The decoder part is based on the XviD MPEG-4 video codec and the configuration window enables you to access all the available adjustments. Nonetheless, included in the same installer are a handful of utilities which can be of assistance when trying to make a video fit onto an optical disc. Apart from the official releases, several bundles have been created to either add more components in the same archive with it or make it more lightweight and ready for packaging on CDs and DVDs.ĭivX Light Decoder is one of the relatively small forms in which you can get the decoder and encoder components. These are called codecs and come in various sizes and packages.Īmong the most commonly used codecs and one which you might actually be familiar with is DivX. Watching movies on a computer requires, as most users are aware, a specific set of components that can decode the video and audio streams, as well as load subtitles where they are available.