
In much the same way that media formats such as DVD specify MPEG-2 video as part of their specification, the DivX Media Format specifies MPEG-4-compatible video. While video encoded with the DivX codec is a MPEG-4 video stream, the DivX Media Format is analogous to media container formats such as Apple's QuickTime. This new DivX Media Format also came with a DivX Ultra Certified profile, and all Ultra certified players must support all DivX Media Format features. This media container format is used for the MPEG-4 Part 2 codec. divx extension) that includes support for the following DVD-Video and VOB container like features. AVI files can contain both audio and video data in a file container that allows synchronous audio-with-video playback.ĭivX 6 expanded the scope of DivX from including just a codec and a player by adding an optional media container format called "DivX Media Format" ("DMF") (with a.

Video/vnd.avi, video/avi, video/msvideo, video/x-msvideoĪudio Video Interleaved (also Audio Video Interleave), known by its initials AVI, is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows software.

Digital Video Express Encoded Movie Files
