Get DivX Pro for free

(Credit: DivX)

DivX is pretty much a staple for anyone who downloads videos from the Interwebs, as virtually all videos distributed that way are compressed and encoded using the DivX format. The DivX player has always been free of charge, but DivX Pro, which you need if you want to create your own DivX files, costs $19.99. Or not, if you hurry up and take advantage of a DivX holiday promotion offering DivX Pro absolutely free. It's available for Windows and Mac users, though I don't know for how long: the site doesn't say when the promotion ends. (If anyone does know, hit the Comments page and speak up!)

[jota_esse]

Would be good if it actually worked! This is pretty funny... At the end of the install process, after writing my email address and clicking "Next", I am presented with the following error: "You are not online. Please connect to the Internet to receive an email with your free serial number for DivX Pro. Would you like to connect and try again?". No matter what I do, and despite the fact that I am online and able to send and receive email, this error doesn't go away! Holiday freebie? More like an April fool's joke... Anybody else getting similar results?

[mjohnben]

Hey..i got the same message too. Would you like to connect and try again? I am also online..this seems to be a joke...

[smartswitch]

This could be due to having a Sonicwall Firewall in place. I too received the same message and after sniffing the wire was able to determine the Sonicwall was blocking the registration

[stagehand]

Worked just fine for me. Probly won't ever use it, but hey! it's free.

[rickbroida]

Just a guess on my part, but perhaps their servers are overloaded do to the huge number of downloads? I had no problems installing last night...

[aka_tripleB]

I already own DivX Pro. :-( But I have gotten my money's worth; I've had it for almost two years now.

[spoonman522]

Like "stagehand" said earlier, worked just fine for me, but I probably wont ever use it. Hey nothing beats free though.

[bpleaser]

I installed just fine just never got my e mail instead was taken to a web page that had the divx pro for half price for holidays

[bpleaser]

just wanted to say I finally got my serial number and am very happy thanks for posting this story and link