I’ve used VideoLAN Client for all my media needs for a while. It was necessary as some codecs weren’t available on OS X in any other form. DivX has had codecs out there a little while and between that and VLC, I haven’t lamented the lack of an official DivX player much at all.
The DivX people have finally delivered with their player for Mac. I’ve downloaded it and the single most compelling option is the ability to fade everything but the movie on the screen. It’s like dimming the lights in your living room when you pop in your latest DVD rental. That feature alone makes it a keeper for me, despite the three fifteen crashes I’ve caused just playing with the interface (without playing a movie).
