Is DivX a problematic CODEC

I am trouble shooting a little issue and wonder if DivX is a problematic CODEC that maybe I do not need in my system.
I have no idea where it came from - NeroDVD or Power DVD Players maybe????
Does Premiere need it?
If needs be ...how do I purge it from system.

Craig,
I've got their Pro version (applications and CODEC) on both systems, and have never had a problem with their presence. In Add/Remove, I have both the applications and the CODEC listed (XP-SP2). I also have VidX CODEC installed, with no problems. I'd wonder about the installation of this CODEC, based on your reply (post 2).
I agree with Dan, about editability, though have had to do that in a few cases - it ain't a pretty sight, but can be done if someone pushes you into a corner.
The one anomoly that I've encountered is that some DivX AVI's play fine in WMP, while some do not. They will play in the DivX "player." As my DivX CODEC is the latest, it is supposed to encompass all previous versions. Do not know why WMP has about a 10% failure rate. Next time, I'll run a good one and a bad one through G-Spot, to see if I can spot some difference.
Don't know of any of this helps you, as it's just observation on my part.
BTW - what is the problem, that you're trouble-shooting?
Hunt

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Mike,
You might want to take a look at the file closely, and then decide if you wish to edit it. Know, that if you go to DVD, or any compressed format/CODEC, after the edit, there will be another quality hit.
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Hunt

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VM.

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Viewing these DivX files will probably always remain free. Creating DivX files is what costs the money.
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DivX files "should" play in a modern DVD Player. It should play on your TV just like it does on your computer via the cables.
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I guess I should have kept it simple.
Newer technology will replace DivX. Newer formats for DVD are starting to appear on the market.
DivX is a "codec install" that wanted to be a file format.
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John T Smith wrote:
>just because they are using AVI files
AVI really means nothing at all... I could save a MS Word document as MYDOC.AVI and that does not mean that it would edit in Premiere
The CODEC inside the AVI wrapper is the key... some codecs are meant only to be viewed, others to be edited... view codecs do not edit well, if at all, in Premiere
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JSS1138 wrote:
we cannot send clients away just because they are using AVI files
I have to question the legality of editing media using those codecs. No camera uses them. The overwhelming frequencey of their use is for video that would be illegal for you to edit.
As it´s been said before, AVI is just a container, you can put anything into it, not specifically recorders use these, but it´s a common filetype, so people use it. I can´t change what clients give me. If someone comes with .m2ts file, should I call police just because this is a filetype used on Blu-Ray discs?
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