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New Release of DivX 5.2 for Mac OS Includes 1-Step Encoding Wizard for Easy Video Creation; Mac Version of Popular Video Codec Offers Improved Visual Quality and Performance

Business Wire, Sept 9, 2004

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NEW RELEASE OF DIVX 5.2 FOR MAC OS INCLUDES 1-STEP ENCODING WIZARD FOR EASY VIDEO CREATION

Mac Version of Popular Video Codec Offers Improved Visual Quality and Performance

DivXNetworks, Inc., the company that created the revolutionary, patent-pending DivX(R) video compression technology, today announced the release of the DivX 5.2 for Mac OS product line, including DivX Pro 5.2 for Mac OS, an advanced video encoding application for professional users. The new version is available for download at http://www.divx.com/divx/divxpro/mac.> DivX 5.2 for Mac OS offers a number of new features and enhancements, including an easy-to-use 1-Step video encoder that lets Mac OS users create high-quality DivX files by simply checking a box within the application, and an optional MP3 Encoder for audio encoding. The new release also includes built-in support for DivX(R) Certified encoding profiles, enabling users to create high-quality DivX video for playback on the full range of DivX(R) Certified consumer electronics devices, including DVD players, portable video players, and more.

DivX Pro 5.2 for Mac OS is an advanced video codec that offers 30% better compression than the DivX 5.2 for Mac OS codec, with no reduction in visual quality. Professional encoding features in DivX Pro 5.2 for Mac OS include a unique encoder feedback window, DivX psychovisual modeling technology, crop and resizing, source preprocessing and black edge removal for further reduction in file size.

"DivX 5.2 for Mac is the best version of our Mac codec to date, and the new 1-step encoding wizard makes it incredibly easy for Mac users to create high-quality video on the desktop that can be played back on DivX Certified DVD players and portable devices," said Jerome "Gej" Rota, creator of DivX and co-founder of DivXNetworks, Inc.

To learn more about DivX 5.2 for Mac OS, visit http://www.divx.com/divx/divxpro/mac.> About DivXNetworks

DivXNetworks is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company's core offering is the DivX(R) video codec, among the world's most popular video compression technologies with over 130 million users worldwide. Often called "the MP3 of video," the patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivXNetworks is headquartered in San Diego, California, with satellite offices in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA, Taipei, Taiwan, Tokyo, Japan, Guildford, England and Dortmund, Germany.