EKG™ Tool in DivX Pro 5.0.4 Enables Users to Create High-Quality Videos by Manually Allocating Data Throughout Scenes
San Diego, CA–April 21, 2003—The latest release of the revolutionary, patent-pending DivX ® video codec includes an advanced new compression tool that enables users to create high-quality video files, DivXNetworks, Inc. announced today. The new feature, EKG (Electrokompressiongraph), allows video compressionists to reallocate data to specific scenes within a video clip. EKG is included for the first time with the DivX Pro 5.0.4 codec, available now at www.divx.com/divx.
“Coming as close as possible to a perfect rate control algorithm is the piece de resistance for serious video compressionists, so we created EKG to give our users as much control as possible over how they allocate data,” said Jerome Rota, co-founder of DivXNetworks, Inc. “Although the rate control algorithm in the DivX codec is already highly efficient, this new tool will let our users roll up their sleeves and fine-tune each individual scene they encode in order to achieve the highest level of visual quality.”
The DivX 5.0.4 release is available to consumers in two versions. DivX Pro 5.0.4, the professional version of the codec which includes the EKG application, is available for a small one-time charge or through a free ad-supported version. An updated standard version of the codec is also offered for download free of charge. To download DivX 5.0.4 or DivX Pro 5.0.4 with EKG today, visit www.divx.com/divx.
About DivXNetworks
DivXNetworks is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX ® video codec, the world’s most popular MPEG-4 compatible video compression technology with over 80 million users worldwide. Often called “the MP3 of video,” the patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivXNetworks is headquartered in San Diego, California, with a satellite office in Los Angeles. For more information, visit https://www.divxnetworks.com.