DivXCAT

The DivXCAT application was designed to help you split large DivX/XviD files to fit them onto multiple CDs. If you don't need to cut your video files, you don't need DivXCAT.

Problem: You've just created a large DivX/XviD file that will fit on a certain number of CDs. However, when you try to split it into parts with equal playing time, you get files of different sizes. That's because DivX changes the bitrates from scene to scene (especially with two-pass encoding) - so your splits contain the same number of frames, but different amount of data.

Problem: You use another program to split your movie every 700 MB, which is the size of one CD. However, the program cuts somewhere in the middle of a scene and you cannot tell the program to cut on a scene change you would prefer.

Solution: DivXCAT analyzes your AVI file or (to save time) the log file (divx.log) created by your DivX V5.0.3+ encoder and tells you where to split to get files of equal size. It considers both the video and audio bitrates. You search a preferred position to cut near the proposed position and cut the movie with your favourite video editor.

DivXCAT does NOT split the AVI files itself - it shows you WHERE to split it. Use your favourite video editor to do this.

DivXCAT shows you where you can split a movie for two to four CDs. If you want to split a movie onto more than four CDs, contact me and I may be able to add that feature.