How to identify DivX 6.x source

[LeaUK]

How can you identify a v6.x DivX when the 4CC identifier always says DivX5?

Also, on my HTPC (Ati X850, Semparon 2600, WinXP) I notice regular frame drops (every 1 second or so )when video is panning - any tips on how to reduce this would be much appreciated.

Maybe I should remove the FFDShow codec?


Cheers
Lea

[cacepi]

How can you identify a v6.x DivX when the 4CC identifier always says DivX5?
The only way I know to be 100% sure is to open the file in a hex editor and look for the version string in the file; if it's greater than "DivX503b1338" it's V6.x. I'm sure other people will know a simpler way, however.


Also, on my HTPC (Ati X850, Semparon 2600, WinXP) I notice regular frame drops (every 1 second or so )when video is panning - any tips on how to reduce this would be much appreciated.

Maybe I should remove the FFDShow codec?
There's no need to remove ffdshow.

Although, if you've performed a default install of ffdshow - i.e. don't select any options - it will set itself as the decoder for DiVX encoded files. You can change that by disabling DiVX 5 support in the video decoder options; that should give control back to DiVX.

[LeaUK]

Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.

I wonder why DivX 6 doesn't change the 4CC - maybe for compatibility reasons or something?

Regards the frame dropping it appears on xVid or DivX so I think it's time to play around with the codecs. My understanding is that FFDShow allows real time video adjustments so my suspicion is that it's more CPU hungry (although Task Manager reports <10% usage) but maybe it's sensitive to interrupts.

Cheers
Lea

[robU*4]

Yes, it must be for compatibility. The real "accurate" way to tell is to parse the meta data in the codec or parse the meta data in AVI (something similar to tags).

[LeaUK]

Parse it with which app? Sorry, you lost me now!


Lea