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MainConcept GmbH is a software company founded in Germany by Markus Moenig and Thomas Zabel. They specialize in developing video/audio codecs and also applications and plug-ins related to video/audio encoding. They are a subsidiary of Endeavor Streaming, with employees in Germany, Russia, United States and Japan.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | video/audio encoding |
| Founded | Aachen, Germany, 1993 |
| Founder | Markus Mönig, Thomas Zabel |
| Headquarters | Aachen , Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Codecs, applications, plug-ins |
Number of employees | > 100 employees worldwide |
| Parent | Endeavor Streaming |
| Website | www |
History
editMainConcept is a video codec supplier founded in 1993 in Aachen, Germany and a board member of the MPEG Industry Forum.[1] The Russian video codec company Elecard discussed an opportunity to become part of the company between April 2005, and August 2006. In November 2007, MainConcept became a wholly owned subsidiary of DivX, Inc.[2] In June 2010, Sonic Solutions acquired DivX and its subsidiaries in a cash and stock deal valued at $323 million.[3][4] Rovi Corporation acquired Sonic Solutions (including the MainConcept business) in February 2011,[5] and later sold off the DivX and MainConcept businesses in April 2014. In February 2015, NeuLion, Inc. acquired DivX, LLC including the MainConcept business.[6]
The company has specialized in video codecs since 1995, with a focus on standards, e.g. H.264/AVC, MPEG, AVC-Intra etc.
MainConcept delivered its first MPEG-1/2 Codec in 2001, and its first H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Codec in 2004.
In August 2007, Adobe Systems licensed the H.264 and AAC technology developed by MainConcept for integration into its Adobe Flash Player software.[7] In April 2010, MainConcept signed a strategic collaboration agreement with AMD to accelerate digital video encode.[8] In September 2010, the company launched MainConcept Reference 2.1 for Mac/Windows providing enhanced support for Mac OS 10.5/10.6, Apple iPad, HTML5.[9][10]
On June 4, 2013, Rovi Corporation released the MainConcept HEVC SDK 1.0.[11] SDK 1.0 supports Smart Adaptive Bitrate Encoding Technology (SABET) which allows for the simultaneous encoding of up to 10 video output streams with reduced computing cost.[11] SDK 1.0 is available for Windows and SDK 1.0.1, which will be released in July 2013, will add support for Linux and Mac OS X.[11][12] SDK 1.0 supports the Main profile while SDK 2.0, which will be released in Q4 2013, will add support for the Main 10 profile.[12][13]
IP licensing and SDK products
edit| MPEG -1/2 | VC-3 | Codec SDK |
| H.264/AVC | H.265/HEVC | Dolby Digital Consumer |
| JPEG2000 | Motion JPEG | Dolby Digital Pro SDK |
| MPEG-4 Part2/H.263 | Converter & Scaler | Dolby Digital Plus Pro SDK |
| DivX | Network Streaming | Scalable Video Coding |
| DV/DVCPRO 25 | Audio SDK | ShowCase |
| DV/DVCPRO 25/50 | AAC | MCE Encoder |
| DVCPRO HD | Flash |
Application and plug-in products
edit| TotalCode Studio | TotalCode Studio Broadcast Pack | TotalCode Studio Audio Pack | Decoder Packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.265/HEVC | H.264/AVC (10-bit, Intra Class 50 & 100) | Dolby Digital Plus Pro | MPEG-1/2 |
| H.264/AVC | XAVC-Intra | Dolby Digital Pro | H.264/AVC |
| MPEG-1/2 | JPEG2000 | DTS | H.264/AVC Broadcast |
| DivX, DivX Plus | DVCPRO HD | ||
| MPEG-4/H.263 | |||
| VC-1 |
| Plug-Ins for Adobe | Plug-Ins for Sony |
|---|---|
| Plug-In for Adobe Flash Media Encoder - AAC Encoder | Plug-In for Sony XDCAM Browser & Content Browser |
| Plug-In for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 & CS6 - TotalCode for Adobe Premiere Pro | Plug-In for Sony XDCAM SDK based Apps - XDCAM Decoder Pack |
| Plug-In for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 & CS6 - TotalCode for Adobe Premiere Pro Broadcast Pack | Plug-In for Ziris Screen Cutter - AVC Encoder |
| Plug-In for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 & CS6 - TotalCode for Adobe Premiere Pro Digital Cinema Pack | |
| Plug-In for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 & CS6 - TotalCode for Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Pack | Plug-Ins for IBM |
| Admira Decoder Pack |
Supported Formats
edit| PSP | VCD | Panasonic P2 DVCPRO | |
| iPod | DV | Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra | |
| 3GP | DV AVI | AVCHD | |
| Flash | DVCAM | JPEG 2000 | |
| Blu-ray | XDCAM IMX | Digital TV | |
| DVD | XDCAM EX | HDV | |
| SVCD | XDCAM HD |
Awards
edit- 2007, 2008 and 2009 – the Moscow State University ranked MainConcept's H.264 codec first in its annual H.264-codec comparison.[14]
See also
edit- High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
References
edit- ^ Schwarz, Ben (2022-05-27). "MainConcept Demonstrates 8K Live in the Cloud at NAB 2022". 8K Association. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "DivX buys video technologies provider MainConcept for $22 mln". Reuters. November 14, 2007.
- ^ "Sonic Solutions to Acquire DivX". Forbes. June 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ Robin Wauters (June 2, 2010). "Sonic Solutions To Acquire DivX In $323 Million Deal". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Rovi To Buy Sonic Solutions For $720 Million". Forbes. December 23, 2010.
- ^ "NeuLion Completes Acquisition of DivX". Marketwired. January 30, 2015.
- ^ James "Dela" Delahunty (August 25, 2007). "MainConcept licenses core codec technologies to Adobe for Flash". AfterDawn. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ Jai C.S. (April 12, 2010). "MainConcept and AMD Collaborate for GPU Acceleration". TMCnet. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "メインコンセプト、MainConcept Reference 2.1 for Mac/Windowsの日本国内販売を開始" (in Japanese). ProNews. September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "HTML5- תלת מימד ותמיכה ב- IBM בתערוכת MainConcept" (in Hebrew). September 12, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Rovi Releases MainConcept HEVC SDK". Rovi Corporation. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ a b "HEVC/H.265". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ David Fox (2013-06-07). "Rovi releases MainConcept HEVC SDK". TVBEurope. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ "Video filtering and compression by MSU Video Group". Moscow State University. Retrieved September 22, 2010.