mainconcept mpeg pro plugin 2.0 sony vegas

[MGadAllah]

Please what is the mainconcept mpeg pro plugin 2.0 sony vegas?

[Steve Grisetti]

I believe that is so that the program can output Main Concept MPEG files, Mohamed. That's pretty much the gold standard for MPEGs.

[MGadAllah]

You mean it is a pre-set for producing movies?

[Bob]

No, it's not a preset. It's a plugin used to encode mpeg-1 and mpeg-2 video. The Vegas plugin comes in two versions. A standard version that provides fixed presets, and a "Pro" version that provides customizable presets. The "Pro" version will not work in Vegas Studio.

Mainconcept is probably the best known company that provides quality implementations of the various commonly used video codecs. Mainconcept provides the core library of encoding and decoding routines and provides a software development kit to enable other vendors to incorporate the codecs into their products. Adobe uses Mainconcept mpeg codecs for example. Sony used the Mainconcept software development kit to create these plugins for Vegas.

[MGadAllah]

But why when google I found too many of these main concept?
Why not a single MPEG codec ?

[Steve Grisetti]

Every brand has their own. They are similar -- but not identical.

As Bob and I have said, Main Concept makes the encoder that most people agree produces the best MPEGs.

[MGadAllah]

Does there is any cheap ones?

[Steve Grisetti]

Even if there is, why would you want to use a cheap MPEG encoder, Mohamed? This one is free. It comes with the program.

[MGadAllah]

Even if there is, why would you want to use a cheap MPEG encoder, Mohamed? This one is free. It comes with the program.

Really!? I thought it is an add on to be bought separately.
Where can I find it in the program then my friend ?

[Bob]

It's been built into Vegas since version 3. Vegas uses the MainConcept codec when you export to mpeg-1 or mpeg-2.

[MGadAllah]

It's been built into Vegas since version 3. Vegas uses the MainConcept codec when you export to mpeg-1 or mpeg-2.

How to produce my projects using it?

[Steve Grisetti]

Go to the Project menu and select Render As. You'll see it listed as one of your output options.

[MGadAllah]

Oh, yes yes it is
Thanks a lot my friend.