JPEG to DivX Converter

How to Convert JPEG to DivX Online

1. Upload Your JPEG Files: Drag and drop one or more JPG, JPEG, or JFIF images, or click "Add Files" to select. Batch upload is supported — the converter reads JPG/JPEG/JFIF as the same JPEG image format.
2. Pick a Merge Strategy: Default is "Merge images" (all uploads combined into one DivX video, in upload order). Switch to "Video per image" to produce a separate DivX file per photo — useful if you want individual playable clips on a USB stick.
3. Set Image Duration, Quality Preset, and Resolution (Optional): Image Duration ranges from 1/60s up to 10 seconds per frame (3–5 seconds is comfortable for human viewing). Quality Preset defaults to Very High (Recommended); Highest, High, Medium, Low, Very Low, and Lowest are available. Choose Keep original resolution, a Fixed Resolution preset (1920×1080, 1280×720, 720×576 for PAL DVD, 720×480 for NTSC DVD), or enter a custom width × height. Background Color (default Black) controls letterbox bars when the image aspect doesn't match the video frame.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert. Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on our servers, and deleted automatically after a few hours — no sign-up, no watermark, never shared. The default codecs are DivX video and MP3 audio, which match what most DivX-certified consumer hardware expects in an AVI container.

Why Convert JPEG to DivX?

DivX is a video codec implementing the MPEG-4 Part 2 (Advanced Simple Profile) standard, first released as DivX 4.0 in July 2001 and certified into thousands of consumer DVD players, Blu-ray decks, set-top boxes, car head units, and digital photo frames between roughly 2003 and 2012. Converting JPEG photos to DivX produces a slideshow video that those legacy devices can play directly from a USB stick or burned disc — something they cannot do with a folder full of JPEG files or a modern H.264 MP4.

• Legacy DVD/Blu-ray player playback — Most DivX Home Theater certified players from the 2000s play .avi and .divx files directly off USB or DVD-R. A DivX slideshow renders without the device having to support JPEG decoding or modern codecs.
• Photo frame and car head unit slideshows — Older DivX-certified digital photo frames and aftermarket car stereos accept AVI/DivX off SD card. Encoding stills to a single video bypasses per-image scan limits some firmware imposes.
• Archival masters for offline viewing — DivX at MPEG-4 ASP compression fits 1–2 hours of slideshow video comfortably on a single 700 MB CD-R or 4.7 GB DVD-R, useful for shelving family photo collections in a non-cloud format.
• NTSC/PAL DVD authoring inputs — Studios that still cut DVDs (wedding, memorial, real-estate showcase) often need a DivX/AVI master at 720×480 (NTSC) or 720×576 (PAL) before MPEG-2 muxing in tools like DVDStyler.
• Lightweight slideshow share — DivX-encoded AVI ranges roughly 1–2 MB per minute at 720p Medium quality, smaller than equivalent MJPEG and easier to email or sideload than a 100-MB photo zip.

JPEG Slideshow Output Formats Compared

Pick DivX for hardware compatibility with DivX-certified set-top players. Pick MP4/H.264 for any device made after 2010. Pick Xvid if you want an open-source codec that some (but not all) DivX players still accept.

Quality Preset and Resolution Quick Guide

DivX Home Theater certification (the most common level on 2000s-era DVD players) tops out at standard-definition 720×576/720×480; for higher resolutions confirm the device carries DivX HD or DivX Plus HD certification.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my old DivX-certified DVD player actually play the file?

If the player carries the DivX Certified or DivX Home Theater logo, it should play a DivX-in-AVI file at 720×576 (PAL) or 720×480 (NTSC) with MP3 audio — that is the profile this converter outputs by default. Higher resolutions (720p, 1080p) require DivX HD or DivX Plus HD certification, which only appeared on later devices (roughly 2008 onward). When in doubt, render at 720×576 first.

What's the difference between DivX and Xvid?

Both implement the same MPEG-4 Part 2 ASP standard. DivX is proprietary (originally DivX, Inc.; now part of Xperi/Rovi) and is what consumer hardware certifies against. Xvid is a free, GPL-licensed implementation released in January 2001. Files encoded with Xvid play on most DivX players, but some Xvid encodes use advanced ASP features (Quarter-Pel motion, Global Motion Compensation, multiple B-frames) that DivX Home Theater devices reject. The DivX encode this tool produces stays inside the Home Theater profile by default. See also Xvid output.

Why pick DivX over MP4 for a slideshow?

Only one reason: legacy hardware. If the target device is a phone, tablet, computer, smart TV from 2014 or later, or any modern Blu-ray player, convert to MP4 instead — H.264 in MP4 is universally supported and compresses better than DivX. DivX is the right choice when your target is a 2003–2012-era DVD player, car stereo, or photo frame whose firmware predates H.264.

How long should each photo display?

For a slideshow watched by humans, 3–5 seconds per image is the comfortable range — enough time to register the subject without fatigue. For ambient/background play (a digital frame on a sideboard), 7–10 seconds works. The 1/60s and 1/30s settings are not slideshow speeds; they place each image on a single video frame at 60 fps or 30 fps, useful for stop-motion, time-lapse, or technical previews where you want one photo per frame.

Can I add background music to the DivX slideshow?

Not from this single-step JPEG-to-DivX page — the audio track defaults to silent. To add music, first generate the silent DivX, then mux an MP3 audio track in a video editor (DaVinci Resolve, Shotcut, Avidemux) or remux with ffmpeg: ffmpeg -i slideshow.divx -i music.mp3 -c:v copy -c:a copy -shortest output.avi.

Why is the file in .avi rather than .divx?

DivX video almost always lives inside an AVI container (the .divx extension is the same AVI structure with a different filename). Most DVD players and media boxes look for .avi; that's the most compatible output. If your specific device only enumerates .divx extensions, simply rename the file — the byte content is identical.

How do I get a 720×576 PAL output for European DVD authoring?

Pick the 720×576 Fixed Resolution preset in step 3 and leave Quality Preset on Very High (Recommended). The output AVI then drops directly into DVDStyler or DVD Flick as a DivX-in-AVI source; those tools transcode to MPEG-2 program stream for the final DVD-Video burn. Use 720×480 instead for NTSC-region DVDs (US, Canada, Japan).

Can I convert the DivX back to MP4 later?

Yes. Use DivX to MP4 for the reverse direction — H.264 inside MP4 is the most compatible modern format. You can also start from other formats: JPG to DivX handles .jpg-extension files specifically, and Image to DivX accepts mixed batches of JPEG, PNG, BMP, and other still formats in one upload.

What happens to images with different aspect ratios than the video frame?

The converter letterboxes them: the image is scaled to fit fully inside the chosen output resolution, and the unused area is filled with the Background Color (default Black, configurable to any of two dozen named colors). A portrait phone photo at 3024×4032 inside a 1920×1080 frame produces a centered image with black bars on the left and right.