DivX & Stage6 Category

DivX is a video compression company that has launched the online video platform Stage6 aimed at independant video producers offering high quality web video in HD.

DivX Film Festival

It’s Stage6 Day here on Web TV Wire and Web TV Hub (23/04/07). Learn more…

Keeping itself in line as a distribution platform for independent video producers, DivX is running a film festival for members of the Stage6 community. The festival is devoted to storytelling, creation and improving digital media.

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Posted in: News, Video Sharing & Video Clips, Video Distribution and DivX & Stage6 by Chris Tew on April 23, 2007
DivX Player

It’s Stage6 Day here on Web TV Wire and Web TV Hub (23/04/07). Learn more…

Ever wanted to have a YouTube video on your portable media player or burn a lengthy Google video to a DVD so you can watch it on your friend’s TV?

Well if you have then you will be pleased to know that the videos on Stage6 can be downloaded and viewed on a number of consumer electronic devices. Now that’s something YouTube can’t do.

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Stage6 Logo

It’s Stage6 Day here on Web TV Wire and Web TV Hub (23/04/07). Learn more…

I was lucky enough to catch up with the insightful Darrius Thompson, the co-founder of DivX, to put him in the hot-seat for 15 questions on the beta launch of Stage6, the video platform and community from DivX.

5 Take home points from the interview:

  • Stage6 is more about enabling independent content producers with a professional platform for distributing video online than sharing home video clips.
  • Stage6 actually allows you to download content and play it on DivX-compatible consumer electronics.
  • HD video is all the rage over at Stage6
  • Innovative community features including “Karma” have been introduced in Stage6 beta.
  • The DivX software has been downloaded over 200 million times from the Stage6 site.

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Posted in: News, Site News, Video Sharing & Video Clips, Video Distribution and DivX & Stage6 by Chris Tew on April 23, 2007
Stage6 Beta

Heard of Stage6? Maybe not but you will remember it by the end of today. Stage 6 is a new video community from DivX that has recently launched the beta version of its site.

When I first saw the alpha version of Stage 6 I was not too impressed but seeing the new Stage6 beta I’m beginning to open my eyes to the DivX way of thinking.

In fact I’m going to devote the whole of today to the video site. That’s right it’s Stage6 Day!

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