DivX wird SP2-kompatibel

Mit dem Update auf die Version 5.2.1 wird DivX, der wohl bekannteste Video-Codec, vollständig kompatibel zum Service Pack 2 für Windows XP. Zusätzlich werden ein paar weitere Bugs gefixed und auch das Tool Dr. DivX und der DivX Player auf den neusten Stand gebracht.

Falls immer noch Probleme auftreten sollte, gibt es im Support-Bereich der Homepage einen eigenen Beitrag, der sich um eventuelle Probleme zwischen DivX und SP2 kümmert. Das Changelog liest sich derweil wie folgt:

• New:
  • Installer option to enable generic MPEG-4 playback component
  • Support for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
  • Includes DivX Player 2.5.5
• Fixed:
  • The update application to allow update checks when system locale is not supported
  • The registration application to notify the user when they are already registered
• Fixed (Encoder):
  • A long pause which occurred after opening the codec configuration dialog
  • A 1-pixel vertical wobble when de-interlacing source
  • An issue where the codec could forget its 'registered' or '6 month trial' status
  • A glitch where Pro features were still selectable, but unusable after trial expired
  • The trial expired message to show every time a trials expires
• Fixed (Decoder):
  • A rare crash that occurred with some types of content
  • Black distortions which appeared during playback
  • An issue where blocks were skipped when video contained multiple consecutive B-frames
  • A stall that occurred with some media players during DivX playback or on exit
  • An issue causing Explorer to run slowly when showing thumbnails of DivX files
  • The Japanese Decoder Configuration to no longer show corrupt text