DivX Browser Plug-In Beta 1 is out

roy204 · 29th December 2005, 00:55

Hi folks,

We've just made a Beta release of the new DivX Browser Plug-In on DivX Labs. This new one has been reworked from scratch from the ActiveX experiment we made last year and now works in all major browsers (on Windows for now).

Go check out the post on DivX Labs for sample pages that use trailers from divx.com to try it out if you want:

http://www.divxlabs.com

There is also a "Webmaster SDK" download for those of you that are curious about how to embed DivX video in HTML pages and want to play with it more.

Cheers,
--
roy204.

CruNcher · 29th December 2005, 03:24

You also should remember the users that only till 2008 streaming of DivX is free

that was one clouse in the MPEGLA license i think

i just realized that the Plugin doesn't stream the content but downloads it entirely before playback so the MPEGLA license won't count here :P

bman1 · 31st December 2005, 04:34

See the plugin in action: (shameless plug)
The Fat Ninja

I also wrote a little script to automatically create the HTML coding for you, based on your input:
Check it out

bond · 31st December 2005, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by CruNcher

i just realized that the Plugin doesn't stream the content but downloads it entirely before playback so the MPEGLA license won't count here :P

meh, thats not streaming

bman1 · 31st December 2005, 14:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by bond

meh, thats not streaming

No, it definitely streams the content. The plug-in has an option to wait until the entire movie is downloaded first. But the default behaviour is to stream the video.

Did you guys even try any of the demos on the DivX site?

easyfab · 31st December 2005, 15:58

Can it play dual audio and subtitles ??

chilledoutuk · 31st December 2005, 17:35

lets clear this up from what i understand this is not streaming as such but rather enables viewers to view the video whilst the rest of the video is progressively downloaded.

What this means to me is that whilst people are downloading divxs or avi's that are stored on a webserver they can watch what they have downloaded thus far.

This is great for hosting pre produced content but not a replacement for live realtime streaming.

vlada · 8th January 2006, 12:40

I tried the plugin, but I was dissapointed with one thing: I won't accept XviD video. But if I just change the FourCC to DX50 it will play. The only limitation is GMC, which won't work.
Another problem is seeking. My test movies are not seekable, but the one from plugin SDK (kittens) is. Is it the DIVX container, what makes the difference? Are there any free tools to produce such videos?

AlissonMurphy · 5th December 2009, 17:25

This is exactly what i was looking for. thank you for the informative post and keep up the good work!

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roy204 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: France Posts: 2	DivX Browser Plug-In Beta 1 is out Hi folks, We've just made a Beta release of the new DivX Browser Plug-In on DivX Labs. This new one has been reworked from scratch from the ActiveX experiment we made last year and now works in all major browsers (on Windows for now). Go check out the post on DivX Labs for sample pages that use trailers from divx.com to try it out if you want: http://www.divxlabs.com There is also a "Webmaster SDK" download for those of you that are curious about how to embed DivX video in HTML pages and want to play with it more. Cheers, -- roy204. __________________ -- roy204. Last edited by roy204; 29th December 2005 at 01:32.

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CruNcher Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 4,926	You also should remember the users that only till 2008 streaming of DivX is free that was one clouse in the MPEGLA license i think i just realized that the Plugin doesn't stream the content but downloads it entirely before playback so the MPEGLA license won't count here :P __________________ all my compares are riddles so please try to decipher them yourselves :) It is about Time Join the Revolution NOW before it is to Late ! http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=168004 Last edited by CruNcher; 29th December 2005 at 03:37.

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chilledoutuk Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 331	lets clear this up from what i understand this is not streaming as such but rather enables viewers to view the video whilst the rest of the video is progressively downloaded. What this means to me is that whilst people are downloading divxs or avi's that are stored on a webserver they can watch what they have downloaded thus far. This is great for hosting pre produced content but not a replacement for live realtime streaming. __________________ HQ XviD Music Video Forum When I'm good I'm very, very good but when I'm bad I'm better.

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easyfab Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 332	Can it play dual audio and subtitles ??

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vlada Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 752	I tried the plugin, but I was dissapointed with one thing: I won't accept XviD video. But if I just change the FourCC to DX50 it will play. The only limitation is GMC, which won't work. Another problem is seeking. My test movies are not seekable, but the one from plugin SDK (kittens) is. Is it the DIVX container, what makes the difference? Are there any free tools to produce such videos?

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