I haven't used PowerDirector 9 for a while, but a few days ago when I did, I discovered there is a new update, 2930, for the program. After I've installed the update I was pleased to notice that the "Codec Settings" button for DivX is no longer grayed out, and now fully accessible. Consequently, we can use PowerDirector 9 32 bit to encode to avi container with divx video codec, including HD content up to 1080p. The DivX codec interface is very detailed allowing many tweaks, including frame size, pixel aspect ratio, display aspect ratio, etc...

It seems that Cyberlink do listen to what Dafydd is passing them from the discussions in the forums!!

If they remove the weird limitation of only 24 KHz for MP3 audio sample rate, we will be eventually able to create HD avi files with divx/mp3 video/audio directly in PD9 32, without an extra step of going to avidemux to re-encode the audio from PCM to MP3.

It's an issue confined to 64 bit installations. There is no 64 bit Divx codec. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
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Barry, I don't understand what your comment has to do with the information I've provided in my last post?! My post is about PD9 32 bit which uses, obviously, DivX 32 bit codec. What have the 64 bid PDR9 installations to do with what I was talking about?

What Barry is saying, is DivX has ALWAYS been available for a 32 bit operating system. If you have had issues with DivX and 32 bit, then the fault has been with your setup. Both Barry and I have not had an issue with PDR9 and DivX 32 bit, this has always been available as an option.
But it is not an option with 64 bit.
My laptop is 32 bit and all builds of PDR9 have always had the DivX option

Robert Intel i7 930, 16GB ram, Radeon HD 5770 1Gb,Ver. 14.12 Win7 64 bit
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'nuff said. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
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@RobertJ/OZ

I'm surprised that you too, did not understand what I'm talking about! Reading through the forum, you come up as one of the most computer literate active members of this forum. I've pasted below part of my previous post, where I was explaining what were the problems with DivX in PDR9 32 bit, BEFORE update 2930. Summarized, before 2930, the "Codec Settings" button for DivX codec was grayed out and most of the other fields. Also, the frame size was restricted to either 640x480 and 320x240 or 640x360 and 320x180 for 16:9. Now, because the "Codec Settings" button became available with 2930, any frame size can be used, up to 1920x1080 and 1280x720, including custom frame sizes (720x400 for example, or anything you want).

So Robert, you didn't have problems before 2930 with Divx 32, because you were using only the options which Cyberlink allowed you to use. Now, you can do HD avi AND *CUSTOM FRAME SIZES* which were not available before 2930 and are available ONLY when using Divx 32 on a PDR9 32 bit installation. All the other Produce options can use only fixed frame sizes allowed by Cyberlink.

Please read below my previous explanation of what was wrong with DivX 32 bit, before 2930:

"PD9 32 bit has also problems with using the Divx 32 bit codec (Divx didn't release a 64 bit codec yet, although its latest version installs its codec files under "syswow64" instead of "system32"!!!!). When installed on a 64 bit computer (probably on a 32 bit computer as well), Divx shows up under AVI Produce module, the third after "DV" and "Windows AVI". However, when the Settings buttons is used, the "Divx 6.9.2 YV12 Decoder" is listed in the "Compression codec" field instead of "Divx 6.9.2 codec". The fields "Keyframe per" and "Data rate" are grayed out and inaccessible. Grayed out and inaccessible is the "Codec Settings" button as well, which is for calling the Divx codec interface. Under the "Video/Audio Settings" tab, the "Frame(s)", "Video Size" and "Colors" are grayed out and inaccessible also. Although the Divx codec shows up as a separate entry in the AVI Produce module, it can be used only to create 640x480 (640x360), 320x240 (320x180) or 160x120 (160x90) videos, with no control of the video bitrate. "Windows AVI", for unknown reasons, is available only in 4:3 AR. The Divx codec does not appear in the list of 32 bit codecs available for "Windows AVI" producing."

AVreader1,

Not being a avid user of DivX, I accept what you say, but in all honesty, it's of little interest to me.
I do not use PDR9 anymore, have moved on to much more stable 64 bit editing software, I do have PDR8 now on the laptop, which I use for comparison purposes only.
Maybe when a more stable edition of PowerDirector is released I will try using it again Intel i7 930, 16GB ram, Radeon HD 5770 1Gb,Ver. 14.12 Win7 64 bit
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@RobertJ/OZ

My post was targeted to the very many PD9 users who are interested in using Divx codec (this thread has been read more than 1800 times). You state that you are not interested in PD9, but for whatever reason, you felt compelled to "explain" me where *I* was wrong!

I personally use most of the time Vegas 9 Pro 64, but from time to time I also, use less expensive applications which I particularly appreciate, like PD9, Womble MPEG Video Wizard DVD and TMPGenc Video Mastering Works. My personal preferences in video eiditing software have nothing to do though, with my posts on this forum. You may be certain that EVERY TIME I post, I know what I'm talking about. As I said, I would have expected something else from someone who's obviously pretty comfortable in the computers world.