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DIGITAL DIGEST | LIVE UPDATE Issue 38 Supplement
22 September, 2003

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NEWS SUMMARY :

1. Why am I receiving this supplement issue?

2. DivX 5.1.1 Released

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1. Why am I receiving this supplement issue?

From time to time, there will be some new release of a major software
(like the DivX codec), and while there aren't enough news items to
add up to a full newsletter, a supplement newsletter like this one
will be sent to inform you of the release news.

The regular issue will be arriving early next week.

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2. DivX 5.1.1 Released

A new DivX version has been released. This release was mainly to fix
the performance issues that plagued the last version, and also to add
support for generic MP4 FourCC codes.

The complete "What's new" for DivX 5.1.1 :

New:
* Support for generic MP4 FourCC codes which can be enabled/disabled
in the DirectShow configuration dialog box.

Changed:
* Psychovisual modeling disabled by default.
* Cosmetic GUI changes have been made to avoid confusion when using
MV reuse and specific performance modes.
* Deinterlacing is back in the Standard codec.
* Added bottom field first encoding.
* Smoother DivX logo fade.

Fixed:
Encoder Fixes:
* DivX 5.1.1 encoder is up to 112% faster (standard mode)
than 5.1 (up to 30% faster than 5.05).
* Standard mode is 105% faster than 5.1.
* The Quality produced by "Fastest" has been significantly
improved.
* Blinking bottom line in "fastest" mode fixed.
* Fixed issues with capture applications.
* Various Cosmetic CLI fixes.
* New CLI option "-tff" for "top field first".

Decoder Fixes:
* Resolved a severe performance hit when using the Deringing
mode in Postprocessing.
* DirectShow filter property page had a cosmetic issue caused
by using large fonts (120dpi).
* Avoids buffer overruns with extremely small picture sizes
(less than 80x32).
* Fixed a bug caused by "Auto Post-processing" and
SMP/HyperThreading CPUs.
* Issue with n B frames and Deblocking fixed.

Related Links :
DivX Codec : http://www.divx-digest.com/software/divxcodec5.html
DivX Codec - Official Site : http://www.divx.com

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