MainConcept H.264 Technology Named ''Best Commercial Codec'' For Second Time
March 05 2008 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, today announced
that its wholly-owned subsidiary MainConcept AG, the world�s
leading provider of audio and video codecs and software development
kits, has won the annual Moscow State University Media &
Graphics Lab MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codecs Comparison. The
MainConcept H.264 solution is widely deployed by a number of
partners across the media industry. DivX, which has built a global
standard for high-quality digital video across any device, acquired
MainConcept in November, 2007 and plans to implement the
award-winning H.264 technology in its products. The goal of the
annual comparison is the evaluation of the leading H.264 codec
implementations. Codecs were evaluated using objective metrics in
videoconferencing, movie, and high definition television
applications. MainConcept�s offering was found to demonstrate the
best quality for all testing sequences in all three categories.
Other codecs evaluated in the competition included those from x264,
Intel IPP, Artemis x264 and AMD. The results of the comparison can
be viewed online at
http://compression.ru/video/codec_comparison/mpeg-4_avc_h264_2007_en.h
tml#download.(Due to its length, this URL may need to be
copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove
the extra space if one exists.) �This is the second time
MainConcept participated in the MSU Comparison - the leading
benchmark for H.264 codecs � and for the second time we came out on
top,� said Markus Moenig, Chief Technology Officer at DivX, Inc.
and founder of MainConcept. �We are proud to rank first in a list
of strong competitors. This also confirms the market�s esteem for
MainConcept as the number one commercial solution for video
compression technology across a wide variety of applications.� The
H.264 codec is among the leading video codec standards today,
widely adopted for its high definition capability. Depending on the
video source quality, customers may also choose different codec
quality or even other video encoding standards such as MPEG-2,
VC-1, JPEG2000 or others, all offered by MainConcept. Additionally,
MainConcept provides one-stop solutions, such as MainConcept
Reference, a professional transcoding tool that integrates all
MainConcept encoding and decoding products in one set. About DivX,
Inc. DivX, Inc. is a digital media company that enables consumers
to enjoy a high-quality video experience across any kind of device.
DivX creates, distributes and licenses digital video technologies
that span the �three screens� comprising today�s consumer media
environment�the PC, the television and mobile devices. Over 100
million DivX Certified� devices have shipped into the market from
leading consumer electronics manufacturers. DivX also offers
content providers and publishers a complete solution for the
distribution of secure, high-quality digital video content. Driven
by a globally recognized brand and a passionate community of
hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying the video
experience to enable the digital home. About MainConcept
MainConcept is the worldwide leading provider of high-quality codec
technology for the broadcast, film, consumer electronics, computer
software, medical imaging and security markets. MainConcept
solutions are optimized for various platforms including PCs,
set-top boxes, portable media players and mobile phones.
MainConcept supports the most popular industry standards such as
MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, H.264/AVC, VC-1, DV, DVCPRO, DVCPro HD,
JPEG2000, AAC, HE-AAC and AC3. MainConcept is located in Germany
with subsidiaries in the USA, Russia, and Japan. The company serves
the Asia-Pacific region through key distribution partners in China,
Korea, and Taiwan. MainConcept customers include some of the most
respected international companies in the world. MainConcept is a
wholly owned subsidiary of DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX). For more
information about MainConcept and available codecs visit
www.mainconcept.com or www.codecby.com. Parties interested in
licensing MainConcept technology can contact the company at
sales(at)mainconcept.com. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in
this press release that are not strictly historical in nature
constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding DivX's visibility
within the investment community. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause DivX's actual results to be materially different
from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to: the risk that customer use of DivX technology may not
grow as anticipated; the risk that anticipated market opportunities
may not materialize at expected levels, or at all; the risk that
the Company�s activities may not result in the growth of profitable
revenue; risks and uncertainties related to the maintenance and
strength of the DivX brand; risks associated with DivX's ability to
penetrate existing and new markets; risks regarding the effects of
competition; DivX's dependence on its licensees and partners; the
effect of intellectual property rights claims; and other factors
discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of DivX's quarterly report
on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 14, 2007. All
forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary statement. DivX is providing this information as of the
date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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