QUOTE(xerces8 @ Oct 31 2007, 11:21 PM)

Then why do you link another codec ? ;-)
codec == thing that codes and decodes something
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But...
You can used VfW codec to compress and decompress video, example in VirtualDub (indeed, VfW codecs is required by VD).
You can play (decode) video used DirectShow filter, but
can't compress (
code) (exclude DMO codecs from MS).
Most DirectShow filters it's not codecs (can't compress).
Normally DivX, Xvid and most other codecs distribution include DirectShow filter and VfW codec.
WMP (in most cases) and more other players just used DirectShow filters, not codecs.
Please try ffdshow filter (not only for DivX video).
(And ffdshow VfW wrapper is very useful.)