Xvid
XviD is an open source MPEG-4 video codec, written in C with assembler optmizations for quality and speed.
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Developer: xvid.org
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Operating System: linux
DVD Rip-O-Matic is a simple DVD-to-XviD ripping application developed by Dik Takken.
Developer: Dik Takken
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Operating System: All
ffdshow is DirectShow and VFW codec for decoding/encoding many video and audio formats, including DivX and XviD movies using libavcodec, xvid and other opensourced libraries with a rich set of postprocessing filters.
Developer: ffdshow
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Operating System: All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP)
Gordian Knot started out as a simple bitrate calculator for DivX encoding but has evolved to become an integrated package or tool for the entire process of DivX/XviD encoding.
Developer: gordianknot
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Operating System: All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP)
DVDx allows you to convert DVD to VCD2.
Developer: labdv.com
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Operating System: MinGW/MSYS (MS Windows), All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP), All BSD Platforms (FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD/Apple Mac OS X), All POSIX (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes)
ANDREW's Not a DVD Ripping and Encoding Wizard, but an interactive wrapper or a Bash script that uses oggenc, mencoder and mkv/ogmmerge to create, from a DVD, Matroska or Ogg Media files containing an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video track, encoded using FFmpeg libavcodec or XviD codec, one or more AC-3 or Vorbis audio tracks and a chapters index.
Developer: Alessandro Di Rubbo
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Operating System: Platform Independent