MainActor was
video editing software
Video editing software, or a video editor is software used performing the post-production video editing of digital video sequences on a non-linear editing system. It has replaced traditional flatbed celluloid film editing tools and analog video ta ...
from
MainConcept
MainConcept GmbH is a software company founded in Germany by Markus Moenig and Thomas Zabel. They specialize in developing video/audio codecs and also applications and plug-ins related to video/audio encoding. They are a subsidiary of Endeavor S ...
for Windows also for
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, which ...
.
The last version was 5.5, being available for SuSE 10.1 and Ubuntu 6 distributions. In the beginning the software was written on the
Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphi ...
.
The software cost EUR€167.23 (US$199.00). A free demo version, that shows a watermark, was available.
MainActor was created and developed by
Markus Moenig
Markus Moenig (german: link=no, Markus Mönig), is a German Entrepreneur and Computer scientist. He is the CEO of BrainDistrict GmbH, a Graphics software manufacturing company. He was the founder of MainConcept, a video/audio codecs developing c ...
, the CEO of
MainConcept
MainConcept GmbH is a software company founded in Germany by Markus Moenig and Thomas Zabel. They specialize in developing video/audio codecs and also applications and plug-ins related to video/audio encoding. They are a subsidiary of Endeavor S ...
at that time.
In May 2007, MainConcept decided to discontinue the supply and development of MainActor. In November 2007, MainConcept was taken over by
DivX, Inc.
DivX, Inc. (; now DivX, LLC and also formerly known as DivXNetworks, Inc.) is a privately held video technology company based in San Diego, California. DivX, LLC is best known as a producer of three codecs: an MPEG-4 Part 2-based codec, the ...
The software is no longer officially available or supported.
See also
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Comparison of video editing software
General information
This table gives basic general information about the different editors:
Active
Discontinued / inactive
Definition
* professional: used for full length Hollywood movies;
* professional (small): mainly used for paid ...
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List of video editing software
The following is a list of video editing software.
The criterion for inclusion in this list is the ability to perform non-linear video editing. Most modern transcoding software supports transcoding a portion of a video clip, which would count as ...
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Markus Moenig
Markus Moenig (german: link=no, Markus Mönig), is a German Entrepreneur and Computer scientist. He is the CEO of BrainDistrict GmbH, a Graphics software manufacturing company. He was the founder of MainConcept, a video/audio codecs developing c ...
External links
MainConcept home pageUnofficial MainActor Forums
References
Video editing software
Windows multimedia software
Linux audio video-related software
Amiga software
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