MainConcept MPEG-2 is a powerful tool for converting video data into MPEG-1/2 for the common formats Video CD, Super Video CD, DVD and various other formats. The user can compress the files according to his wishes. It supports almost all features of the approved MPEG standard. The full license codec Plug-In offers a simple as well as a professional interface. The latter enables experts to perfect both their video and audio streams by adjusting a great number of settings and parameters, including the bitrate, in order to obtain high-quality results for professional production environments. The default settings of the software already offer the novice excellent results. It also includes many ready-to-use presets for common production environments, such as 720p, 1080i, ATSC etc. As audio formats MPEG and LPCM audio are supported. The software under Windows is also shipped with the MainConcept MPEG Decoder filter, enabling playback of MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files in Windows Media Player and other DirectShow compatible programs. MainConcept MPEG-2 can only be used when the MainConcept Reference base application is installed (not included ? free download).