DivX Changelog

What's new in DivX 11.0

Mar 27, 2024
  • Unified software offering, combining all aspects of DivX Software (player, converter, media server and library) into one application.
  • Updated design and layout for a more modern look and better usability.
  • DivX Optimized uses Codec Optimization to determine the ideal audio and video codec to use for playback.
  • Simple “Send to Converter” button added to videos to make it easier to convert video formats.
  • Added multi select feature in video library
  • Updated crop and trim widgets in advanced features (DivX Pro feature)
  • All paid features are now available with the lowered price DivX Pro (pro features not for sale individually).
  • Additional bug and stability fixes

New in DivX 10.10.0 (Jul 12, 2023)

  • What's New:
  • DivX Codec Optimization alert to highlight what video and audio codecs are in use.
  • AC3 audio now supported in free DivX Software
  • Additional bugs and stability issues

New in DivX 10.9.0 (Dec 21, 2022)

  • What's New:
  • 360° video playback support with mouse pan and title controls with aspect ratio
  • Fixed:
  • Framerate selector for HEVC profiles in Converter
  • Bitrate saved in 2-pass in Converter
  • Volume setting in Player is saved from previous playback
  • Player properly minimizes to task back on Windows
  • Additional bugs and stability issues

New in DivX 10.8.10 (Jul 22, 2022)

  • What's New:
  • DivX Converter can now convert HEIC photos to JPEG
  • Fixed:
  • DivX Cloud Drive is fully supported for Google Drive and Dropbox. Easily back up your content to the cloud.
  • Minor bugfixes, stability, and improvements

New in DivX 10.8.9 (Oct 21, 2020)

  • Соmроnеntѕ:
  • Соnvеrtеr 10.8.7
  • Рlауеr 10.8.7
  • Wеb Рlауеr 3.8.7
  • DіvХ То Gо 3.8.7
  • Меdіа Ѕеrvеr 10.8.7
  • DіvХ Іnѕtаllеr Ѕуѕtеm 3.8.7
  • DіvХ Соntrоl Раnеl 3.8.7
  • DіvХ 10.8.7 brіngѕ уоu а ѕmооthеr, bеttеr ореrаtіng ѕоftwаrе ѕuіtе bу іnсrеаѕіng МКV ѕuрроrt, ѕtrеаmlіnіng рlауbасk rеѕumе аnd fіхіng а numbеr оf bugѕ.
  • Whаt’ѕ Nеw:
  • Іmрrоvеd МКV ѕuрроrt fоr НЕVС
  • Nеw рlауbасk rеѕumе funсtіоnаlіtу аnd UІ
  • Uрdаtеd trаnѕсоdе еngіnе fоr соnvеrѕіоn
  • Fіхеd:
  • Ѕеt оf mіnоr bugfіхеѕ аnd іmрrоvеmеntѕ

New in DivX 10.8.6 (Jan 24, 2018)

  • What's New:
  • DivX Player supports HDR playback. Currently this feature is being beta tested
  • DivX Player delivers updated HEVC codec (faster and smoother playback)
  • DivX Player is capable of displaying subtitles with right-to-left scripting as well as double-byte, such as Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and others
  • DivX Converter supplies tailored profiles for your PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 4 Pro, including 4K AVC playback
  • DivX Converter provides brand new HEVC full 4K (4096x2160) 120fps encoding profile
  • DivX Converter now allows you to share files through DivX Media Server with one click
  • DivX Converter provides better control over framerate normalization. If you experience non-synchronous clips, check application settings
  • DivX Media Server supports streaming in native resolution for Chromecast without content transcoding
  • DivX Media Server provides streaming to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro in original formats
  • DivX Media Server support casting in HDR format
  • Fixed:
  • Set of minor bugfixes and improvements

New in DivX 10.8.5 (Oct 19, 2017)

  • What's New:
  • DivX Software now fully supports HiDPI displays and resolution up to 5K
  • DivX Player provides better handling for h.264 format (codecconfig inside STRF tag is now supported)
  • DivX Converter Pro supplies new UHD DCI 4096×2160px 120fps profile for encoding
  • DivX Converter improves handling of third-party libraries and fixes number of crashes related to them (fixed loading of nhAsusStrixOSD.dll)
  • DivX Converter now asks for confirmation when User tries to cancel transcoding
  • DivX Media Server provides control over caching functionality. Users are able to speed-up casting on Chromecast and Roku devices
  • DivX Media Server provides Telemetry dashboard for overlook and troubleshooting purposes
  • There are also a number of localization fixes and improvements in all DivX applications
  • Fixed:
  • DivX Converter contains a fix for audio-video mistiming after trimming
  • DivX Converter fixes checkboxes behavior for audio and subtitles menus
  • DivX Player was fixed to playback mp3 audio correctly after seeking
  • Set of minor bugfixes and improvements

New in DivX 10.8.4 (Jul 18, 2017)

  • 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

New in DivX 10.8.3 (Jun 7, 2017)

  • 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

New in DivX 10.8.2 (May 9, 2017)

  • 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

New in DivX 10.8.1 (Apr 5, 2017)

  • 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

New in DivX 10.7.3 (Mar 15, 2017)

  • What's New:
  • Option to set a default device for one-click Casting in DivX Media Server
  • New graphical interface for DivX Converter's advanced settings
  • Design of the DivX Converter's transcoding queue items was refined
  • Smi subtitles transcoding improved
  • Better support of a content with non-standard PAR ratios in the DivX Converter
  • DivX Player provides a fix for Open Recent menu functionality
  • DivX Player load has been optimized
  • DivX Update localization capability was restored
  • Fixed:
  • Fix for DivX Media Server startup when installed in a folder with non-latin symbols in name

New in DivX 10.7.2 (Jan 10, 2017)

  • What's New:
  • HEVC encoding improvements in DivX Converter
  • Improved playback of the .mkv files on Chromecast
  • Responsiveness of the DivX Media Server service was improved on Mac OSX
  • Enhanced thumbnails handling in Media Server
  • DivX Converter now provides more robust network files handling
  • DivX Cloud Connect features were refined
  • Usability improved for DivX Player snapshot feature
  • Installation module provides better support for Unicode environments
  • Fixed:
  • Playback on ROKU has been fixed
  • Other bug fixes

New in DivX 10.7.1 (Dec 6, 2016)

  • What's New:
  • Added capability to clear recent files list in Converter
  • Replaced "Stream to" text with “Cast to” in DivX Media Server
  • Fixed:
  • Fix for casting .mov files to Tizen OS based Samsung TVs in DivX Media Server
  • Fix in DivX Player for intermittent playback issues with VOD content
  • Fix in DivX Player when multiple codecs are downloaded the first time
  • Fix DivX Engine crash in Converter when analyzing filenames with %
  • Fix for DivX Converter to open output folders with special characters when conversion is completed
  • Other bug fixes

New in DivX 10.7.0 (Oct 20, 2016)

  • What's New:
  • Cloud Connect enables access to your Dropbox and Google Drive videos directly from DivX software
  • Cast to Roku devices now from DivX Media Server
  • Internal subtitles are transcoded when streaming and casting from DivX Media Server
  • Added ability to change friendly name in DivX Media Server
  • Added HDMI passthrough for Dolby audio in DivX Player
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue with stitching videos together in Converter
  • Various other bug fixes

New in DivX 10.6.3 (Sep 16, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • Fixed random crash in Windows installer
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in DivX 10.6.2 (Aug 16, 2016)

  • What's New:
  • Improved performance for transcoding-on-the-fly in DivX Media Server to DivX Mobile
  • New ability to drag-n-drop SRT subtitles in DivX Player
  • Fix Converter crash in transcode module for vorbis audio
  • Improved Converter logic for audio track recognition
  • Improved Converter logic for output filesize estimation
  • Improved workflow for Mac OSX uninstallation process
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed "Check Internet Connection" error in DivX Installer
  • Various other bug fixes and improvements

New in DivX 10.6 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • Architectural updates for DivX Media Server stability and robustness
  • Speed up casting of HEVC video to Chromecast
  • Various bug fixes

New in DivX 10.5.7 (Mar 30, 2016)

  • Fixed:
  • "Enable hardware acceleration" checkbox behavior fixed in DivX Converter
  • Minor improvements for DivX Converter

New in DivX 10.5.5 (Mar 14, 2016)

  • 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

New in DivX 10.5 (Mar 14, 2016)

  • What's New:
  • Trim the duration of your videos for Pro users of Converter
  • DivX Ad-free plugin for an offer-free and ad-free experience
  • DASH 4K playback added back into Player and Web Player
  • Windows 10 and OSX 10.11 support
  • Improved DivX Media Server stability
  • Better error reporting in Converter
  • DivX Update now runs as a scheduled task in Windows
  • Bug fixes for Converter and Player
  • Fixed:
  • Multiple issues with HEVC 4K content transcoding in Converter
  • VOB source AV sync issue fixed
  • VC1 and m2ts container pass-through issue fixed
  • Converting process and OSX Power Nap technology compatibility fix
  • DASH protocol support fixes and improvements
  • Fix for PCM (big endian byte order) streams playback
  • DivX Web Player crash in full screen mode if Safari browser on OSX fixed
  • Minor translation and UI improvements

New in DivX 10.4.1 (Nov 11, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Improved HEVC decoder for parallel merge levels and faster decoding
  • Fixed:
  • Fix playback of HEVC files generated from Meizu phones
  • Fix issue where DFX presets window won't close without exiting Player
  • Fix to handle XAudio2 which caused Player launch issues on some platforms
  • Bug fixes

New in DivX 10.4 (Sep 10, 2015)

  • DivX Pro—We’ve added new advanced features like cropping in Converter and still image capture in Player in a version of our software that’s completely free of ads and installer offers. DivX Pro also offers a discount of Video Pack, DFX Audio Enhancer, Dolby Audio™ Edition and DTS-HD Plug-in, so you get all premium DivX features in one convenient package.
  • DivX Accelerated update—The DivX Accelerated feature gets an update to include HEVC hardware decoding for supported Intel systems thanks to Intel QuickSync Video. By letting the GPU do the heavy lifting on those 4K HEVC videos, DivX Player lets you enjoy lower CPU and longer battery life.
  • In case you missed it, we’ve added some other features since 10.3 as well:
  • DTS-HD Plug-in for DivX Software lets you create and play videos with DTS-HD audio
  • Improvements to MPEG-4 decoding
  • Fixed bug for streaming to Chromecast on Chrome 64-bit for Windows
  • Various bug fixes for Converter, Player, and Media Server

New in DivX 10.3.2 (Aug 19, 2015)

  • Security update for DivX VOD playback

New in DivX 10.3.1 (Jul 9, 2015)

  • Components:
  • Converter 10.3.1
  • Player 10.3.1
  • Web Player 3.3.1
  • DivX To Go 10.3.1
  • Media Server 10.3.1
  • DivX Installer System 3.3.1
  • What's New:
  • DTS-HD Plug-in for Converter and Player enables creation and playback of DTS-HD Audio
  • HEVC decode performance improvements in Player
  • MPEG4 decode improvements in Converter
  • Fixed:
  • Fix for Chromecast streaming from Chrome 64-bit on Windows
  • Fix for mouse cursor fade out in Player
  • Fix for GUI audio settings in Converter
  • Fix for MPEG2 plugin registration on OS X
  • Fix for runtime library detection
  • Transcoding of 4K files improved
  • Fix for portrait-oriented video transcoding to DivX HD 1080 profile
  • Various minor fixes and improvements

New in DivX 10.3 (May 20, 2015)

  • 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 added to Converter 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

New in DivX 10.2.6 (May 20, 2015)

  • Fixed:
  • Bug with DMS window positioning
  • Issue with Divx Media Server and PC Standby
  • Bug with 'Stream to…’ plays only a first file in playlist
  • Issue with non-responding DMS when adding a folder with non-latin symbols
  • Various minor bugfixes & improvements

New in DivX 10.2.5 (May 20, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • DXVA is enabled by default
  • Fixed:
  • Various DXVA decoding issues in Player

New in DivX 10.2.4 (May 20, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • HEVC Encoder updated to real-time encoding of 1080p video at 30 frames per second
  • Converter supports input of SAMI (.SMI) external subtitles for all profiles
  • DivX Codecs are dynamically downloaded when user needs them
  • Experimental DivX DASH VOD
  • Fixed:
  • DivX Media Server runtime error after several minutes of streaming
  • DivX Transcode Engine stopped working error in Converter when adding certain .mkv files
  • Converter loss of sound for specific .mp4 file
  • Occasional hang when Converter starts conversion
  • Converter audio passthrough issue with Win 8.1 specifically
  • Update issue for users upgrading from DivX Web Player installer

New in DivX 10.2.3 (May 20, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Player supports SAMI (.SMI) external subtitles
  • Player can display two subtitles simultaneously if the video has multiple subtitle tracks
  • Converter improved minimum bitrate algorithm for HEVC
  • Fixed:
  • Improved Player load/open time
  • Upside-down playback issue in decoder which caused flipped images on some machines
  • Long load times for HEVC videos with DTS audio
  • Support for HEVC videos created with latest FFMPEG
  • 60fps HEVC videos can be transcoded to 1080P and 4K profiles
  • Custom presets don't save settings for "2 pass" and "pass through video" in Converter
  • HEVC decoder crash associated with level switching for DivX Adaptive Streaming
  • Player loading of non-latin font names (such as CJK)
  • Corrected some translation errors for Korean, Japanese and Russian

New in DivX 10.2.1 (May 20, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Enhanced HEVC decoder to support weighted P
  • High DPI support for Player, Converter to support 4K monitors
  • Fixed:
  • Player German translation loading issue
  • Player for Mac occasional crash issue when double click on file
  • Converter shaky video output for Cyberlink’s YouCam WMV files
  • Converter crash when combining multiple BDAV movies with AC3 audio
  • Converter CLI mode for AC3 passthrough using iPad and iPhone profiles
  • Web Player can open .divx/.avi files in browsers manually
  • Web Player can't display subtitles in non-Latin languages
  • Web Player lags to display language and subtitles menu selection
  • Web Player is installed with language chosen using DivX Installer
  • MKV file association for Windows
  • Corrected some GUI bugs and translations errors

New in DivX 10.2.0 (Apr 24, 2014)

  • Components:
  • Converter 10.2
  • Player 10.2
  • Web Player 3.2
  • DivX To Go 10.2
  • Media Server 10.2
  • DivX Installer System 3.2
  • What's New:
  • Improved HEVC and AVC decoder
  • Improved architecture for codec distribution
  • Experimental DivX Live DASH streaming in Web Player
  • Codec pack no longer offered in main DivX bundle
  • Fixed:
  • Player rendering subtitles too large
  • Converter runtime error when analyzing of RMVB or RM videos
  • Converter error 21 issue on specific HEVC/MP4 video
  • Converter transcoding of 15fps video
  • Converter automatically adds subtitles in same folder
  • Converter high bitrate issue with specific MPEG-TS file
  • Media Server issues with folders when cancel button pressed
  • Media Server random crash issue
  • Corrected some translations errors

New in DivX 10.1.1 Build 11.3.1-8 (Feb 25, 2014)

  • What's New:
  • Player resume video where last left off, or start from beginning
  • Media Server added playback controls for streaming to DLNA Renderer devices
  • Web Player added API for authored Chapter support
  • Converter experimental CLI mode
  • Fixed:
  • Converter passthrough for AC3 audio tracks
  • Converter error 2 issue for specific MKV, MP4 files
  • Player can open HEVC video in MP4 container
  • Column size in Player’s Library View is saved
  • Player audio and subtitle menu in Icon always says "Track 0"
  • Web Player supports special character in video TitleName such as ‘&’
  • divx.dll video for windows codec no longer requires registration

New in DivX 10.1 Beta (Nov 15, 2013)

  • To ensure HEVC support, you must check "enable DivX HEVC Plug-in" during installation
  • See DivX HEVC Encoder and Decoder Performance table for average frames-per-second metrics
  • DivX 10.1 Beta release includes updated HEVC encoder and decoder libraries optimized for 4K creation and playback
  • DivX HEVC 4K UHD (Ultra HD) profile has been added to DivX Converter
  • Full support for multi-subtitle and multi-audio tracks
  • Compliant with DivX HEVC 4K Profile specs