DivX Converter User Guide

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DivX Converter User Guide

Introduction

If this is your first time using DivX Converter, get ready for the easiest way to convert your digital videos into the high-quality, highly compressed DivX media format. DivX Converter lets you create DivX videos that can be played on any computer or any DivX Certified device, including DVD players, DVD recorders, portable media players, in-car devices and even mobile phones.

In this guide you will learn how to:

 Convert your videos to DivX format

 Combine multiple videos into a single DivX file with a menu

 Tweak your file settings, including video profile, resolution, output file size, encoding bitrate, etc. to create the video you want

Ready? Let’s begin!

Registering DivX Converter

DivX Converter is available as a free 15-day trial. After the trial expires, you’ll have to upgrade to continue using the full version of DivX Converter. To upgrade, click the “Purchase” button in the trial screen that opens when your DivX Converter trial 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 open.

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DivX Converter Profiles

DivX Converter has four preset profiles. Choose the profile that best matches the device on which you expect to play your DivX video. Options include:

 Home Theater (e.g.: DVD players, recorders)

 High Definition (e.g.: High Definition DVD players)

 Mobile (e.g. Smartphones, personal multimedia players, personal digital assistants, and in car navigation devices with video playback)

 qMobile (e.g. Multimedia phones with basic video playback capabilities) The following table defines the specifications for each of the four DivX Converter profiles: Profile Maximum resolution 720 x 480 30fps 720 x 576, 25fps 1280 x 720 30fps 320x240 30fps 176x144 15 fps Macroblocks per second 40500 108000 9000 1485 Maximum average bitrate 4000 kbps 8000 kbps 600 kbps 200 kbps Maximum peak bitrate during any 1 second of video 8000 kbps 32000 kbps 12500kbps 4600 kbps Minimum VBV buffer size 385 KB 768 KB 80 KB 32 KB Bi-directional encoding support Yes Yes No No Interlaced video support Yes Yes No No

Using DivX Converter

Using DivX Converter is as easy as 1-2-3:

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2. Choose a video profile

3. Click “Convert” button

DivX Converter will alert you when your file is finished.

Here you can choose to “View Files” in your default DivX movies directory (typically located at C:\Documents and Settings\[your profile name]\My

Documents\My Videos\DivX Movies). Learn how to change the location of that directory in thePreferences section of this User Guide.

Combine videos and add a menu

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

Please note:

 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

File settings

In this section you will learn how to adjust your output settings and insert additional audio tracks and subtitles into your converted media.

To adjust your file settings, click “View List” after dragging and dropping in the file(s) you want to convert. Highlight the video you want to change file settings for and select “Modify” for additional options.

These options are split into two tabs:  Output Settings

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Output Settings

This tab lets you change profiles and file size.

Certification Profile

On the “Output Settings” tab, you can select the profile you want to encode into and change the output size your converted video. You may have already selected the profile after you drag and dropped your file onto DivX Converter.

Limit File size to

This setting determines the file size of your converted video. If you plan to burn your converted DivX video onto a CD for example, choose that option from the drop down list.

Advanced file settings

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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.

Media Options

Click the “Media Options” tab to include features such as additional audio tracks and subtitles.

Select Audio Tracks

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.”

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

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click “OK.”

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, the location of your DivX Movies folder, and set the temporary folder where files are saved during the conversion process.

DivX Converter User Guide