Dr DivX:Easy DivX Movie Creator

Jul 13, 2010 by Shivendu Madhava

This Doctor makes it easy to create DivX (AVI) movies. With standalone DivX players becoming common, Dr. DivX is an excellent tool to have.

The interface is quite Intuitive and user friendly, with extreme dearth of menus and buttons you just can’t do anything wrong! The Doctor supports encoding options like ability to specify final file size, cropping video, de-interlacing, etc. You can also prepare multiple files for batch processing.During installation, the software also copies a help file, though finding it was a wild goose chase. Alas, Dr DivX doesn’t allow encoding part of a movie.

With very few buttons to play with, finding the right one is really easy.Open the file you intend to encode by using the Open button in the Input File field.

Next you can set the quality/file size options. The DivX certified settings correspond to the following resolutions:High Definition 1280 x 720 at 30 fps, Home Theater—720 x 480 at 30 fps, Portable—352 x 240 at 30 fps or 352 x 288 at 25 fps, Handheld: 176 x 144 at 15 fps. Quality settings impact on the method of compression and the algorithms used to achieve this.Constraining the output file to a fixed size frees you from further tweaks. You can save the settings you have made under a profile with the Save Settings button, and recall these to be used for the next job by using the Custom Profile option. If you are not interested in tweaking individual settings, you can click on the Encode button and be on your way.

The Advanced tab allows further refinement of the encoding output. Under the Preprocessing Tab, you can specify additional options like the cropping range, or choose automatic crop in which case the program will cut black borders (noticed on wide screen movies when seen in normal displays) automatically. Doing this decreases file size without losing quality. You can also change resolution and aspect ratio here.

Noise Reduction is useful in cases where there are too many “grains” in the movie, especially in Home videos. Choose settings accordingly. Progressive output will ensure better results. If “Psychovisual Enhancements” are applied, the Doctor promises to increase the quality of the output by using advanced techniques to detect and improve those areas of the film which will be most noticed by the human eye. Better quality equals more encoding time. Once all settings are made, click on the encode button. This sends the job to the job queue, but the process doesn’t start immediately. You need to click on the start button to let the Doctor operate.

Concluding Remarks

For: Simplicity

Against: No help file, but it isn’t needed.

A recommended program for those who seek simplicity and effectiveness foremost.

Use : AVI (DivX, XviD)/VCD/MPEG/WMV/VOB/FLV/MOV to AVI (DivX)

Platforms: Windows XP