Those who’ve been reading ZNF since my early TiVoToGo tutorial days should remember my fondness for the Dr. DivX video conversion utility. I’m not sure what led the DivX folks to kill the original app, but every now and then I find a use for the re-released open source version.
At work, we’re hooking up with Simply Wireless in the DC region and we’ve apparently had a difficult time getting promotional video clips running on some inherited kiosks. I offered to swing by and check out the gear since I’m local… My intention had been to feed some suggestions to those heading up this initiative, but a quick transcode of two unidentified MPEG variants and a WMV file using Dr. DivX was all it took to enable video playback. Do I get the rest of the day off?
No.
FYI I also have the DivX Pro codec installed. And for you Sling conspiracy theorists out there – No, that mobile handset in the picture is not our next supported phone. The kiosks are still being retrofitted. :p
Of course that handset isn’t the “next supported” phone. Its a well know, established fact, that Sling has the hate for all us RAZR users, as evidenced by the Sling client being available for every phone there is except BREW Motos.
Signed,
Card carrying Sling conspiracy theorists
I will not give up my Sling conspiracy-mongering until there is a Sling client for the AT&T Trimline phone on my desk! :-D
How does Dr. DivX compare to Mediacoder. I’m installing Dr. DivX now to check it out.
I will have to give this a try. Another one that I found recently and have had good luck with is at http://ivcsoft.free.fr/.