<s>
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
GmbH	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
Germany	O
by	O
Markus	O
Moenig	O
and	O
Thomas	O
Zabel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
specialize	O
in	O
developing	O
video/audio	O
codecs	O
and	O
also	O
applications	O
and	O
plug-ins	O
related	O
to	O
video/audio	O
encoding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
supplier	O
founded	O
in	O
1993	O
in	O
Aachen	O
,	O
Germany	O
and	O
a	O
board	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
MPEG	B-Device
Industry	I-Device
Forum	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Russian	O
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
company	O
Elecard	O
discussed	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
between	O
April	O
2005	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2007	O
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
became	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
DivX	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Sonic	O
Solutions	O
acquired	O
DivX	B-Application
and	O
its	O
subsidiaries	O
in	O
a	O
cash	O
and	O
stock	O
deal	O
valued	O
at	O
$323	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rovi	O
Corporation	O
acquired	O
Sonic	O
Solutions	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
business	O
)	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
and	O
later	O
sold	O
off	O
the	O
DivX	B-Application
and	O
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
businesses	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
NeuLion	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
acquired	O
DivX	B-Application
,	O
LLC	O
including	O
the	O
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
specialized	O
in	O
video	B-Application
codecs	I-Application
since	O
1995	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
standards	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
H.264/AVC	B-Application
,	O
MPEG	O
,	O
AVC-Intra	B-Application
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
delivered	O
its	O
first	O
MPEG-1/2	B-Algorithm
Codec	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
its	O
first	O
H.264/MPEG	B-Application
-4	I-Application
AVC	I-Application
Codec	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
Adobe	O
Systems	O
licensed	O
the	O
H.264	B-Application
and	O
AAC	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
for	O
integration	O
into	O
its	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
signed	O
a	O
strategic	O
collaboration	O
agreement	O
with	O
AMD	O
to	O
accelerate	O
digital	O
video	B-Application
encode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
Reference	O
2.1	O
for	O
Mac/Windows	O
providing	O
enhanced	O
support	O
for	O
Mac	O
OS	O
10.5/10.6	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Rovi	O
Corporation	O
released	O
the	O
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
HEVC	B-Algorithm
SDK	O
1.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SDK	O
1.0	O
supports	O
Smart	O
Adaptive	O
Bitrate	O
Encoding	O
Technology	O
(	O
SABET	O
)	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
simultaneous	O
encoding	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
video	B-Application
output	O
streams	O
with	O
reduced	O
computing	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SDK	O
1.0	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
SDK	O
1.0.1	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
will	O
add	O
support	O
for	O
Linux	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
SDK	O
1.0	O
supports	O
the	O
Main	O
profile	O
while	O
SDK	O
2.0	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Q4	O
2013	O
,	O
will	O
add	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Main	O
10	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2007	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
-	O
the	O
Moscow	O
State	O
University	O
ranked	O
MainConcept	B-Algorithm
's	O
H.264	B-Application
codec	O
first	O
in	O
its	O
annual	O
H.264-codec	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
