DivX Converter 6 for Mac is now available — a new version of the digital video compression technology that’s become increasingly widespread on PCs and on consumer DVD players. It’s available for download — a component that allows DivX movies to be encoded on the Mac is free, although the encoding software cost US$19.99 to register.
DivX is an alternative to H.264 and other technologies that provide a tightly compressed but high-quality video image. This isn’t DivX’s first time on the Mac — in fact, this isn’t even the first time that DivX 6 has been available on the Macintosh. Earlier this year, Roxio began bundling DivX 6 with its Toast 7 Titaniumsoftware.