The MPEG-4 Part 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2) and H.263 (ITU-T Recommendation H.263) standard is widely used for encoding and streaming of video. The MainConcept MPEG-4 Part 2 codec plug-in for the MainConcept Reference 2 application offers superior quality encoding of MPEG-4 part 2/H.263. In terms of audio support, it includes AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) encoding and decoding.

It offers professional features such as watch folder and batch list encoding. Additionally, it includes a powerful capture engine* allowing video capture from camcorders, webcams, etc. in their native or another format if available.

Here is a list of supported formats in Reference MPEG-4 Part 2 and H.263:

• Sony PSP
• Apple iPod
• 3GP H.263
• 3GP MPEG-4 Part 2

Many mobile devices such as mobile phones require these video streams as 3GPP or MP4 for playback. MainConcept MPEG-4 Part 2 offers presets for Apple iPod, Sony PSP and various mobile phones. It even includes several presets for the H.263 format that is also a renowned standard for common mobile devices.

*Capturing is only available in Reference for Windows.

The full license codec Plug-In provides unrestricted MPEG-4 Part 2/H.263 support. When purchasing the full license Plug-In, you will receive a serial number to unlock the appropriate codec in the free MainConcept Reference 2 base application. The base application must be installed on your system.

• Software-only MPEG-4 (ISO/IEC 14496-2) and H.263 (ITU-T Recommendation H.263) encoding.
• Includes MPEG-4 presets for Apple iPod, Sony PSP and other mobile devices.
• Includes H.263 presets be used in common mobile phones or similar devices.
• 4:2:0 chroma format support.
• Support for Simple Profile (SP) and Advanced Simple Profile (ASP).
• Supports resolutions up to 1080p.
• Capturing from many different devices in their native format and MPEG-4 Part 2 or H.263 (Windows only).
• Subtitle support.
• Useful Watch Folder and Batch List Encoding features.
• Many powerful video and audio filters for different production environments and occasions.
• New preset structure.
• Configurable preset shortcuts for quick access to often used transcoding profiles.
• Very useful for purposes where low bitrates and low resolution are needed.
• Improved user interface for better handling and managing of transcoding jobs and projects.
• New advanced Video/Audio Encoder and Multiplexer Settings dialogs with many useful options for optimizing your footage.
• Direct access to import modules when opening streams for transcoding.
• The Windows version also includes the MainConcept MPEG-4 Part 2 Decoder, enabling playback of MPEG-4 and H.263 streams in the Windows Media Player and other compatible programs.

Audio:

• AAC

Stream Type:

• MPEG-4 Part 2 ES
• MP4 file format
• 3GPP file format

High-Resolution Manuals:
The documentation of MainConcept Reference is included in the demo version. However, it can also be downloaded separately to give you an overview of the powerful transcoding application. The high-resolution manual is available for free downloading below, in zipped Adobe® Acrobat® format. Currently, only the English version is available.

English manual for MainConcept Reference
(8.83 MB)

To use MainConcept Reference 2, you'll need to make sure that your computer system meets at least these minimum requirements:

Operating systems:

• Microsoft® Windows® 7, XP, Vista and 2000
  (we recommend to install always the current Service Pack for the used operating system), Microsoft®  DirectX 9.0®.
• Mac OS X 10.5 or higher (Mac/Intel)

When you want to use MainConcept Reference within a network, please contact your local sales representative at sales(at)mainconcept.com.

The new version Reference 2.2 comes with the following fixes and improvements:

• Resolved crash when using a JPEG2000 DCI preset for transcoding.
• CUDA H.264/AVC Encoding now included in the Windows and Mac OS X applications from the start.
• Capturing to MPEG-2 Custom preset with Dolby Digital Professional results in audio stream only clips.
• Transcoding JPEG2000 Elementary Stream containing more than 1024 frames causes error.
• Crash of Capture module when capturing to custom VC-1 preset with MPEG TS muxing from a DV camcorder.
• Capture crash on 64-bit systems resolved.
• Sony PSP H.264/AVC file errors fixed.
• MPEG-4 Part 2 import problems (video stream) solved.
• DVCPRO 50 encoding issues resolved.
• Batch encoding issues with Custom MPEG-1 profile resolved.
• LPCM audio stream in MPEG PS import problems fixed.

Upgrade to Reference 2 – 50% Special Discount on the First Order:

For a limited time only, MainConcept is offering Reference 1.x customers a 50% discount on the first order for Reference 2 Codec Plug-Ins.
Whether you want to order just one Reference Codec Plug-in only, or you want to order the entire set of Codec Plug-Ins, you get a 50% discount on your first order.

Why upgrade? With Reference 2 you get powerful new features including:

• Capture functionality
• New preset structure for quick access to the most important presets.
• Subtitle rendering support for *.srt and *.sub files.

For details on how to get your 50% discount, e-mail your name, a copy of your invoice and the Reference 1.x serial number to sales(at)mainconcept.de. Take advantage of this limited time offer today!