DivX goes legit! DivX is an open-source fileformat for video that can compress braodcast-quality video files to manageable sizes in just the way that MP3 compressed CD-quality audio. Now, a company that is licensed to distribute videos of Broadway musicals is using DivX to supply a new video-on-demand service.LinkDiscuss
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