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HEVC/H.265
Bigger impact, better compression than AVC, and faster encoding with GPU acceleration—on your choice of hardware
The industry-leading codec for professional 4:2:2 10-bit production formats & beyond
With 4K available on billions of devices and 8K hot on its heels, HEVC/H.265 has quickly become the next-generation video codec of choice. The MainConcept® HEVC SDK, used today by many top companies in the industry to power their software offerings, delivers on the promise of higher performance with up to 30% greater bitrate efficiency than open source and it continually ranks at the top for overall codec quality.
The latest version combines MainConcept’s industry-leading HEVC/H.265 software encoding and decoding technology with the high performance of today’s GPU hardware processing from AMD, Intel and NVIDIA. The video decoder can output frames directly from a hardware surface when using hardware decoding on NVIDIA devices. Regardless of whether you target speed or quality, MainConcept EVA (Easy Video API) always enables the right processing for your workflow. Users get a one-stop solution for both software and hardware processing from MainConcept.
Widely deployed across streaming and broadcast use cases with plentiful features and powerful options, the MainConcept HEVC SDK offers unmatched reliability. Create better, faster and smarter videos with our patented SABET™ , get guaranteed stable frame rate and no dropped frames with AutoLive Encoding, and encode new video identical to your pre-recorded video library with AutoMatch Encoding.
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- Seamless integration with AMD, Intel and NVIDIA hardware via MainConcept EVA
Software as well as hardware-based HEVC/H.265 encoding and decoding compatible with Intel CPUs (3rd Generation Intel Core Processors and newer), Intel ARC GPUs, NVIDIA and AMD GPUs using the time-saving and cost-effective MainConcept Easy Video API. The HEVC/H.265 video decoder can output frames both 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 and 8-bit or 10-bit directly from a hardware surface when using hardware processing on dedicated NVIDIA devices. - Coding profiles
MainConcept HEVC now offers extended HDR signaling support for DVB Video encoding. There is also support for multiple natively progressive or interlaced decoder profiles from Main profile to 4:2:0, 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 8-bit to 12-bit, and DVB-T2. Seamless hardware decoding support of H.265 video for improved CPU consumption with capable NVIDIA and Intel GPUs.
- HDR processing & conversion
With the MainConcept HEVC/H.265 SDK, you can not only output in SDR or two HDR formats, but also convert between the formats in real-time. PQ/HDR-10 to HLG, HLG to PQ/HDR-10, PQ/HDR-10 to SDR conversion as well as full support for SMPTE-2086 metadata complete the decoder’s feature set. - MV-HEVC content creation for the Apple Vision Pro
The MainConcept MV-HEVC Encoder add-on allows Multiview HEVC content creation for stereoscopic playback on the Apple Vision Pro spatial computer. The ready-to-use MV-HEVC Main 10 encoding preset supports extended resolutions for immersive multi-view processing. In combination with MainConcept’s MP4/MPV multiplexing and HLS packaging including playlist generation, users can develop solutions or services featuring MV-HEVC processing for Apple’s immersive XR standard.
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SDKs: OTT Content Creation, Transcoding SDK, MV-HEVC Encoder
Technologies: ARM, GStreamer, Hybrid GPU Encoder, Hardware Encoding with IQSV, AutoLive Encoding, AutoMatch Encoding, SABET, MainConcept EVA
Applications: Blackmagic Design Plugin, FFmpeg Plugins, Live Encoder
We are the experts in professional production video coding
MainConcept offers the industry-leading codec for HEVC/H.265 4:2:2 10-bit production formats. We are closely aligned with professional camera manufacturers like Sony, Panasonic and Canon to support their formats. Our market-proven HEVC/H.265 encoder and decoder libraries allow real-time processing on x86 and ARM platforms running Windows, macOS or Linux OS.
New heights for high-efficiency video encoding
MainConcept takes video encoding to new heights! With the MainConcept HEVC/H.265 SDK, compression is improved over AVC and you can operate using less bandwidth than with open source. In fact, in codec performance comparisons by MSU prove MainConcept’s HEVC encoding superiority and showed 30% greater bitrate efficiency than open source for fixed resolution video encoding.
Highest flexibility with MainConcept EVA – Easy Video API
Deploy our HEVC/H.265 software and AMD, NVIDIA and Intel GPU hardware encoders as well as decoder via MainConcept’s Easy Video API to save integration time and costs. Compliant with AMD Radeon GPUs, Intel ARC GPUs and Intel Core Ultra processors as well as NVIDIA’s RTX 50xx series, freeing the CPU from heavy video tasks. The HEVC/H.265 video decoder can even output frames directly from a hardware surface when using hardware processing on NVIDIA devices. This covers both progressive and interlaced streams.
Accelerated hybrid GPU HEVC encoding
The Hybrid HEVC Encoder combines MainConcept’s market-leading algorithms for bitrate control and encoding with the unrivaled GPU performance of NVIDIA RTX technology, delivering up to 2.5x faster processing.1 This allows for more live channels per server with less demand for CPU resources when encoding, reducing overall hardware investments.
1 Compared to MainConcept HEVC encoder without hybrid GPU acceleration
MV-HEVC real-time processing for the next-gen XR experience
The MainConcept MV-HEVC Encoder add-on is fully compliant with Apple’s HEVC Stereo Video profile. The ready-to-use encoding preset supports extended resolutions for immersive multi-view processing. In combination with MainConcept’s MP4/MPV multiplexing and HLS packaging technology, users can develop solutions or services featuring MV-HEVC content creation for seamless playback on the Apple Vision Pro.
Smarter encoding with SABET Technology
Our patented Smart Adaptive Bitrate Encoding Technology (SABET™) gives you intelligent adaptive bitrate (ABR) encoding in a single instance by sharing processing data across up to 12 different profiles, reducing the total encoding time by over 30%.2
Guaranteed live performance with AutoLive Encoding
MainConcept AutoLive Encoding guarantees stable frame rate and no dropped frames with automatic adjustments of the encoder, based on input video material or CPU availability. Get the best possible image quality for your live encodings – automatically.
2 Optional feature. Compared to MainConcept HEVC encoder without SABET.
U.S Patent #s 9,357,210; 9,532,080; 10,178,399
Products
HEVC/H.265 Encoder SDK
| HEVC Encoder SDK with support for Main/Main 10 4:2:0 profiles, including multiplexers and audio encoders for various formats. Direct access to AMD AMF, NVIDIA NVENC and Intel QSV (incl. Intel ARC GPUs) if present on the system (Windows & Linux x86 only). |
Encoder Addons
| 4:2:2 support for HEVC Encoder | Add-on feature enabling 4:2:2 support in the HEVC/H.265 encoder |
| Hybrid GPU accelerated Encoding | Add-on feature to enable GPU Accelerated Encoding on NVIDIA RTX boards |
| SABET for HEVC Encoder | Optionally enables our Smart Adaptive Bitrate Encoding Technology |
MV-HEVC for HEVC Encoder
| Optionally enables Multiview HEVC encoding, including AAC encoding and MP4 multiplexing for the Apple Vision Pro. |
HEVC/H.265 Decoder SDK
| HEVC Decoder SDK featuring Main/Main 10 4:2:0, 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 profiles, including hardware decoding support on AMD Radeon, NVIDIA NVDEC, Intel ARC or Intel QSV capable GPUs (Windows & Linux x86 only). Comes with HDR conversion, supported demultiplexers and audio decoders. |
Decoder Addons
| WebASM HEVC Decoder SDK | Stand-alone HEVC/H.265 decoder for WASM, including ready-to-use JS sample for quick integration |
