The News Review:
- 1999 – 2009 Ten years of AfterDawn
- Free Any Video Converter 1.0
- MainConcept Releases New Plug-Ins for HD Video Editing With Adobe …
- LaCinema Classic Bridge turns your hard drive into a media player
- LG BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player Featuring 802.11n and DivX HD …
1999 – 2009 Ten years of AfterDawn
Afterdawn.com
The problem with SVCDs was that they took quite a lot of space (most long-ish movies required 3 CDs) and the fact that a better contender was already making its way to the “throne”. Sometime in 2002 a format called DivX 
— yes the smiley is part of its original name — made finally its breakthrough and became the most popular video format. The original format wasn’t actually a format at all but a mere hack of Microsoft’s MPEG-4 implementation. Microsoft in its wisdom had crippled its MPEG-4 in a way that it required Microsoft’s own WMA audio format to be used as the audio track. As the WMA was subpar choice for most people DivX hack emerged that allowed Microsoft’s MPEG-4 video to be combined with MP3 audio. Year or so after the DivX gained ground the guy behind the original hack added with financial backing and other developers created a “proper” MPEG-4 based video format that they began to call as DivX (without the smiley face).
Related from Homegrownrecords: 1999 – 2009 Ten years of AfterDawn
Free Any Video Converter 1.0
CubsNet.com
It also supports any user defined video file formats as the output. Any Video Converter makes it easy for anyone to enjoy the any format video with your iPod PSP mobile phone or MP4 player. _____________________.
MainConcept Releases New Plug-Ins for HD Video Editing With Adobe …
PR Newswire (press release)
Forward-Looking StatementsStatements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute “forward-looking statements. ” Such statements include but are not limited to statements regarding DivX’s visibility within the investment community. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks uncertainties and other factors which may cause DivX’s actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include but are not limited to: the risk that customer use of DivX(R) or MainConcept technologies may not grow as anticipated; the risk that anticipated market opportunities may not materialize at expected levels or at all; the risk that the Company’s activities may not result in the growth of profitable revenue; risks and uncertainties related to the maintenance and strength of the DivX and MainConcept brand; risks associated with DivX and MainConcept’s ability to penetrate existing and new markets; risks regarding the effects of competition; the risk of DivX and MainConcept’s dependence on its licensees and partners; risks related to the effect of intellectual property rights claims; and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of DivX’s most recent report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. DivX is providing this information as of the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information future events or otherwise.
LaCinema Classic Bridge turns your hard drive into a media player
ZDNet Blogs
The new LaCinema Classic Bridge serves as a conduit between your hard drive and an HDTV via HDMI; LaCie even includes an HDMI cable which is a nice touch given the number of home theater devices that don’t ship with one. If you have an external drive you can just connect it to the USB connection (a USB cable is also included) on the LaCinema Classic Bridge. The bridge can then play back your videos (including MPEG-4 and DivX) audio files (MP3 WMA) and digital photos (JPEG and HD-JPEG). It will also upscale your video to 1080p quality. ther connections include composite video and a digital coaxial audio port.
LG BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player Featuring 802.11n and DivX HD …
eHomeUpgrade (press release)
What makes it so great? Well for starters it’s the first network Blu-ray player to offer built-in 802. 11n connectivity and provide.