3ivx is $7 on their site - but FREE here . . . Why ??

[lifeson99]

I noticed that at http://www.3ivx.com you can get the Encoder/Decoder package for $20 or the Decoder only for $7. But surprisingly, you can also download the Decoder only at:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/3ivx.htm

It appears to be the same codec as the $7 version. Am I missing something? Because I thought that free-codecs.com only hosted free codecs if the vendor chose to give it away.

[Sirber]

free-codecs also post Real codecs, they don't mind about license, copyright and other legal things.

[clsid]

The 3ivX video decoder is free. The standard package has a limitation on the AAC audio en/decoder, which the $7 version doesn't have.

See http://www.3ivx.com/download/

[siddharthagandhi]

3ivx is an AAC codec?

I used 3ivx for video encoding, I got it free off of freecodecs.com or some place like that.

[Selur]

No, 3ivX is no AAC Codec. The 3ivX FilterSuite contains FAAC as encoder.

Cu Selur

[Avish]

I noticed that at http://www.3ivx.com you can get the Encoder/Decoder package for $20 or the Decoder only for $7. But surprisingly, you can also download the Decoder only at:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/3ivx.htm

It appears to be the same codec as the $7 version. Am I missing something? Because I thought that free-codecs.com only hosted free codecs if the vendor chose to give it away.If you look carefully it says Shareware...so its not free. They post sharewares too...like WinDVD trial etc...