Around these 3 Technology Cores (Video, Audio and File Format) various front-ends have been built. A front-end is a shell around a core. The core communicates with the user through a front-end. Examples of front-ends include DirectShow Filters, QuickTime Components and Video for Windows codecs.

The Cores have been ported to and optimized for various processor architectures, including embedded paltforms.

The 3ivx Filter Suite
This powerful suite of MPEG-4 tools includes 6 seperate filters to decode and encode ISO-compliant Advanced Simple Profile MPEG-4 Video, High Efficiency Multi-Channel MPEG-4 AAC (HE-AAC) Audio and read and write MP4 files. The 3ivx Filter Suite works under DirectShow and can be bundled with any Windows application that takes advantage of the DirectShow or Video for Windows (VfW) Multimedia Architecture.

3ivx for QuickTime
With the QuickTime Component 3ivx brings high performance and high visual quality ISO MPEG-4 Compliant Video to the Mac OS platform. 3ivx integrates flawlessly with QuickTime Applications such as Final Cut Pro, Cleaner, Live Stage Pro and QuickTime Broadcaster to author MPEG-4 Video and Audio. 3ivx MPEG-4 adds the possibility to use the Apple MP4 or 3GPP Components to author 3ivx encoded video for Mobile Phones or for general Internet use.

3ivx MPEG-4 encoded video is completely compatible with the Apple MPEG-4 Decoder built into and shipped with every copy of QuickTime 6 or later.

The QuickTime Component is also available for Windows. This makes 3ivx for QuickTime the ideal solution for Multimedia Authors who need to support multiple platforms.

3ivx Crush
3ivx Crush is a video compression application for converting MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and DV video to VBR MP4 or QuickTime MOV files using the 3ivx MP4 plugin (or any QuickTime codec installed on your machine, including H.264)

Designed for professionals, 3ivx Crush provides everything you need for converting MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files to the MPEG-4 format. Create your own templates or use the bundled ones for encoding audio and video for the iPod, Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable), Cell Phone (3GPP) or for Web distribution.