Video Compression with 3ivx

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3ivx is an MPEG-4-based video compression algorithm that is developed by 3ivx Technologies. Since 3ivx is not a stand-alone application, it requires an application that allows you to access codecs. For Mac users, it can be used with QuickTime Pro, MPEG Streamclip, Roxio Toast Titanium 7 and so forth. Windows users can freeware titles like VisualDub to access 3ivx codec. Though it is not widely used compared with DivX and XviD, some people use it to compress movies. Conveniently, 3ivx offers a free version of its video codec for Mac and Windows.

The current version of 3ivx codec is D4 4.5.1 for both Mac and Windows. For Mac users, 3ivx codec has not been in Universal Binary.





  • This VTC version: 1.0
  • We use the Mac version of Quic Time Pro v. 7.1 and 3ivx codec v. 3ivx D4 4.5.
  • Length: 5 minutes 49 seconds
  • Video format: QuickTime
  • Video compression: H.264
  • Video resolution: 720 x 540 pixels
  • Audio commentary: Not available
  • This VTC shows how to configure the Mac version of 3ivx to compress video. We use QuickTime Pro to access the 3ivx QuickTime component. The main focus of this VTC is to explain basic functions that are used in 3ivx like 1-pass, dual-pass encoding, half-pixel motion, four vector motion and so forth.





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    3ivx codec is D4 4.5.1 is a product of 3ivx Technologies.

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