Is it possible to make an AVI file readable by a common DivX DVD Player?

[aldaco12]

Hi. I recently saw in Nero, during burning a data DVD, the option:

AVI files
Replace the FourCC code 'Xvid' with 'DivX' to make the file DivX compatible

What does it mean? Does it mean that, if I burn a data CD with an AVI file inside it by having this option selected, my DVD player (able to watch DivX files) will be able to watch a data disk containing a XviD AVI file as if it were a DivX file?

Thanks in advance.

[celtic_druid]

Only one Sony player comes to mind where it didn't support the fourCC XVID. In such a case changing the fourCC to DX50 would allow the file to play. That's if if everything else were compatible. Like if the file used GMC, then changing the fourCC wouldn't help since it still wouldn't be compatible.

Never seen that option. Guess my version must be too old. 7.5.1.1 I think.

[G_M_C]

Hi. I recently saw in Nero, during burning a data DVD, the option:

AVI files
Replace the FourCC code 'Xvid' with 'DivX' to make the file DivX compatible

What does it mean? Does it mean that, if I burn a data CD with an AVI file inside it by having this option selected, my DVD player (able to watch DivX files) will be able to watch a data disk containing a XviD AVI file as if it were a DivX file?

Thanks in advance.

Most DivX sertified players i know of will play XviD's too, provided they are encoded the right way, wich means the fourCC is not the problem.

I've got a DivX 5xx certified player, that will play DivX video's without problems, but has problems on some XviD's found on P2P networks for instance. My guess is that you've run into the same problems ?

Well, i've got some god news (and some bad). It's not your players fault; It's because DivX and Xvid are actually different, althoughsince the DivX 6.xx generation differences have decreased (but XviD does still have the higher ground ;) )).

Because of these differences, many XviD encodes you'll find will probably be encoded with features DivX can't decode. some of those features are Qpel, GMC or more than 1 "consecutive" b-frame.

There is a guide on doom9.org (the frontpage) that talks about XviD encoding. It has tips on how to encode XviD's that are compatible with DivX stand-alone's. But in the end you'll have to re-encode i think .... (wich is simple enough, just choose the PAL or NTSC Home Theatre profile ;) )