DivX Plus HD, launched in 2009, is the brand name for the file type that DivX, Inc. has chosen for their high definition video format. DivX Plus HD files consist of high definition H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video with surround sound Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) audio, wrapped up in the open-standard Matroska container, identified by the .mkv file extension. DivX Plus HD files leverage and extend on Matroska's ability to support multiple language tracks, subtitles, chapters, and additional bonus content.

DivX Plus HD products

Software

As of the release of DivX 7, DivX Plus HD support has been included in the main software bundle.

On 16 March 2010, DivX released DivX Plus Software (version 8) for Windows which included: DivX Plus Player – Play DivX 6 files (.avi and .divx with MP3 audio) and DivX Plus HD (.mkv with AAC audio) DivX to Go – A device transfer wizard for moving videos to DivX devices via USB or optical disc DivX Plus Converter – Creates .mkv files via the "DivX Plus HD" menu or converts .mkv to .divx DivX Plus Web Player – Plays .mkv files with H.264 video and AAC audio on web pages inside a web browser. DivX Plus Codec Pack – DirectShow components for decoding and creating DivX and DivX Plus video files DXVA for H.264 video – Optional hardware acceleration components for H.264 video on supported graphics cards DivX Plus Tech Preview: MKV on Windows 7 – An MKV-playback component for Windows 7 that leverages Microsoft Media Foundation framework As of April 17, 2025, the latest version of DivX Software is 11.12, released for both Windows and macOS platforms.

DivX Plus HD Profile DivX has defined profiles which are subsets of MPEG-4/AVI and H264/MKV standards. Because the grouping is a specific subset of what is in the standards, there are certification processes for each of the profiles that device manufacturers must follow. Below is the DivX Plus HD profile.

All DivX Plus HD certified devices bearing a DivX Plus logo will adhere to the profile outlined in the table below, as would any tools that support the DivX profiles. DivX Plus HD devices are also tested for compliance against the DivX HD 1080p profile for MPEG4/AVI certification in order to maintain backwards compatibility Profile +HD 1080p Codec MPEG4 part 10 (H.264) File Extension(s) .mkv Max. resolution (px×px×Hz) 1920×1080×30, 1280×720×60 Max VBV bitrate (bit/s) VCL: 20000000, NAL: 24000000 Min. VBV buffer size (KiB) VCL: 3200, NAL: 3840 Macroblocks (per second) 244800 Subtitles 8×SRT Audio 8×MP3, AC3, AAC

MKV Extensions DivX has introduced additional features beyond the Matroska specification that are implemented during the video file creation process and exposed during playback in DivX Plus software and on consumer electronics devices certified for DivX Plus HD. Below are the standard and extended MKV features that are specific to the DivX Plus HD profile.

World Fonts Currently, font files can be easily attached to .mkv files using a Matroska mux,How to attach a TrueType font in but certain problems may arise when attempting to utilize a font during playback. Usually, performance is affected because the font file can be large and take time to load for the subtitles. The DivX Plus Word Fonts extension attempts to solve this problem by optimizing the font file during the file creation stage. A DivX Plus mux, like the DivXMKVMux, can examine the subtitle file, determine which characters are required from a font file, and repack the font file for attachment with only the necessary symbols, thereby reducing the font attachment size and decreasing the time it needs to load.

Smooth FF/RW DivX has released a specification for a DivX Plus extension that aims to improve seeking quickly through a video file, either forward or backward. Called Smooth FF/RW, the creator of the video creates a lower resolution version of the video that is attached to the .mkv file and leveraged whenever a user instructs their player to seek fast forward or rewind. When the user presses fast forward or rewind, the full resolution track is swapped out with the lower resolution version, requiring less resources; when the user presses play, the lower resolution track is instantly swapped out to the full resolution version, which is intended to solve inaccurate seeking issues or a stuttering effect during fast forward and rewind.

Multi-title Play Episodic content can be packaged into a single file.

Authored and Auto-generated Chapters Access to chapter points in a video when no chapter information exists.

Quick Start The format supports quick start where the user can begin viewing even large HD files immediately.

Hardware The following chips have been certified or have licensing agreements for DivX Plus HD:

IC Provider Model Number Date Certified Type Notes Broadcom BCM3556 DTV BCM3549 Mediatek MT8550TBAG Blu-ray Disc player MT8550UBAG MT8555DGBG MT8555DIBG MT8555DJBG MT8555DHBG OP8531 MT8653ACEG MT8652ACEG MT8555DDBG MT8555DCBG MT8555DEBG MT8555DFBG MT8550JBAG MT8530PEFG MT8530 announced as first DivX Plus HD certified chip. MT8530MEFG MT8530KEFG MT8530JEFG MT8530AEFG Panasonic MN2WS0150D3 Blu-ray Disc player UniPhier chips named in licensing agreement. MN2WS0150D2 MN2WS0140DFF1 MN2WS0141DFF Realtek RTD1073 Digital multimedia processor RTD1283

NEC Electronics has signed a multi-year licensing agreement to include DivX Plus HD in its EMMA chips.

Consumer electronics The following products have been DivX Plus HD Certified:

OEM / ODM Model Number Date Certified Type Notes Denon DBP-1611UD Blu-ray Disc player Marantz UD5005 Blu-ray Disc player Panasonic DMP-BDT100EE Blu-ray Disc player SC-BTT755EGK SC-BFT800EBK SC-BFT800EGK SC-BFT800GNK SC-BTT350EGK SC-BTT755EBK SC-BTT350EBK SC-BTT350GNK SC-BTT755GNK DMP-BDT100GN DMP-BDT300EG The DMP-BDT300 has been DivX Plus HD Certified, and is Panasonic's first FullHD 3D Blu-ray Disc player. DMP-BDT300GN DMP-BDT300EE Philips BDP5180 Blu-ray Disc player BDP8000 BDP7500B2 BDP7500S2 BDP7500 MK II BDP8000 BDP5100 Soniq QPB302B Blu-ray Disc player Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV Digital media receiver Yamaha BD-S1067 Blu-ray Disc player

x264 compatibility According to documentation provided by DivX on their DivX Developer Portal, it is possible to make DivX Plus HD compatible files via other H.264 encoders, such as the open source x264 encoder. At minimum, the following command line creates an H.264 bitstream within the DivX Plus HD profile: x264 --vbv-maxrate=20000 --vbv-bufsize=25000 --level 40 --bframes 3 --keyint <4*FPS> -o <output file> <input file>

Despite the popular transcoding tool HandBrake dropping .avi container support, it can still be used to create DivX Plus compatible videos if MKV is selected for format, x264 is selected for video codec, AAC is used for audio codec, and the following options are passed into the advanced settings: level=40:ref=2:bframes=2:subq=6:mixed-refs=0:weightb=0:8x8dct=0:trellis=0:vbv-maxrate=20000:vbv-bufsize=25000:weightp=0

See also Comparison of container formats

References

External links DivX Developer Portal DivX Labs x264 at VideoLAN.org StaxRip at Sourceforge.net RipBot264 at Doom9.org