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- DivX Player(tm)
- ===============
- Version: 2.1
- README file updated on: 2003-03-28
-
- (c) Copyright 2001-2003 DivXNetworks, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- DivX and DivX Player are trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc.
-
-
- Table of Contents
- -----------------
-
- 1. Introduction
- 2. What's new in this version
- 3. Installation requirements
- 4. Installation instructions
- 5. DivX Player walk-through
- 6. Known issues
- 7. Technical support
-
-
- Introduction
- ------------
-
- The DivX Player is the official player application for DivX(R) video content.
- The DivX(R) codec (compressor-decompressor) is an extremely high quality,
- MPEG-4 based video codec that is gaining popularity as the "MP3 of video."
-
- You may use the DivX Player to play content encoded in versions 3.11 alpha
- and later of the DivX codec, including AVI-based and DivX MPEG-4 based file
- formats. The application will also play other video and audio content stored
- in AVI files, as well as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Windows Media Video stored in
- the ASF file format.
-
- If you have questions about the DivX Player, please visit our web site at
- <http://www.divx.com>.
-
-
- What's new in this version
- --------------------------
-
- This version of the DivX Player adds support for more popular media formats
- other than AVI files. The full list of what's new is available at:
- <http://www.divx.com/divx/divxplayer_versions.php>.
-
-
- Installation requirements
- -------------------------
-
- The DivX Player requires the following minimum configuration to run:
-
- * Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
- * Pentium-II 450 MHz or faster processor
- * At least 64 MB of RAM
- * 8 MB (or greater) video card
- * 3 MB free hard drive space
-
- (NOTE: Additional hard drive space will be required for downloaded
- movies)
-
- You must also have DirectX version 3.0 or later installed for the DivX
- Player to operate properly. You can download the latest version of
- DirectX at <http://www.microsoft.com/directx>.
-
-
- Installation instructions
- -------------------------
-
- The DivX Player is optionally installed as a part of the DivX or
- DivX Pro video software bundle, or the Mastermind software bundle.
- Follow the installation instructions for those products to install
- the DivX Player.
-
- **Which files are installed?**
-
- The DivX Player installer installs the following files on your system:
-
- * DivX Player 2.1.exe (The DivX Player Application)
- * README.txt (This README file)
- * License.txt (The License agreement of this software)
- * DivXPlayerATIPlugin.dll (Optionally installed when certain ATI hardware
- is present)
- * Skins (The skins folder containing the included skins)
- * Movies (A movies folder to store downloaded movies)
-
- **Uninstalling the DivX Player**
-
- Go to Start menu in Windows, go to Programs->DivX Player->
- Uninstall DivX Player.
-
-
- DivX Player walk-through
- ------------------------
-
- The default DivX Player interface consists of seven main buttons. These are:
- Rewind, Stop, Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Fullscreen Mode, and Open. Volume
- control is situated on a slider bar.
-
- Right clicking your mouse anywhere on the DivX Player, or clicking the
- "Menu" button at the upper left of the Player window will open a menu of
- options, described below:
-
- * Open...
- Opens a video file for playback. (As a shortcut, you can also use the Ctrl+O
- hotkey, or click the Open button in the bottom right corner.
-
- * Open URL...
- Accepts an HTTP URL and attempts to download and play the file located
- at that location.
-
- * Change Playback Mode -> Compact Mode and Fullscreen Mode
- Lets you view your video in one of these modes. Compact mode is a small
- screen and Fullscreen Mode maximizes the video and plays on top of all other
- open windows. Window modes may be changed by right-clicking on the window
- and selecting a new window mode (or returning to normal mode).
-
- * Set Aspect Ratio -> TV / Wide / Custom / Free
- These settings allow you to fix the playback aspect ratio to TV (4:3), Wide
- (16:9), or custom (user defined) ratios. Once the aspect ratio is fixed, any
- resizing of the window will be constrained to that aspect ratio. Selecting
- the Free option allows the user to click and drag the bottom right hand
- corner of the Player and resize the window free of any aspect ratio
- constraints.
-
- * Change Video Size -> Normal / Half / Double
- The Change Video Size option lets the user alter the size of DivX Player to
- Half Size, Original Size and Double Size.
-
- * Choose Player Skin...
- Opens the skin browser and lets the user preview and select skins that are
- installed in the Skins directory.
-
- * Options...
- Allows you to set the default post processing level for video playback.
-
- * About DivX Player
- Supplies copyright and version information about this version of the DivX
- Player. Also provides a listing of keyboard shortcuts.
-
- * Join the DivX Newsletter...
- Pops up a dialog box that allows the user to register for the DivX
- Newsletter.
-
- * Help
- Launches a web browser session to the DivX.com Player support site.
-
- * Exit
- Exit closes both the video you're watching and DivX Player.
-
- **How to play a video with the DivX Player**
-
- 1. Open the DivX Player
-
- 2. Click the Open button (or right click anywhere on DivX Player,
- or choose Ctrl+O)
-
- 3. Choose the video file you want to watch
-
- 4. Enjoy the DivX video!
-
-
- Known issues
- ------------
-
- Nothing is perfect, and this version of the DivX Player includes some
- known issues that might affect your usability of the application. The list
- of known issues is available at:
-
- <http://www.divx.com/support/player/divxplayer_knownissues.php>
-
- Please be sure to review the list of known issues before submitting a
- bug. But if you do find a problem that isn't included on the known
- issues list, please let us know at <support@divx.com>.
-
-
- Technical support
- -----------------
-
- For technical support questions, please go to
- <http://www.divx.com/support/player/player2_help.php>.
-