* 1080HD encoding mode
DivX Codec now includes a 1080HD encoding mode allowing
you to create full size 1920 x 1080 resolution video in
high quality DivX format. Videos encoded using this new
setting are suitable for playback on fast desktop
computers and are more likely to play on future
hardware devices than videos encoded using
unconstrained mode, and unlike unconstrained mode,
1080HD encoding will be available for free in the
DivX Community Codec. Both 1080i and 1080p encoding is
supported.
* Fast 1st pass rate control mode
When you need to produce a video that has to hit a
target file size, multipass (e.g. 2-pass) encoding is
the way to go for maximum quality consistency, but
have you ever wondered which settings can you safely
tweak to make a multipass encoding run faster without
introducing serious quality problems? Now the DivX 6.4
codec can take care of this for you.
By selecting the new "Multipass, 1st pass (fast)"
rate-control option the encoder will automagically
adjust your settings during the first pass to maximize
the encoding rate, so there is no need to manually
change all the settings in the configuration window
for every single pass. Even better than this, we've
included new optimizations for the fast 1st pass that
can reduce even the default "Balanced" mode encoding by
up to 35% on a single core PC! Much larger reductions
can be seen for higher quality modes.
* High efficiency resize filters
We have enhanced the resize filters in the DivX 6.4
codec such that they improve the overall
quality/compression of the encoder. The new resize
filters reduce encoding rate by approximately 10% over
the 6.2.5 codec, but with typical 1:1 aspect correction
achieve the same video quality with 15-20% less bitrate
(measured using the "lanczos4" filter).
* Improved support for interlaced video
New colorspace transforms designed to prevent displaced
chroma for interlaced content improve video quality
over previous releases. The quality of the built-in
de-interlace preprocessing has also been improved.
* Adaptive noise reduction
The 6.4 codec introduces a new option for noise
reduction. Changing the noise reduction option to
"Auto-Detect" will cause the preprocessor to adjust the
noise reduction level as necessary to reduce grain and
low-light noise from the picture without significantly
degrading the video. This setting is particularly
useful when the noise level various throughout the clip
- a common trait for DV cameras in indoor or low-light
conditions.
