DivX 6, however, will ideally help the company land studio deals. DivX 6 does a better job of compression than the current DivX 5, Hell said. An entire high-definition movie can fit onto a standard red-laser DVD disc, he said. Ordinarily, a high-definition movie would require several discs. Close to eight standard movies can fit on a regular DVD disc when compressed through DivX 6.
DivX 6 also includes the ability for home users or content providers to insert subtitles, previews or command menus into video. In this way, home movies can look more like a standard DVD, and a pay-per-view movie can come with features now found on DVD movies.
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