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Film Fresh and DivX Partner To Offer Downloads of Major Studio Films
Mon Aug 31, 2009 at 05:30 PM ETTags: DivX (all tags)
Partnership to bring big studio content to much loved video format.
DivX certified products are everywhere, and it’s no surprise that the much loved video format has taken off. The only problem though, is that until now, there’s been little to no legal DivX content worth playing. Film Fresh aims to change that, thanks to agreements with Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros and Paramount.
The ability to legitimately download a movie in DivX means that consumers have a lot of freedom with their media. Though the service only offers a single download of your chosen film, that film can be backed up on DVD-R, USB dongle, or whatever storage device you prefer.
Title prices range from $9.99 to around $15, not expensive, but not exactly cheap for digitally delivered content, especially since at the moment, Film Fresh only offers films in standard definition. High definition is a future option, according to Film Fresh, but they’re not there yet.
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DivX Support Coming To More Devices Soon
Thu Aug 20, 2009 at 01:00 PM ETTags: DivX (all tags)
A deal with NEC Electronics ensures DivX capabilities in more hardware.
Thanks to a deal between DivX and NEC Electronics Japan, we’ll be seeing more DivX capable devices in the future. DivX announced yesterday that DivX Plus HD technology would be integrated into NEC’s Enhanced Multi-Media Architecture (EMMA) chips.
EMMA chips, designed to power Blu-ray players, set top boxes and digital televisions, will be present in many new products in the coming year, and thanks to DIVX, now have an added value for customers. “Partnering with DivX enables us to incorporate their latest DivX H.264 digital video technology into our state-of-the-art EMMA chips and provide added value to our customers,” said NEC’s Masao Hirasawa of the partnership. "With these new chips, our consumer electronics manufacturer customers will be able to offer Blu-ray players, DTVs and set-top boxes that support DivX Plus HD video playback up to 1080p."
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