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From: jimbobjim
Subject: divx and adverts
Date: 9 May 2002 15:11:02
Message: <3cdac9c6@news.povray.org>
Hi

Has anyone used the divx version with the GAIN adverts?
Is it worth the extra hassle and am I likely to get bombarded with junk +
pop-ups?

thanks
jim


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: divx and adverts
Date: 10 May 2002 15:36:12
Message: <3cdc212c@news.povray.org>
jimbobjim <jim### [at] blueyondercouk> wrote:
> Has anyone used the divx version with the GAIN adverts?
> Is it worth the extra hassle and am I likely to get bombarded with junk +
> pop-ups?

  It will make a difference only if you encode. I don't know exactly what
difference.

  About Gator, you should read http://www.cexx.org/gator.htm

  Fortunately you can disable trickler.exe by disabling it in the system.ini
file (using msconfig) and AFAIK this doesn't affect the DivX5pro codec.
  And of course using a firewall (eg zonealarm) stops trickler from sending
information about your computer to wherever it tries to.

-- 
#macro N(D)#if(D>99)cylinder{M()#local D=div(D,104);M().5,2pigment{rgb M()}}
N(D)#end#end#macro M()<mod(D,13)-6mod(div(D,13)8)-3,10>#end blob{
N(11117333955)N(4254934330)N(3900569407)N(7382340)N(3358)N(970)}//  - Warp -


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From: James Taylor
Subject: Re: divx and adverts
Date: 10 May 2002 16:05:39
Message: <3cdc2813@news.povray.org>
"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
news:3cdc212c@news.povray.org...
> jimbobjim <jim### [at] blueyondercouk> wrote:
> > Has anyone used the divx version with the GAIN adverts?
> > Is it worth the extra hassle and am I likely to get bombarded with junk
+
> > pop-ups?
>
>   It will make a difference only if you encode. I don't know exactly what
> difference.
>
according to the divX website, I'll gain an extra 25% compression for the
same quality. Which I think is doubtful, but there's also a few extras as
well. check out the comparison chart:
http://www.divx.com/support/divx/guide.php, dixV pro is the one with the
GAIN software.

After posting I read some bad reviews about GAIN so I think I'll pass. There
was quite a few of people who had uninstalled dixV pro but could not
uninstall or even disable the gator software.

thanks
jim


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