whats does Xvid mean on a torrent file?

[schaduels]

every time i go to torrent something i cant decide weather to get the Xvid copy or the other one

[Puto1990]

xvid is just a codec pack used while copying the video, it is a popular one but I recommend MP4, MKV & RMVB formats, the quality is just as good but they take half a much memory so they download twice faster, also torrent is a P2P download which recently are more exposed to getting caught, you should look for places which are using servers like rapidshare.com or megaupload.com your downloads have less chances of been spotted by people who monitor internet for illegal downloads

[HekateM]

Xvid, is a type of player I think? I've gotten them before and they work just like the other ones. VLC, WMP, and Zoom all play them.