DivX Player(tm)
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Version: 2.5.3

(c) Copyright 2001-2004 DivXNetworks, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
DivX, DivX Player, and the DivX logo are either 
registered trademarks or trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc.


Table of Contents
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  1. Introduction
  2. What's new in this version
  3. Installation requirements
  4. Installation instructions
  5. DivX Player walk-through
  6. Known issues
  7. Technical support


Introduction
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  The DivX Player is the official player application for DivX(R) video content.
  The DivX(R) codec (compressor-decompressor) is an extremely high quality,
  MPEG-4 based video codec that is widely known as the "MP3 of video."

  You may use the DivX Player to play content encoded in versions 3.11 alpha
  and later of the DivX codec. The application will also play other video and 
  audio content stored in AVI files, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Windows Media Video, 
  and DivX(R) VOD video content.

  If you have questions about the DivX Player, please visit our web site at
  <http://www.divx.com>.
  
  
What's new in this version
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  Version 2.5.3 fixes several minor bugs in the previous release of the Player.
  No major new functionality is added. A full list of changes in this version 
  can be found at: <http://www.divx.com/divx/player/versions.php>.


Installation requirements
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  The DivX Player requires the following minimum configuration to run:
  
* Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
* Pentium II 450 MHz processor (Pentium III 500 MHz recommended)
* 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended)
* 16 MB video card (32 MB recommended)
* 10 MB free hard drive space
  
  (NOTE: Additional hard drive space is required for downloaded movies)
  
  You must also have DirectX version 3.0 or later installed for the DivX
  Player to operate properly. You can download the latest version of
  DirectX at <http://www.microsoft.com/directx>.


Installation instructions
-------------------------

  The DivX Player is optionally installed as a part of the DivX or 
  DivX Pro video software bundle, the Dr. DivX software bundle. 
  Follow the installation instructions for those products to 
  install the DivX Player.

  **Which files are installed?**
  
  The DivX Player installer installs the following files on your system:

* DivX Player.exe		(The DivX Player Application) 
* README.txt			(This README file) 
* License.txt			(The License agreement of this software) 
* DivXPlayerATIPlugin.dll	(Optionally installed when certain ATI hardware
				 is present)
* lang_*.qm			(Localization file. If present, this file will
				 localize the DivX Player GUI into languages
				 other than English. The installer will install
				 the appropriate language file if it is run in 
				 the appropriate locale)
* Skins				(The skins folder containing the included skins)
* Movies			(A movies folder to store downloaded movies)
			
  **Uninstalling the DivX Player**

  Go to Start menu in Windows, go to Programs->DivX->DivX Player->
  Remove the DivX Player. 


DivX Player walk-through
------------------------

  A full user guide for the DivX Player is available at the following URL:
  <http://www.divx.com/divx/player/help/>.


Known issues
------------

  Nothing is perfect, and this version of the DivX Player includes some
  known issues that might affect your use of the application. The list
  of known issues is available at: 
  
  <http://www.divx.com/divx/player/knownissues.php>
  
  Please be sure to review the list of known issues before submitting a
  bug. But if you do find a problem that isn't included on the known
  issues list, please let us know by visiting the Help Desk section
  of our support web site: <http://www.divx.com/support>.
  

Technical support
-----------------

  For technical support questions, please go to 
  <http://www.divx.com/divx/player/help/>.