Xvid: what it is and how to install the codec

Xvid is a codec that allows you to rotate videos in the MPEG-4 format on your computer. The function can be installed for free and is useful for users who have problems with their display media, or when the player shows an error message due to the lack of a codec. For help, check out this mini tutorial on how to install Xvid on your computer.

To better understand the process, digital videos are compressed into a specific format: the most popular are: AVI, WMV, MP4 and much more. And this same form exists the MPEG-4, which also contains audio and video. In order for the computer to read these formats, it requires specific codecs, which, as the name recalls, serve to encode and decode these media files. In this case Xvid comes into action, which is one of the most popular to run MPEG-4.

Step 1. Download the Xvid codec on your computer. Opening the file will start the installation. To start, select Spanish as a second language and click "Accept". On the next screen, simply click "next" to continue the installation;

Step 2. Then you will need to accept the rules to use the codec. Select the item next to "I accept the terms of the agreement" and click "next". On the next verification screen also “next”;

Step 3. Then select the option to be notified when you have updates, next to "Yes". So don't forget to keep the latest Xvid on your machine. Click "next";

Step 4. On the next screen select "next" and wait for the installation of the codec on your computer;

Step 5. The installation was done and now you can watch your videos in MPEG-4 format without problems by the computer. At the close, click "Finish."