![]() When version 4.0 of DivX was released, the codec went commercial and the need for a free codec, Xvid (then called "XviD", "DivX" backwards), was created. With help from associates who either worked for a movie theater, movie production company, or video rental company, groups were supplied with massive amounts of material, and new releases began appearing at a very fast pace. The early DivX releases were mostly internal for group use, but once the codec spread, it became accepted as a standard and quickly became the most widely used format for the scene. Although its authors only intended the software to be used for playback purposes, it also meant that one could decode the content perfectly for ripping combined with the DivX 3.11 Alpha codec released shortly after, the new codec increased video quality from near VHS to almost DVD quality when encoding from a DVD source. This program allowed anyone to remove the CSS encryption on a DVD. It was listed by the movie company as one of the reasons it released an unrated DVD edition.It was released nearly two months prior to its release in theaters ( CNN Headline News reported on its early release).The later theatrical release was cut down by several minutes and had scenes reworked to avoid nudity to pass MPAA guidelines. ![]()
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