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• MainConcept Reference
• Codecs for Reference
• MPEG-2
• H.264/AVC Broadcast
• H.264/AVC Pro
• MPEG-4 Part 2
• VC-1 Pro
• DVCPRO HD
• JPEG2000
• Dolby Digital Plus Pro
• Dolby Digital Pro
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• Decoder Packs
• Codecs for Decoder Pack
• MPEG-2
• H.264/AVC
• H.264/AVC Broadcast
• MPEG-4/H.263
• DVCPRO HD
• JPEG2000
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• Plug-Ins for Adobe
• AAC Encoder
• MPEG Pro™ HD 4
• MPEG Pro™ HD 4 Plug-Ins
• H.264/AVC & MPEG
• XDCAM™
• DVCPRO
• AVC-Intra
• Broadcast Suite
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• Plug-Ins for Sony
• Conversion Pack #1
• Conversion Pack #2
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• Codecs & Conversion
• DVCPRO 25/50 DV Codec
• DV Codec
• Motion JPEG Codec
• MCE Encoder

Plug-In for MainConcept Reference 2.0

MainConcept MPEG-2 is a powerful tool for converting video data into MPEG-1/2 for the common formats and devices.

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

Here is a list of supported formats in Reference MPEG-2:

• Blu-ray Disc MPEG-2
• XDCAM HD
• XDCAM EX
• XDCAM IMX
• DVD
• Video CD
• Super Video CD
• HDV

The user can compress the files according to his wishes. It supports almost all features of the approved MPEG (Motion Picture Expert Group) standard. The software offers a simple as well as a professional interface. The latter enables experts to perfect both their video and audio streams by adjusting a great number of settings and parameters, including the bitrate, in order to obtain high-quality results for professional production environments.

The default settings of the software already offer the novice excellent results. It also includes many ready-to-use presets for common production environments, such as 720p, 1080i, ATSC etc. As audio formats MPEG and LPCM are included.

Reference MPEG-2 also supports Dolby Digital Professional or Dolby Digital Plus Professional. These transcoding plug-ins must be obtained separately, but they allow you to add high-quality Dolby 5.1 surround sound to your multimedia productions.

Many powerful audio and video filters, such as color correction, timecode insertion, audio normalization, etc. make Reference 2.0 the perfect transcoding tool for every production environment that requires professional quality and performance.

*Capturing is only available in Reference for Windows.

Availability

MainConcept MPEG-2 full license Plug-In is currently available for Windows.

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

The full license codec Plug-In provides unrestricted MPEG 1/2 support. When purchasing the full license Plug-In, you will receive a link to unlock the appropriate codec in the free MainConcept Reference base application, so an internet connection is required. The base application must be installed on your system. Click here to get free download.