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IBC 2025: Broadcasters Look to Real-Time Quality and Simplified Workflows

Next-Level Simplicity: Easy Video API

vScore: Fast and Easy Video Quality Measurement for MainConcept HEVC Encoding

Encoder performance tuning with Optuna

Behind the Lens: The Year of Smart Glasses

MainConcept VVC/H.266 Decoder: overview of key features and capabilities

Defining the Next Generation of Video Codecs: Scenes from ITU's 2025 MPEG Workshop

MainConcept AutoLive VVC/H.266 Encoding

Reflections on 2024: Innovations, Challenges and the Road Ahead

Tuning a Kubernetes cluster for running video encoders

VVC/H.266 encoding acceleration

Professional Video Production on Snapdragon X PCs

Unified API – Integration Made Easy

Streamlining Encoder evaluation using Dask & Python with MainConcept Codecs

Re-Classifying Broadcast: A New Era of Media

The Seemingly Incompatible Becomes Reality: Dolby Digital Audio in FFmpeg

Pioneering the Future with MainConcept at IBC 2024

Is Misclassification Really a Problem?

A Broadcast Gold Medal Team Event: MainConcept powers the Paris Olympics 2024

Showing a Live Immersive MPEG-H Audio Workflow at NAB 2024

Mid-Year Review II: The Trends Taking 2024 By Storm

Mid-Year Review I: The Trends Taking 2024 By Storm

Olympics Coverage: Picking up the UHD Torch

Decoding the Art of Adoption: Falling Flat and Coming Out on Top

JPEG XS: Bridging the Gap Between Quality and Bandwidth in Professional Applications

MPEG-2: Growing Old Gracefully

The Tale of Three Codecs

The Codec Lifecycle

The Next Level – Broadcast and Content Preparation Cloud Workflows

SDK Evaluation the Easy Way

Cracking the OTT Streaming Compatibility Code with HLS

MainConcept: Our 30th Year In Review

Can Codecs Help the Industry Become More Sustainable?

Low-Latency at Scale with CMAF

3 ways ad insertion impacts ad performance

Leveraging Codec Features for Improved Efficiency, Cost Savings and Seamless Delivery

MainConcept at IBC: Simplify workflows, Minimize Risk, Save Time, and Ensure Consistent Quality.

Comparing MainConcept Video Codecs with Open Source

SBTVD and the relevance for Brazil

Scrum planning insights

NAB, VVC, 8K, FFmpeg Plugins and Industry Collaboration

Predictions for Digital Video Trends in 2023

Super Bowl LVII: Star Power and Digital Video Technology for the Win

MainConcept: 30 Years and Counting

MainConcept 2022 Year in Review

MainConcept partners with Globo to bring HDR video of FIFA World Cup to Brazil

Next Stop, Inter BEE 2022: VVC, 8K Live, LCEVC and more

VVC Enters the Video mainstream, MainConcept Leads the Way

IBC 2022 Retrospective: From Austin to Aachen to Amsterdam

First Glimpse of MainConcept VVC and MPEG-H Audio Encoding at SET Expo

In Retrospect: NAB Show 2022

NAB 2022 Goes (8K) All the Way

WebAssembly Spreads its Wings to Cover More Use Cases

Hot Digital Video Trends for 2022

MainConcept Year in Review

The Evolution of ARM Processors: Are You Ready?

Dalet & MainConcept: Solving Challenges for Broadcast and Video Production Professionals

Facilitate Distance Learning with MainConcept Live Encoder

MainConcept at Streaming Media West Connect Innovation Hour

Technology that Brings Sporting Events to Fans

MainConcept Expands FFmpeg Portfolio Providing More Access to their Industry-Leading Codecs

M&E Tech Enabling Business in Turbulent Times 

Choosing a Codec: Why Free is Not Always Free

MainConcept Goes GStreamer: Extended Codec Footprint

Behind the Scenes: Gold Medal Olympics' Content Live & On Demand

xHE-AAC: A New Standard for the Audio & Video Streaming Experience

High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) Beta Program

Encoding Digital Video with AVC/H.264: The Need for Speed

Codecs Made Easy: MainConcept Transcoding SDK

Encoding Time on Apple Computers: The M1 Revolution

Universal File Ingest for Digital Video

The State of 8K in 2021: The Vision Becomes a Reality

From Aachen to Austin: Digital Video Technology Decoded (and Encoded)

Why Do Things Twice? MainConcept SABET Speeds Processing of Live and VOD Workflows

AS-11 UK DPP Content Creation: MainConcept has you covered!

DaVinci Resolve Studio Project Rendering Capabilities on Linux & macOS

The Value of Benchmark Testing for Video Codecs

MainConcept Codec Plugin for DaVinci Resolve Studio Lets Creators Do More

Video Production Software on ARM Processors

The True Cost of Open Source Codecs

Secure Browser-based Video with WebAssembly