[XviD-devel] Bugs in 1.1 beta 2

[Michael Militzer]

Hi,

Quoting Robert Swain <rob at swains.plus.com>:

> XviD 1.1 beta 2 changed the DivX User Data ID from DivX999b000p to 
> DivX503b1393p. When using b-frames, multiplexing into mp4 with mp4box, 
> playing the file back via Haali's MP4 splitter the output gives very strange
> 
> jerky playback with divx and xvid dshow decoders. It almost looks to me as 
> if the frames are being displayed in the wrong order.
> 
> Apparently a workaround is to edit the XviD beta 2 AVI either changing the 
> entry back to the original value or to erase it entirely before multiplexing
> 
> into mp4.
> 
> Was there a reason for this change or is it simple enough to just change it 
> back?

Yep, there was a reason. We have been advised by DivXNetworks to use the
'DivX503b1393p' ID string for better compatibility with their DivX products.
So I'm rather amazed that this change introduces jerky playback with the
DivX decoder. Can you tell us with which version of XviD you've tested? And
which profile was used to encode the video?

bye,
Michael