Pegasys, Inc. the company that makes digital video easy, and DivX, Inc., a digital media company, today announced the availability of the newly updated version of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress. The new update adds DivX® HD support for full HD output at video resolutions up to 1080p. The update is available now and is free for existing users. New users can download a trial version and find more information at the product webpage. Pricing for the full version of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress starts from US $59.95.
"With the latest support for DivX HD, users can output in full 1920x1080p resolutions without the huge file sizes associated with HD video. With the versatility and portability of the DivX format, they can play DivX HD files on a number of DivX Certified® devices such as Blu-ray disc players, digital TVs or any computer," commented Tak EBINE, Pegasys CEO.
“We’re pleased that Pegasys has added DivX HD 1080p support to the latest version TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress," said Eric Rodli, Executive Vice President, Licensing at DivX. “With this product, Pegasys is spurring creation of superb quality DivX HD video and generating demand for new DivX Certified HD devices on which to play it back.”
TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress gives users the freedom to take almost any video file and encode it to a desired file format including DivX, AVI, QuickTime, MPEG 4-ISO, H.264, DVD-Video, DVD-VR, HDV camcorder, Blu-ray Disc and much more. The software provides users with functions and features ranging from a simple cut-editor tool to powerful video filters and effects. NVIDIA CUDA™ support helps make filter processing ultra fast. Optional support for the Toshiba® SpursEngine™, based on the "Cell Broadband Engine™", allows for blazing fast MPEG-2 and H.264 encoding.