XViD is an open-source video codec library following the MPEG-4 Video standard. In the era of CD-Rs and early broadband internet, XViD was revolutionary. It allowed users to compress a full-length movie or high-quality video compilation into a file small enough to fit on a single 700MB compact disc without a massive loss in visual fidelity. It stood as the open-source rival to the proprietary DivX codec.
: This refers to the video codec. Xvid became immensely popular in the 2000s because it allowed high-quality video files to be compressed small enough to fit onto a standard CD-R (usually 700MB) while maintaining acceptable visual fidelity for standard-definition TVs and computer monitors. Party Hardcore Gone Crazy Vol 2 XXX XViD-BTRG avi