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MainConcept Releases PVR Software; New Product Offers Many Features Including High-Quality Codecs
Business Wire, March 16, 2004
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
AACHEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004
MainConcept, a world leader in codec and video editing technology, today announced the immediate availability of MainConcept PVR, full-featured Personal Video Recorder software for Microsoft(R) Windows(R). The PVR uses MainConcept's fast, high-quality MPEG codecs to record material from television via a video card. Commercials and other unwanted portions can be easily removed, and the material can be burned directly to a DVD, Video CD or Super Video CD.(1) MainConcept PVR includes a user-friendly interface with many powerful features:
-- Compatibility with a wide variety of video capture cards
-- CD/DVD authoring/burning engine; lets users record material
directly to DVD, VCD or SVCD format
-- Full MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 support
-- Timeshifting; allows playback of clips while recording
-- Compatibility with numerous worldwide video standards
-- Powerful recording timer and playlist support
-- Automatic ad detection and deletion
"The MainConcept PVR marks our entry into a new category of software," said Markus Moenig, founder and CEO of MainConcept. "By combining our acclaimed codecs with an innovative interface, we offer a fun-to-use product which can replace the need for hardware encoding cards."
MainConcept PVR is now available for purchase and immediate download at http://www.mainconcept.com/pvr.shtml for the low price of just US$39.90. A free demo version is available. The product is also available for OEM bundling.
About MainConcept
MainConcept is a worldwide leader in codecs and video editing technologies for personal computers, set-top boxes and other devices. The company's Motion JPEG, DV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 codecs are used in products from Microsoft TV, Adobe Systems, Sony Pictures Digital, Discreet, Sonic Solutions, Sorenson Media, Ulead Systems and many more leading companies. An H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) codec will be released soon. MainConcept offers SDKs which make it easy for companies to implement codecs and other multimedia features with minimal research and development. The company also has a line of innovative end-user video editing and compositing software which is also available for OEM bundling.
MainConcept AG is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, where it was founded and has operated for more than 10 years. The U.S. subsidiary, MainConcept LLC, was established in 2001 in Beachwood, Ohio.
Additional information is available from MainConcept's general site at http://www.mainconcept.com/ and from the developers site at http://developer.mainconcept.com/.
> (1) MainConcept respects intellectual property rights. TheMainConcept PVR software is intended for personal archiving,
not for unauthorized duplication of copyrighted material.
All trademarks remain the property of their owner(s), and are used for informational purposes only.
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