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33670 visitsBlu-ray Disc

Blu-ray disc format is a next-generation optical diameter of 12 cm (same as CD and DVD) for high-definition video and high data storage density. Its storage capacity reaches about 25 GB per layer.

32466 visitsConfiguring the DivX Codec

DivX is a video codec based on MPEG-4 standard, which allows you to compress a video using compression algorithms, however, the quality loss is minimal. In this guide we show you how to configure the DivX version 6 (versions 5 and 6)

39701 visitsConfiguring the XviD Codec

Xvid is a MPEG-4 video codec for PC. Its purpose is to compress video, Xvid removes information from video that is not important for human perception in order to achieve very high compression rates while still keeping very good visual quality.

37144 visitsDVD disc types

The purpose of this article is to provide a quick introduction to the most common DVD types. Notice that it's essential to understand these formats before starting to burn DVD discs.

38628 visitsDivX Plus HD

Everything you need to know regarding the new DivX Plus HD format and the introduction of MKV support with multiple audio and subtitle streams.

47686 visitsMPEG Formats

The MPEG standard and its different variants explained in simple terms.

291087 visitsMultimedia Container Formats

A container format is a file format that can contain various types of data, compressed in a manner of standardized codecs. The container file is simply used to identify and interleave the different data types inside it.

34507 visitsSubtitle formats explained

Brief introduction to the different subtitle types and formats.

34180 visitsVideo aspect ratios

Everything you need to know about common video aspect ratios such as 2.35:1, Widescreen, FullScreen, Pan and Scan, Letterbox, etc.

40248 visitsVideo codecs explained

A codec is a software devised for encoding and decoding a digital data stream signal. The word codec itself is a combination of compressor-decompressor, or coder-decoder.

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