By Elina Shatkin, June 9, 2004
This week, Sorenson Media announced Sorenson Squeeze 4.0 - a new line of video compression applications for digital video professionals and enthusiasts. The new Sorenson Squeeze 4 product family includes the Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite(TM), Sorenson Squeeze 4 for Macromedia(r) Flash MX(TM), and Sorenson Squeeze 4 for MPEG-4(TM) - all of which are available in Windows(r) and Macintosh(r) versions.
Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite is the first full-featured compression application to incorporate High Definition (HD) encoding for a variety of video formats including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime, and RealMedia(. Additionally, the Windows version of the Suite includes HD encoding options for Windows Media 9. Sorenson Media has added the Sorenson AVC Pro codec (also known as H.264) to the Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite and Sorenson Squeeze 4 for MPEG-4. This codec offers unparalleled encoding efficiency by creating the highest-quality video at roughly 70 percent the data rate of MPEG-4. All versions of Sorenson Squeeze 4 incorporate a completely redesigned interface including a fully customizable batch window that allows settings to be applied at the job, source, and output levels and many more time-saving enhancements
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Increasing overall usability and workflow efficiency, the new Squeeze 4 interface features a customizable interface allowing the user to arrange the video preview pane anywhere on the screen in either single or multi-monitor workstations. The three new versions of Sorenson Squeeze 4 feature a new video zoom tool for pixel perfect cropping, a preview slider with in/out markers allowing a segment of video to be previewed before compression, and shortcut keys that supply quick access to common compression functions. Also included among the enhancements is a new, batch-processing feature that allows producers to apply many presets and filters at the same time to multiple video files.
The Sorenson Squeeze 4 product line is expected to ship in the third calendar quarter of 2004. Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite (Windows or Macintosh) is available for US $449. Sorenson Squeeze 4 for Macromedia Flash MX (Windows or Macintosh) is available for US $119. Sorenson Squeeze 4 for MPEG-4 (Windows or Macintosh) is available for US $199. Upgrade pricing is also available for current users of Sorenson Media products.
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