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Daniel2 Dynamo? Next-gen Codecs!

„The fastest codec in the world“ is how the Munich-based broadcasting and production software developer Cinegy advertises its video codec Daniel2; it uses the computing power of the graphics processor to speed up image processing specifically and workflows in general. The codec promises: real-time film editing with Adobe Premiere CC, at a resolution of of 8K – without any drop in frame rate. A conversation with Cinegy boss Jan Weigner about Content Creation with Power Codecs.

2003, Jan, together with his wife, founded Cinegy GmbH as technical director - already in 2002 as Cinegy LLC in the USA. His responsibilities at Cinegy include overseeing developments at the Munich, Ampfing, US and UK locations. The largest office, however, is in Ukraine, where, as Jan tells Digital Production, „most of the most employees are still holding out, although many have already fled to Germany - and are now working here.“

Jan also coordinates customer projects, takes care of meeting deadlines for deliveries. Before founding Cinegy, Jan‘s career included business unit manager at the former software developer Integraph Computer Systems (ICS), business development manager at Access Graphics, a subsidiary of the conglomerate General Electric, and sales and marketing manager at the IT company Cinegy. marketing manager at the IT company Aist Medialab AG. Jan is an alumnus of the University of Hamburg, where he studied history. DP: What are the advantages of Daniel2?

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