MPEG-4 3ivX

Our new MPEG-4-based codec called 3ivx is doing well. Very well.
You probably heard of DivX ;-) as a movie compression format. And indeed it's great. But we [the whole 3ivx.com team, under the supervising eye of Mr. Stux who has created the DivX ;-) Player for Mac] want to offer the best and most versatile codec. Our goal is to optimize video compression to the smallest possible file size, of a high quality and fully streamable, targeting all important segments of the wired and wireless markets [movie-distribution, set-top boxes, Video-On-Demand, video conferencing, Internet TV программа, in-flight entertainment, game consoles, UMTS, etc.].

The current release is 5 to 20% better than the most efficient codecs out there. In comparison with MPEG-2, 3ivx has a ratio of 1:12 while near DVD quality.

3ivx preview versions are already true multi-platform, so the same file is available for:
• Windows: Windows Media Player plug-in or QuickTime plug-in
• MacOS: QuickTime plug-in
• Linux (x86, PPC) & Solaris: XAnim
• BeOS (x86): Media Player plug-in
• Amiga: WarpUP (MooVId for 68k & PPC) and PowerUP (SoftCinema)

As our 3ivx codec is based on the 2001 MPEG-4 framework all related services like Digital Rights Management, encryption, payment systems, ... are possible.

Our codec is yet in the optimization status ... so ... more improvements to come.

Links: Hollywood Home, 3ivx Test Movies, 3ivx