Xvid
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Xvid is a popular open-source MPEG-4 video codec used for compressing digital video, especially in formats like AVI.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xvid canonical | 5 |
| Xvid decoder | 1 |
| Xvid encoder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8289616 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xvid Context triple: [AVI, commonlyAssociatedCodec, Xvid]
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A.
DivX
DivX is a proprietary video codec and software suite known for enabling high-quality video compression suitable for digital distribution and playback.
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B.
Cinepak
Cinepak is an early video compression codec widely used in the 1990s for CD-ROM and multimedia applications due to its ability to play smoothly on low-powered hardware.
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C.
On2 VP6
On2 VP6 is a proprietary video compression codec developed by On2 Technologies that was widely used for streaming media, most notably as the primary video format in Adobe Flash Video before the rise of H.264.
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D.
MPEG-4
MPEG-4 is a multimedia compression and coding standard widely used for digital audio, video, and interactive media distribution over the internet and other networks.
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E.
MPlayer
MPlayer is a free, open-source, cross-platform media player known for supporting a wide range of audio and video formats via command-line and GUI front-ends.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xvid Target entity description: Xvid is a popular open-source MPEG-4 video codec used for compressing digital video, especially in formats like AVI.
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A.
DivX
DivX is a proprietary video codec and software suite known for enabling high-quality video compression suitable for digital distribution and playback.
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B.
Cinepak
Cinepak is an early video compression codec widely used in the 1990s for CD-ROM and multimedia applications due to its ability to play smoothly on low-powered hardware.
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C.
On2 VP6
On2 VP6 is a proprietary video compression codec developed by On2 Technologies that was widely used for streaming media, most notably as the primary video format in Adobe Flash Video before the rise of H.264.
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D.
MPEG-4
MPEG-4 is a multimedia compression and coding standard widely used for digital audio, video, and interactive media distribution over the internet and other networks.
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E.
MPlayer
MPlayer is a free, open-source, cross-platform media player known for supporting a wide range of audio and video formats via command-line and GUI front-ends.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MPEG-4 Part 2 codec
ⓘ
open-source software ⓘ software project ⓘ video codec ⓘ |
| category |
multimedia software
ⓘ
video compression technology ⓘ |
| compressionDomain | block-based transform coding ⓘ |
| compressionType | lossy video compression ⓘ |
| developmentModel | community-driven ⓘ |
| feature |
B-frames
ⓘ
custom quantization matrices ⓘ global motion compensation ⓘ motion estimation ⓘ multi-threading support ⓘ quantization control ⓘ quarter-pixel motion ⓘ two-pass encoding ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.avi
ⓘ
.m4v ⓘ .mp4 ⓘ |
| hasDecoder |
Xvid decoder
ⓘ
linked to:
Xvid
|
| hasEncoder |
Xvid encoder
ⓘ
linked to:
Xvid
|
| isAlternativeTo |
DivX
ⓘ
x264 ⓘ |
| isFreeSoftware | true ⓘ |
| isImplementationOf |
MPEG-4 video coding standard
ⓘ
linked to:
MPEG-4
|
| isOpenSource | true ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| licenseAbbreviation |
GPL
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU General Public License
|
| primaryUse | digital video compression ⓘ |
| softwareType | codec ⓘ |
| supportsArchitecture |
ARM
ⓘ
x86 ⓘ x86-64 ⓘ |
| supportsBitrateMode |
average bitrate
ⓘ
constant bitrate ⓘ variable bitrate ⓘ |
| supportsColorSpace |
YUV420
ⓘ
YV12 ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
Linux
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsProfile |
Advanced Simple Profile
ⓘ
Simple Profile ⓘ |
| supportsStandard | MPEG-4 Part 2 ⓘ |
| typicalContainerFormat |
AVI
ⓘ
MKV ⓘ MP4 ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | C ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Xvid Description of subject: Xvid is a popular open-source MPEG-4 video codec used for compressing digital video, especially in formats like AVI.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Xvid
linked to: Xvid