be
played on any computer or DivX Certified® device, including DVD players, portable
media players, in-car devices and even mobile phones. Please note that to play DivX
Plus HD (.mkv) files on a DivX Certified device, your device will require DivX Plus HD
certification.

In this guide you will learn how to:

• Convert your videos to DivX format (.divx or .mkv)

• Combine multiple videos into a single DivX file
INSTALL & SETUP • Tweak your file settings, including video profile, resolution, output file size
and encoding bitrate to customize your videos
• Learn about our new DivX Plus HD profile

Let’s get started...

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Install and Setup

Downloading and Installing DivX Converter Registering DivX Converter

When you download DivX software from DivX.com, you will first see an installation (.exe) file. DivX Converter is part of DivX Pro 7 for Windows, and is also available as a free 15-day
Depending on your Internet browser, you may receive the following prompts: trial in the free DivX 7 for Windows download. After the 15-day trial expires, you’ll have to
purchase DivX Pro 7 to continue using the full version of DivX Converter. To get DivX Pro 7,

Internet Explorer: click the “Purchase” button in the trial screen that opens when your DivX Converter trial
Firefox:
expires and follow the instructions to buy.

After upgrading, you’ll

receive a serial number
by email. Open DivX
Converter, and click the
“Enter Serial Number”
button. A product
registration screen will
First, click ‘Run’ or ‘Save’ in Internet Explorer, or ‘Save File’ in Firefox followed by clicking
open.
the button to ‘Open’ or ‘Run’ the DivX Installer. The set-up wizard will open, prompting
you to select your language and some basic install preferences.

Enter your DivX Pro 7 serial number

and click “Register” following each
entry. When your product(s) have
been successfully registered, the
serial numbers will disappear and
the status displayed to the right of
the product name in this window will
change to “Registered”. With the full
version of DivX Converter on your
computer, you’ll no longer receive the
trial prompt window and can continue
converting all your videos into the
DivX format.

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 DivX Converter Profiles
DivX Converter will handle most of your popular file formats (e.g. WMV, AVI, MKV, and
MOV) and convert them to the .divx and .mkv format in just a click of a button. For
more detailed information, view a full list of supported file formats for DivX Converter.
Additionally, you can add support to encode MPG, VOB, TS and SVCD files with the
optional MPEG-2/DVD Plug-in (US $9.99).

With your videos in the DivX format, you can play them on your computer or on your TV
and on the go with a variety of DivX Certified devices (DVD players, gaming consoles,
mobile phones, etc.). Check this long list of DivX Certified devices—or just keep a look
out for the DivX logo when you purchase your next consumer electronics device.

The new DivX Plus HD profile introduces H.264 video

and AAC audio technology along with the MKV container
to the DivX family. H.264 is the new standard for high
definition (HD) digital video, and for good reason. A codec
based on the H.264 standard compresses a digital video
file so that it only uses half the space of MPEG-2 (the DVD
standard), to deliver the same quality video. This means
you can enjoy stunning HD video the way it was meant to
be seen without sacrificing speed or performance.

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), the preferred audio format for high definition videos, is a
substantial improvement on the well-known MP3 format and has become the standard

DIVX CONVERTER PROFILES for high-quality digital audio. The AAC standard is the perfect complement to the H.264
video technology that powers the DivX Pro 7 software. High definition H.264/AAC videos
fit best into an MKV container. With its unique ability to store multiple formats and media
features (subtitles, audio tracks, etc.) in a single container, MKV has quickly gained in
popularity becoming the preferred file extension for high definition video. These three
technologies help make up the new DivX Plus HD profile to deliver a cinematic video
experience on your computer and beyond.

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DivX Converter Profiles

The following table defines the specifications for each of the six DivX Converter

Home DivX Plus

Profile HD 720p HD 1080p Mobile
Theater HD

720 x 480 1980 x 1080 1980 x 1080

Maximum (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (30 fps) 320 x 240
Resolution 720 x 576 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 1280 x 720 (30 fps)
(25 fps) (60 fps) (fps>30)

Maximum
40500 108000 244800 244800 9000
Bitrate

Maximum
20 Mbit/s
Average 4000 kbps 8000 kbps 20000 kbps
(VCL)
600 kbps
Bitrate

20 Mbit/s
Maximum
8000 kbps 32000 kbps 36000 kbps (VCL same 12500 kbps
Peak Bitrate as average)

DivX Converter has six preset profiles. Choose the profile that best matches the device
Minimum 25 Mbit
on which you expect to play your DivX video. Options include: VBV Buffer 385 KB 768 KB 2097 KB (VCL main 80 KB
Size level 4.0)
• Home Theater (e.g. DVD players, digital recorders)
Bi-
• DivX Plus HD (e.g. DivX Plus HD Blu-ray players) directional
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Enconding
• High Definition 720p (e.g. High Definition DVD players, digital televisions)
Support
• High Definition 1080p (e.g. High Definition DVD players, digital televisions)
Interlaced
• Mobile (e.g. Smartphones, personal multimedia players, personal digital Video Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Support
assistants, in-car navigation devices with video playback)

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 Using DivX Converter to convert a video is as easy as 1-2-3:

Step 1. Drag and drop your video files from

any folder onto DivX Converter.

Step 2. Choose a video profile for

conversion.

Step 3. Click the “Convert” button.

DivX Converter will alert you when your file has been converted

Once the file is done converting, you can click on “View Files” to open up the folder containing
your new converted DivX file. Your default DivX movies directory is typically located at

USING DIVX CONVERTER C:\Documents and Settings\[your profile name]\My Documents\My Videos\DivX Movies. Learn
how to change the location of that directory in the Preferences section of this User Guide

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Using DivX Converter

Combine Videos

To combine more than one video file into a single video, drag and drop all the videos you
want to convert into DivX Converter and click “View List.”

Check the “Combine videos into a single DivX file” box, close the window and click “Convert”.

• DivX Converter does not combine .vob files

• Your final video will take the name of the first video in your list, but you can rename it
later
• Each video listed in the menu will reflect the filename of the original video. To change,
rename the original file before starting to convert

MPEG-2/DVD Plug-in
You can add support to DivX Converter to encode MPG, VOB, TS and SVCD files with the
optional MPEG-2/DVD Plug-in (US $9.99). This allows you to backup your personal DVDs
and more.

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 Using DivX Converter

File Settings Output Settings

In this section you will learn how to adjust your output settings and insert additional This tab lets you change profiles and file size.
audio tracks and subtitles into your converted media.
Certification Profile
To adjust your file settings, click “View List” after dragging and dropping in the file(s)
On the “Output Settings” tab, you can select the profile you want to encode into and
you want to convert. Highlight the video you want to change file settings for and select
change the output size of your converted video. You may have already selected the profile
“Modify” for additional options.
after you drag and dropped your file onto DivX Converter.

Limit File Size To

These options are split into This setting determines the

two tabs: file size of your converted

• Output Settings video. If you plan to burn your

• Media Options converted DivX video onto a CD

for example, choose that option
from the drop down list.

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Using DivX Converter

Advanced File Settings Media Options

For Advanced File Output Settings options, click the “Advanced” button. Here you can Click the “Media Options” tab to include features such as additional audio tracks.
manually change the resolution and encoding bitrate of your video. To manually enter
the desired custom resolution check the “Use Custom Resolution” box and click on the
lock icon to un-lock any restraints DivX Converter may impose on the resolution of your
files. To make any changes to the total average bitrate you will need to check the “Limit Select Audio Tracks
Total Average Bitrate to” box to activate the sliders allowing you to make any desired
changes to the audio and video bitrate. If your source video has more
than one audio soundtrack,
DivX Converter will give you
options to include them in
your final converted video.
Check the boxes next to the
audio tracks you want to
include and click “OK.”
These options give you more
control over how your video
will be converted. Close the
Advanced File Output Settings
menu by clicking the
“<< Simple” button. Maintain Source Audio

This option is available only with AC3 and MP3 audio, and is also not available with
Mobile/qmobile profiles or with combining of videos. If you want to maintain the source
audio for one particular session, make sure to check this option.

Select Subtitle Tracks

If your source video has more than one subtitle track, DivX Converter will give you
options to include them in your final converted video. Check the boxes next to the
subtitles you want to include and click “OK.”

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 Using DivX Converter

Preferences
Change your DivX Converter preferences by right-clicking anywhere on the face of the
application and choosing “Preferences.” In the preferences window, you can change
your General Preferences, Process Preferences, Default Audio Preferences, the location
of your DivX Movies folder and set the temporary folder where files are saved during the
conversion process.

Process Preferences

Here you can change the encoding

priority level for DivX Converter.
This will allow you to set the
processing level for encoding in
DivX Converter to coincide with
any other software running at the
same time.

Default Audio Preferences

If you would like to enable the “Maintain source audio” as a default (this would preserve
the audio track of all inputted files, for all sessions), you can right-click anywhere on the
face of the application and select “Preferences…”. From there you can check “Maintain
source audio” under the “Default Audio Preferences”.

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Help

DivX Converter is the easiest way to convert your digital videos into the DivX format, but if you

get stuck, our Support team is ready to assist. Visit us at http://support.divx.com.

And that’s all, folks. Enjoy DivX Converter!

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