The DivX Schizo beta release is a bug fix release for DivX 5.0.3, and includes the first version of the EKG (Electrokompressiongraph) application, a new gadget from the R&D labs of DARC. The EKG enables an advanced video compressionist to reallocate data to specific scenes within a video clip. We need your feedback regarding the new DivX Codec release and the new EKG application so we can make sure we squashed all our bugs and make sure we get back to building the features you really want to see. It"s been too long since we"ve added some really cool features. This is going to change, since we"re now back from making sure DivX moves beyond the PC and into all types of interesting non-PC devices. The EKG is just one of the new apps and features we"ve created due to community demand. The full list of changes and fixes can be found in the "What"s New" section.
- What"s New:
- EKG (Electrokompressiongraph) application now comes bundled with DivX Pro.
What"s Fixed:
- Various cosmetic fixes in the Encoder GUI
- Do not prompt Error unchecked as default fixed.
- Light Psychovisual enabled itself automatically when exiting the CLI field.
- Max bitrate reset itself to x10 the average when going in the "profile" tab
- MPEG-4 "type Indicator" correctly set according to selected encoding parameters
- No more green first frame at very high bitrates.
- Crashes with K6-2 should be fixed now
- Decoder updates the display to the appropriate frame when seeking
- Decoder remembers the postprocessing settings
- Fixed some memory leaks related to Psychovisual and nth Pass mode
- Nth pass RC is tweaked to minimize the usage of high quantizer
- Nth pass doesn"t create an empty frames at the beginning of the clip
- Brightness/Saturation sliders now working correctly.
What"s Changed:
- The new RC doesn"t use Q=1 frames anymore
- No stuffing used, bitrate can be too low in some extreme cases.
- Strategy planning for rate control is much faster now
- Better tracking of the planned RC strategy creating more consistent quality.