Mainconcept Codec Suite 5.1 Plug-in For Adobe Premiere Pro Cs5. May 2026

  • Make a map of the World, Europe or the United States in various chronologies
  • Color code countries or states on the map
  • Add a legend and download as an image file
  • Use the map in your project or share it with your friends
  • Free and easy to use
  • For modern maps, please visit MapChart
making a map with MapChart on a laptop

Color an editable historical map

  • Choose from one of the many maps showing the state of World, Europe, or the United States in various years, including:
    • World maps for 1815, 1880, 1914, 1938
    • World map for the duration of the Cold War and beyond (1946-2016)
    • European World War I and II maps
    • US historical map, featuring the territorial evolution of the United States from 1790 to today
  • Download your map as a high-quality image, and use it for free.

Created maps are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Creative Commons License

Map showing Allied and Axis countries at the beginning of World War II

Get your map in 3 simple steps

  1. Click on any country/state on the map to color it.
  2. Fill out the legend with descriptions for each color group.
  3. Select Download map to download your map as an image.

Browser Support: Chrome/Firefox/Opera/Safari/Edge 100% , Internet Explorer nope .

Mainconcept Codec Suite 5.1 Plug-in For Adobe Premiere Pro Cs5. May 2026

This plugin replaces or supplements the standard Adobe Media Encoder (AME) export options in Premiere Pro CS5 with MainConcept's renowned codec implementations. Instead of relying on generic DirectShow or QuickTime codecs, you get direct, hardware-optimized encoding pipelines for professional delivery formats.

Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 (released April 2010) was a landmark version, introducing the 64-bit architecture and the Mercury Playback Engine (MPE), which leveraged GPU acceleration for real-time effects and rendering. Despite these advances, the native codec support remained conservative. Professional broadcasters and post-production houses frequently worked with proprietary or high-end intra-frame codecs that CS5 could not natively ingest or export. This plugin replaces or supplements the standard Adobe

MainConcept GmbH, a subsidiary of DivX, LLC, has been a leading provider of MPEG and video codec technology. Their Codec Suite 5.1 for Premiere Pro CS5 served as a plug-in that expanded the application’s import and export capabilities. This paper argues that the MainConcept Codec Suite transformed CS5 from a prosumer editing tool into a broadcast-compatible finishing system. Despite these advances, the native codec support remained

Despite its strengths, the MainConcept Codec Suite 5.1 had several constraints: Their Codec Suite 5

MainConcept is a legendary name in the video codec industry. While many users recognize the FFmpeg or x264 open-source ecosystems, MainConcept has powered the encoding cores of massive commercial applications—including Adobe’s own software in certain versions. The Codec Suite 5.1 is a collection of high-performance encoders and decoders that integrate natively into the Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 export dialog.

Unlike generic DirectShow or VFW (Video for Windows) codecs, this plug-in lives within Premiere’s native export pipeline. It supports both 32-bit and 64-bit environments, taking full advantage of CS5’s new architecture.

Ready? Select the historical map you want to create from below

For modern maps please visit MapChart.

World

1815

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1880

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1914

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1938

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Cold War (and beyond)

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Europe

World War I

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World War II

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United States

Historical USA Map (1790 to today)

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