SAN DIEGO, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DivX, Inc.
(Nasdaq: DIVX), a leading digital media company, today announced
that the latest version of the Company's flagship video software
package, DivX Plus™ Software, is now available as a free download
for Windows 7, Vista and XP on the Company's website at
www.divx.com/software/divx-plus.
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The completely redesigned DivX Plus Software offers users an
uncluttered and easy-to-use interface for the playback of DivX
video on the desktop and in the browser, including DivX Plus HD
video, which supports up to 1080p HD H.264-based videos in the
popular MKV file format.
The DivX Plus software package is comprised of four individual
products: the DivX Plus Player, the DivX Plus Web Player, the DivX
Plus Codec Pack, and the DivX Plus Converter. The DivX Plus Player
includes the all-new DivX To Go feature, which makes it easy to
transfer videos from the computer to any of the 250 million DivX
devices that have shipped worldwide from major brands, including
DVD players, Blu-ray players, digital televisions, gaming consoles
and mobile phones.
"DivX Plus software represents a major step forward in our
mission to create a seamless, high-quality media experience that
empowers consumers to enjoy the content they care about not just on
the computer but on any device in their lifestyle," said Kevin
Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. "Our new software connects the content that
millions of users watch on their PCs to the millions of DivX
devices all over the world, offering a bridge between the Internet
and the living room."
Key features of the DivX Plus software package include:
- Easy video transfer to DivX Certified devices—DivX To Go
ensures that any video file played in the DivX Plus Player can also
be played in any one of the 250 million DivX devices shipped into
the global market. DivX To Go is an intuitive, step-by-step wizard
for transferring videos from the DivX Plus Player to DivX Certified
devices, such as DVD players, DTVs and the PlayStation® 3.
- Broad Playback Support—The DivX Plus Player and DivX
Plus Web Player offer high-quality video playback of a wide variety
of formats, including the latest versions of DivX and DivX Plus
codecs and new components for playback of DivX Plus HD video in the
MKV/H.264 format on Windows 7. The DivX Plus Codec Pack also
provides an enhanced DivX playback experience through third-party
players such as Windows Media Player and media extenders.
- Stunning HD Video in Your Browser—The new DivX Plus Web
Player offers high performance DivX and DivX Plus HD web video
streaming with surround sound and subtitles through standard HTTP
servers and JavaScript programming as a plug-in for Google Chrome,
Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari.
- MKV Streaming to Gaming Consoles—DivX Plus Software
streams HD content in the MKV format to the PlayStation® 3 or Xbox
360 with the new DivX Plus Codec Pack, which enables Windows 7 to
play MKV files.
- High Quality Video Conversion—The DivX Plus Converter
was completely redesigned and is now offered free of charge for
conversion of 1080p HD content to DivX Plus HD, which is based on
the MKV file container and H.264 codec.
"DivX Plus Software makes the HD video experience intuitive to
users with all levels of expertise," said Guto Araujo, Vice
President and General Manager, Software and Services, DivX, Inc.
"To the experienced user, it offers a range of streaming,
converting, and web video publishing tools. Through uncluttered and
easy-to-use playback screens, the software also lets all users
simply enjoy full screen DivX Plus HD videos even on lower powered
computers such as netbooks."
Availability
Starting March 16, 2010, the DivX
Plus Software is available around the world in the following
languages: simplified and traditional Chinese, English, French,
German, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.
For more information about DivX Plus software, visit
www.divx.com/software/divx-plus.
About DivX
DivX, Inc. is a leading digital media company that enables
consumers to enjoy a high-quality video experience across any kind
of device. DivX creates, distributes and licenses digital video
technologies that span the "three screens" comprising today's
consumer media environment—the PC, the television and mobile
devices. Over 250 million DivX devices have shipped into the market
worldwide from leading consumer electronics manufacturers. DivX
also offers content providers and publishers a complete solution
for the distribution of secure, high-quality digital video content.
Driven by a globally recognized brand and a passionate community of
hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying the video
experience to enable the digital home.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly
historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
DivX's visibility within the investment community and the potential
DivX Certification of new products. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause DivX's actual results to be materially different
from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to: the risk that customer use of DivX technology may not
grow as anticipated; the risk that anticipated market opportunities
may not materialize at expected levels, or at all; the risk that
the Company's activities may not result in the growth of profitable
revenue; risks and uncertainties related to the maintenance and
strength of the DivX brand; risks associated with DivX's ability to
penetrate existing and new markets; risks regarding the effects of
competition; the risk of DivX's dependence on its licensees and
partners; risks related to the effect of intellectual property
rights claims; risks that the DivX ecosystem may not grow as
anticipated due to failure of partner products to qualify for DivX
Certification; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors"
section of DivX's most recent report filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified
in their entirety by this cautionary statement. DivX is providing
this information as of the date of this release and does not
undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements
contained in this release as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
SOURCE DivX, Inc.