How to Convert MP4 to DivX
By Convert on Dec 17, 2010 with Comments 0
MPEG-4 or MP4 is a popular file format used significantly for the multimedia files and was first introduced by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). MP4 format is used particularly for the storage of digital audio and video data. However, this file system can also be used for the subtitles and still images. The popularity of MP4 files has increased in last few years with the introduction of portable devices and other latest iPods and PSP users. Another positive point of MP4 file system is that it provides a file compression (MPEG-4 compression) through which you can store DVD quality movies at extremely small size.
DivX is a product of DivX, Inc. formerly known as DivX Networks, Inc. DivX codec has become popular since the time it hits the market as it has the ability to compress bigger video segments into relatively smaller size without losing much of its visual quality. Generally, DivX codec makes use of lossy MPEG-4 Part 2 compression, which balances the quality of the video against the file size for utility. This codec is also associated with the ripping process where audio and video multimedia is transferred to hard disk for transcoding.
Often people opt for converting MP4 to DivX in order to reduce the storage space for video data. You need to have MP4 to DivX converter program to convert Mp4 files to Divx format.
Required Items
You will need to have:
- Converter software (for instance, Open Video Converter)
- An appropriate video decoder for your MP4 files
- An appropriate AVI video decoder for your DivX files
- MP4 video data to be converted
Steps
- First you need to make sure that you have the corresponding video decoder and audio decoder for the MP4 format such as FFDSHOW installed on your system.
- Next, you need to install the AVI video or audio encoder for DivX files.
- Now, install Open Video Converter on your system, if you don’t have it installed yet.
- After the installation is complete, open the program by double clicking on its desktop icon.
- Find the ‘Open Video’ and click on it. Now select the file you want to convert.
- If an error occurs on your first attempt, try using MK4V to AVI with subtitle for MP4/M4V to AVI.
- Start the conversion process by hitting the ‘Start’ or ‘Convert’ button.
- The length of the video will determine the conversion time for your file. The larger the video, more time conversion will take.
- Once the conversion is complete, play the file and check whether if it is converted properly or not.
Tips & Warnings
- During the conversion process stop using other programs. This will ensure you the better conversion performance.
- You system should not be turned off during the conversion process. If you do so, you have to restart the conversion right from the start. There is no way to resume the process, once the system or program is shut down.
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