How to setup AutoGK 2.16 Beta to use Divx 6

Could someone tell me where I can find a tutorial or information on how to setup AutoGK(v2.16 Beta) to work with Divx 6? I've uninstalled Divx, re-installed the create pack, but anything I encode with AutoGK still comes up as Divx 5.0. I see posts where people are using 6, just can't figure out how to get it to work.

DivX 6 uses the same FourCC as DivX 5, so of course the encoded video will be reported as "DivX 5". The only way to know if a video has been encoded with DivX 6 is analyzing the AVI file with GSpot, for instance, and looking at the metadata section: a DivX 6 video will be reported as "DivX503b1571p" or "DivX503b1594p". If it was created with DivX Pro 5.2.1, it will say "DivX503b1307m"

Thanks for the info numaios. I've checked and divx 6 has been working the whole time. Just didn't realize it.

You're welcome! How did you check? With GSpot?

Yes.. GSpot v2.52. It showed 3 lines in the "User Data/Metadata" section with "DivX503b1571p".

so I understand, if I installed Divx6 only and remove any other Divx codecs which come with K-lite Mega codec, then choose Divx in AutoGK I'll get avi file with Divx6 straight away? off topic: do you recommend guyz start encoding our DVDs with the brand new Divx6?! I'm always using the latest K-lite Mega Codec, is this the right thing?!

this is after 12 hours, any help?

If you install DivX 6 you just can't remove "any other DivX codec", because DivX 6 will have overwritten the last version, so if you do so, you won't have any DivX codec in your machine. Actually DivX 6 is like an improved version of DivX Pro 5.2.1 (it's fully compatible with SAPs since it uses the same FourCC), so why not to use it?. Another different issue is the full compatibility with DivX Media Format, but you won't find problems if you store DivX 6 in an AVI file. I personally prefer XviD 1.1 tree.

Yes, but that's a mathematical comparison (PSNR, etc). Each of Doom9's qualitative codec comparisons took him many weeks to prepare and publish.

Both types of analyses have their limitations -- mathematical analysis is easy to do, but 1) we don't watch video with math, 2) each formula only looks at its particular bit sequences. Watching with eyes includes perceptions; video display, lighting, and other intangibles may affect results. Take a look at Doom9's qualitative comparisons. But note that in order to make up your own mind, you may have to duplicate his video samples. He's showing you representative stills, not the video that he used. Sometimes you can see the differences in the stills, sometimes, you can't, and you must either trust his reports or run the encodings yourself. [Edit: clarity]