DivX Author

DivX Author is an intuitive DivX authoring program that comes in handy when you want to edit videos, create image slideshows and burn them to CDs. The app lets you also to create interactive menus, chapters and load multiple subtitles to the inserted clips.

The utility is wrapped in a modern and user-friendly interface, divided into five separate tabs, namely "Start", "Source", "Menu", "Preview" and "Output". The maximum output size is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

You have the choice to open an existing project from the PC or make a new one from scratch. You can choose to create a movie that can contain multiple videos or an image slideshow.

For the first choice, the tool displays the total number of clips, duration, subtitles and audio files. You have the option to use the file browser to look for the records on the computer or simply drag and drop them into the panel.

Plus, the items can be moved up and down in the list. DivX Author comes with a built-in video editor, where you can crop it into smaller parts, add the subtitles from the PC, and edit the properties (e.g. name, display mode, aspect ratio, framerate, output folder).

You have the choice to create amazing picture slideshows by selecting all the files you want to be part of the presentation. Sadly, you can't apply any transition effects, edit the image or enhance it with filters. The tool lets you enter songs into the slideshow and preview it before adding it to the list.

You can generate personalized menus automatically based on an existing template or manually customize them with various backgrounds, navigational buttons and frames.

Taking everything into consideration, DivX Author comes in handy to everyone who wants to create and edit DivX movies that can contain multiple clips or image slideshows. The app also offers the choice to make built-in menus with navigational buttons and rooted sub-menus.