MainConcept and Padus Announce Cross-Marketing Partnership for Multimedia Technologies.BEACHWOOD, Ohio & CAMPBELL, Calif. -- MainConcept, a leading provider of multimedia codec and other technologies, and Padus Incorporated, a leading developer of CD & DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. technologies, have entered a cross-marketing agreement. This agreement officially represents an ongoing practice of exclusively recommending each company's products to prospective and current customers. The MainConcept DVD Authoring SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). is optimized to integrate smoothly with the Padus Foundation Class burning engine, enabling companies to quickly create robust authoring software. MainConcept's codec SDKs (Motion JPEG, DV, DVCPRO Panasonic's variant of the DV (Digital Video) format, which provides higher quality by increasing tape speed and track width. It uses metal particle tape for added reliability and also adds a cueing track for enhanced editing. 50, MPEG-1/MPEG-2, and the upcoming H.264 and AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. codecs) make it easy to add ultra-fast, professional-quality encoding and decoding to a variety of applications for various platforms and devices. The Padus Foundation Class SDK provides developers Audio CD, Video CD, Super Video CD, DVD-Audio, and DVD-Video authoring, mastering and duplication capabilities strengthened in its integration of MainConcept's audio and video technologies. With a streamlined architecture and an efficient package this SDK allows developers and OEMs to integrate and deploy uncompromised optical media technology within their products at only a fraction of the cost of competing solutions. 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 Sony Pictures Digital, first known as Columbia TriStar Interactive, then Sony Pictures Interactive Network (or SPiN), is known as the digital website interactive creator for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) that was established in 1997. , Discreet, Sonic Solutions, Sorenson Media, Ulead Systems and many more leading companies. An H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10 Advanced Video Coding See H.264. Advanced Video Coding - H.264 ) codec and AAC (Advanced Audio Coding (audio) Advanced Audio Coding - (AAC) A successor to MP3, allowing lower bit rates and more stable quality. See MPEG-2 AAC Low Profile and MPEG-4 AAC Main Profile. ) 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 (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and 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 (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , was established in 2001 in Beachwood, Ohio. For additional information, visit the company's website at www.mainconcept.com. About Padus Padus is devoted to developing innovative, high-quality products which bring optical disc writing solutions at affordable levels. At the core of the Padus offerings is a renowned CD & DVD software development kit, the Padus Foundation Class. Featuring a small footprint and a high performance core, this intuitively simple-to-use object oriented API delivers one of the most complete multimedia features set available. These features are currently being used throughout various global industries by leading organizations such as ACD Systems, Adobe, Arcsoft, InterVideo, nVIDIA, Macrovision, and many more. Padus Incorporated is a privately held firm founded in 1995 by pioneers of the Compact Disc recording software industry. It is headquartered in Campbell, California. For additional information, visit the company's website at www.padus.com. |
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