Version history for DivX

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Changes for v10.8.3 - v10.8.4

• Components:
• Converter 10.8.4
• Player 10.8.4
• Web Player 3.8.4
• DivX To Go 3.8.4
• Media Server 10.8.4
• DivX Installer System 3.8.4
• DivX Control Panel 3.8.4
• What's New:
• DivX Converter now provides new option to trim a file which comes from combine mode
• User Interface of the DivX To Go module was refined for better support of the High Density displays
• Support of the Dolby Digital format was improved in DivX Player
• DivX Player now supports High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC) format playback in media streaming in DASH protocol
• DivX Media Server is able to cast video accompanied with FLAC audio tracks
• DivX Media Server provides more robust and feature rich casting which is based on HLS protocol
• VTT subtitles support has been added to DivX Media Server
• DivX Media Server supports casting to Roku Streaming Stick and Roku Express hardware
• Fixed:
• DivX Media Server now properly displays image titles when casting multimedia from DivX Mobile
• Overall support of the audio playback in DASH protocol was enhanced
• DivX Player delivers a fix for proper item selection from DivX Library in Cast mode
• DivX Converter contains a workaround for failed/incomplete installation of the Windows Visual Studio 2015 redistributable component
• DivX Converter has updated Portuguese translation
• Set of minor bugfixes and improvements
• Known Issues:
• Dropbox import/export functionality might not function properly on Windows XP.
• DivX Web Player doesn't work in Chrome/Chromium and Opera Web browsers due to NPAPI API removal.
• For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7 (Mac OS X Lion), contact our support team for assistance

Changes for v10.8.2 - v10.8.3

• Components:
• Converter 10.8.3
• Player 10.8.3
• Web Player 3.8.3
• DivX To Go 3.8.3
• Media Server 10.8.3
• DivX Installer System 3.8.3
• DivX Control Panel 3.8.3
• What's New:
• DivX Player supports DASH streaming format
• DivX Player delivers FLAC audio playback
• DivX Converter provides better detection for Intel QuickSync compatible platforms
• Several external subtitle formats are pre-validated by DivX Converter to prevent transcoding failures.
• DivX Update on macOS can now be launched by non-privileged users
• Fixed:
• DivX Media Server provides a fix for Chromecast digital media player detection
• Random crash on Converter application’s close has been fixed
• Set of minor bugfixes and improvements
• Known Issues:
• Dropbox import/export functionality might not function properly on Windows XP.
• DivX Web Player doesn't work in Chrome/Chromium and Opera Web browsers due to NPAPI API removal.
• For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7 (Mac OS X Lion), contact our support team for assistance

Changes for v10.8.1 - v10.8.2

• Components:
• Converter 10.8.2
• Player 10.8.2
• Web Player 3.8.2
• DivX To Go 3.8.2
• Media Server 10.8.2
• DivX Installer System 3.8.2
• DivX Control Panel 3.8.2
• What's New:
• DivX Media Server provides improved video streaming to number of Smart TVs' models
• Media Server logs gathering and handling was updated
• Converter application provides a fix for transcoding DVD with subtitles
• Converter's Advanced Window functionality has been updated
• Trimming functionality in DivX Converter works correctly when editing files with audio tracks
• Converter provides number of fixes to avoid non-synchronized resulted audio and video
• Converter's default bitrate values have been revised and updated
• DivX Player now supports fragmented mp4 playback in HLS protocol
• Video playback with scrubbing actions was improved
• ​DivX Update behavior on macOS was refined
• Fixed:
• Set of bug fixes and improvements
• Known Issues:
• Dropbox import/export functionality might not function properly on Windows XP.
• DivX Web Player doesn't work in Chrome/Chromium and Opera Web browsers due to NPAPI API removal.
• For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7 (Mac OS X Lion), contact our support team for assistance

Changes for v10.7.3 - v10.8.1

• Components:
• Converter 10.8.1
• Player 10.8.1
• Web Player 3.8.1
• DivX To Go 3.8.1
• Media Server 10.8.1
• DivX Installer System 3.8.1
• DivX Control Panel 3.8.1
• What's New:
• DivX Media Server better supports scan/update option of the shared folders
• Default cast action functionality improved in the Media Server
• DivX Media Server now properly handles on-demand codecs downloading
• DivX Converter now provides hardware-based HEVC encoding for Intel-powered PCs
• DivX Player now supports HLS for "Video On Demand" content
• Fixed:
• Set of minor bug fixes and improvements
• Known Issues:
• Dropbox import/export functionality might not function properly on Windows XP.
• DivX Web Player doesn't work in Chrome/Chromium and Opera Web browsers due to NPAPI API removal.
• For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7 (Mac OS X Lion), contact our support team for assistance

Changes for v10.5.5 - v10.5.7

• Components:
• Converter 10.5.7
• Player 10.5.7
• Web Player 3.5.7
• DivX To Go 10.5.7
• Media Server 10.5.7
• DivX Installer System 3.5.7
• DivX Control Panel 3.5.7
• What's New:
• DivX Preferences Panel on OSX was redesigned
• Fixed:
• Hot fix for DivX Software update module on OSX platform
• "Enable hardware acceleration" checkbox behavior fixed in DivX Converter
• Minor improvements for DivX Converter
• Known Issues:
• For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7 (Mac OS X Lion), contact our support team for assistance
• DivX Web Player doesn't work in Chrome/Chromium and Opera Web browsers.

Changes for v10.4.1 - v10.5.5

• Components:
• Converter 10.5.5
• Player 10.5.5
• Web Player 3.5.5
• DivX To Go 10.5.5
• Media Server 10.5.5
• DivX Installer System 3.5.5
• DivX Control Panel 3.5.5
• What's New:
• Apple’s QuickTime video format playback support
• 3GP and 3GPP video formats support
• Automatic and Manual rotate support in DivX Player
• Transcoding pause functionality added in Converter
• New mp4 preset in Converter which better matches new iOS devices playback
• Fixed:
• Fix for Brightness, Contrast and Saturation playback settings
• Rotate options are available for DivX Profiles in Converter
• Padding functionality improved for video conversion
• Multiple fixes in Converter and Player
• Minor translation and UI improvements
• Known Issues:
• For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7 (Mac OS X Lion), contact our support team for assistance
• DivX Web Player doesn't work in Chrome/Chromium and Opera Web browsers.

Changes for v10.2.6 - v10.3

• Components:
• Converter 10.3
• Player 10.3
• Web Player 3.3
• DivX To Go 10.3
• Media Server 10.3
• DivX Installer System 3.3
• What's New:
• Dolby AudioTM Edition adds support for Dolby® Digital Plus audio up to 7.1 to DivX Player and DivX Web Player
• Chromecast streaming from DivX Media Server's "Cast to" feature
• Blu-ray backup using new Video Pack for Converter
• Faster conversion with Intel Quick Sync Video hardware encoding for DivX Plus profiles
• Tested support for 4K videos from GoPro Hero4, Samsung S5, LG G3, and Sony X2 4K cameras
• Converter menu drop-down to conveniently add recent files
• Play button in to open recently converted files in DivX Player
• DivX Media Server can stream playlists from media library
• Fixed:
• Player UI is improved for buffering large 4K videos
• Player decoding artifacts for specific AVC video file
• Windows 8.x file association for DivX files
• Audio plays fast in Player for specific file HE-AAC audio file
• Adding and analyzing of .mkv with HEVC and .ASS/SSA subtitles in Converter
• Converter fix for combining several .m2ts files
• Converter .rmvb file support on Win 8/Win 8.1
• AV sync issue for transcoding some VOB and AVC level 4.1 files
• Adding of external Vorbis audio in Converter
• Converter error 2 issues for specific .m2ts and MPEG-PS files
• Converter error 2 issue for high framerate videos created on iPhone 6
• Converter error 2 issue on Mac for files with SMI subtitles
• Converter HEVC720P output resolution doesn’t keep custom setting
• Crash when adding 2 external subtitles for SMI and SRT
• Converter limit file size option doesn’t set correct bitrate
• Optimized bitrate algorithm for Home Theater profile for some clips
• Display of some Korean symbols after burning subtitles in Converter
• DivXEngine CLI lost subtitles for Plus HD profile
• Converter for Mac doesn’t add external SMI subtitle if input file already contained subtitles
• DivX Accelerated logo still present when if HW decoding was turned OFF
• GUI issues with high DPI in Converter
• Converter DivX Transcode crash for specific .m4v file
• Thumbnail issue when adding files to Player using File Menu
• Player standard file open dialog is shown if “stream to” is selected but video is not playing
• DivX Media Server on Mac opens on top of windows
• DivX Media Server can add and stream files and folders with non-latin symbols
• DivX Media Server loses connection when computer is locked
• DivX Media Server ends process after computer goes to sleep
• Some localization

Changes for v9.1.3 - v10.0

• Player, Web Player support HEVC real time video decoding up to 1080p
• Converter has new DivX HEVC 1080p and 720p presets
• Player and Web Player have new matching DivX 10 skins
• Web Player custom skins can be controlled via a URL
• Converter and Web Player can support multiple subtitle and audio tracks with HEVC video
• Three new languages: Russian, Korean, Italian

Changes for v6.6.2 - v6.7

• Support for formal 1080HD profile
• Improved compression for 1080i video
• Support for additional aspect ratios common in HDV, DVCPRO HD and AVCHD
• Easy picture format conversions
• Our fastest ever DivX video decoder

Changes for v6.5.1.1 - v6.6

• Up to 12% faster decoding for smoother playback
• Over 10% faster encoding in "Insane" mode
• Up to 7% better compression for HD capture in "Fastest" mode
• Experimental support for SSE4 on new Intel Penryn CPUs

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