what is xvid? please help!?

[AlexB]

someone told i can use xvid to put my mp4 files(movie) onto a dvd?
what does xvid do? (simple terms please)
can i use it for my mp4 files thing?

 

[DanaLN]

You can use any good dvd burning software like Nero etc. to put your mp4 movies on a dvd. The software will encode the mp4 movies to burn on a dvd. You don't need xvid for this purpose.
The Xvid Codec is a video encoding and decoding (playback) codec.