Xvid

encoder for the MPEG-4 Part 2 video coding format

CreativeWork free_software Q622433

Facts

14 properties

Instance of: free software, video codec, video encoder^[2]^[3]
Publication date: 2001
Follows: Wikidata item^[5]
Official website: www.xvid.com
License: GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Website: www.xvid.com
Programming language: C, assembly language
Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 2.0^[6]
Copyright status: copyrighted
Implementation of: MPEG-4 Visual
Named after: DivX^[4]
Operating system: Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, Unix-like operating system, Microsoft Windows^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
Programmed in: C, assembly language^[7]^[8]
Software version identifier: 1.3.5, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.3, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.3.7^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]

🏷️ Also known as

en Xvid en XviD es Ripping fa اکس‌وید fa اکس وید fr OpenDivX fr Xvid4 ru OpenDivX zh XviD

🔖 Identifiers · 22

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Xvid config in Wine.png ↗
AUR package: lib32-xvidcore, xvidcore-svn
AlternativeTo software ID: xvid
Arch Linux package: xvidcore
Chocolatey Community package ID: xvid
Debian source package: xvidcore
Debian stable package: libxvidcore4, libxvidcore-dev
FreeBSD port: multimedia/xvid
Freebase ID: /m/01cmqy
Gentoo package: media-libs/xvid
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: xvid
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0282583

Show all 22 identifiers +10

Homebrew formula name: xvid
NL CR AUT ID: ph448232
NetBSD package ID: multimedia/xvidcore
Open Hub ID: xvid
OpenBSD port: multimedia/xvidcore
Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID: 2927
Quora topic ID: Xvid
Repology project name: xvidcore
Source code repository URL: websvn.xvid.org
Ubuntu package: libxvidcore4, libxvidcore-dev

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🔗 Connections

Operating system 6

Linux, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Unix-like operating system

Instance of 2

free software, video codec

GNU General Public License, version 2.0

Implementation of 1

MPEG-4 Visual

Named after 1

DivX

Programmed in 1

assembly language

← Readable file format 1

Media Player (Windows 11)

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Summary

Xvid is a free software^[1].

Body

Publication

Xvid's publication date is recorded as 2001^[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Xvid — instance of (P31): video codec. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Xvid — instance of (P31): video encoder. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Xvid — named after (P138): DivX. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Xvid — follows (P155): Q73114985. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Xvid — copyright license (P275): GNU General Public License, version 2.0. websvn.xvid.org. Retrieved 2017-09-24. websvn.xvid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Xvid — programmed in (P277): C. openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Xvid — programmed in (P277): assembly language. openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Xvid — operating system (P306): Linux. websvn.xvid.org. websvn.xvid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Xvid — operating system (P306): FreeBSD. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Xvid — operating system (P306): OpenBSD. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Xvid — operating system (P306): NetBSD. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Xvid — operating system (P306): Solaris. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Xvid — operating system (P306): Unix-like operating system. websvn.xvid.org. websvn.xvid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Xvid — operating system (P306): Microsoft Windows. websvn.xvid.org. websvn.xvid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Xvid — software version identifier (P348): 1.3.5. xvid.com. xvid.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Xvid — software version identifier (P348): 1.0.0. slashdot.org. slashdot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Xvid — software version identifier (P348): 1.0.1. web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Xvid — software version identifier (P348): 1.0.3. websvn.xvid.org. websvn.xvid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Xvid — software version identifier (P348): 1.1.0. websvn.xvid.org. websvn.xvid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Xvid — software version identifier (P348): 1.2.0. websvn.xvid.org. websvn.xvid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Xvid — software version identifier (P348): 1.3.0. websvn.xvid.org. websvn.xvid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Xvid — software version identifier (P348): 1.3.7. websvn.xvid.org. websvn.xvid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Xvid — publication date (P577): 2001. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Xvid is an instance of free software (Q341) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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