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Squeeze for Flash is the leading encoding application for Flash video because it creates the smallest video file sizes and the highest-quality Flash video.
If you require more outputs than just Flash, then look to Squeeze 5, which includes support for formats such as QuickTime, MPEG1-2, and Windows Media.
Key New Features in Squeeze 5 for Flash
- Increased Encoding Speed; Simultaneous multi-file encoding capability
- Workflow Enhancements; Audience Presets - Bundles audio, video, pre-processing filters, and distribution settings into a single preset; New preset search feature; Drag-and-drop publish presets
- 3. Select an intelligent preset
- Enhanced Video Quality; New high quality H.264 codec; New Microsoft VC1 codec for Blu-ray encoding; Improved MPEG-1 and MPEG-2; New video filters include Watermarking, Hue and Saturation, and Sharpen; Enhanced filters include Inverse Telecine and Deinterlacing
- Enhanced Audio Quality; AC3 compatible surround sound encoding capabilities; VST audio plugin architecture; New audio filters include Audio Duration and Audio Volume
Simplicity
Video compression is as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4- 1. Open an uncompressed video file
- 2. Select an output format
- 3. Select an intelligent preset
- 4. Press "Squeeze It"
Quality
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- One-Pass Variable Bit Rate (VBR) compression One-Pass VBR compression reduces processing time to non-VBR standards while delivering only slightly lower quality than Two-Pass VBR compression.
- Two-Pass Variable Bit Rate (VBR) compression Squeeze supports Two-Pass VBR, which produces higher-quality video than standard compression while only adding slightly more processing time.
- High Definition (HD) encoding options Squeeze includes High Definition (HD) encoding options for AVC/H.264, Flash, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime, RealMedia, and Windows Media.
- Audio normalization Squeeze analyzes your audio to find the loudest sound and then adjusts the audio to maximum volume.
- Contrast/brightness Contrast changes the range of dark to light pixels in a linear fashion. Brightness makes the image lighter or darker. These two filters can improve the compression quality.
- Deinterlacing Squeeze's deinterlacing feature can make your video look better by removing interlacing artifacts caused by the two fields per frame nature of conventional video.
- Fade in/out Fade in/out lets you create a black or white fade segments at the beginning or end of your movie.
- Telecine removal Telecine removal maintains video quality by removing the extra frames that are added (3:2 pull down) when film (24 frames per second) is transferred to video (30 frames per second).
- Video noise reduction The video noise reduction feature reduces video noise in your content without causing it to look fuzzy. Reducing noise can increase video encoding quality.
- White/black restore (with image smoothness slider) Squeeze gives you the option to control the levels of white and black in your video.
Productivity and Workflow
Squeeze provides powerful features that allow you to streamline your workflow and maximize your job throughput.
- Faster encodingSqueeze 5 increases encoding speeds on multiple files with multi-thread encoding. Improvements have been made in On2 Flash, MPEG-2, and many pre-processing features.
- Native MacIntel support MacOS X on Intel processors is supported natively.
- Metadata encoding/passthrough Meta data input and output for Flash, QuickTime, Windows Media, MPEG-4, and MP3.
- FLV Player The new Sorenson Media FLV player makes it possible to play and preview all of your encoded FLV files. Clicking the play button on encoded FLV files from within the batch window in Squeeze automatically launches the FLV player for instant previewing of the FLV.
- Improved, easy to edit Flash Player Skins templates for SWF and FLV Easily customize and change the look and feel without adding a great deal of file size to video projects. These new FLA files are easy to edit in Flash with easy to follow documentation.
- Linked or embedded FLV option for SWF Squeeze now follows Macromedia's recommended method for linking to an FLV from SWF files by default. This feature also makes it possible to have player controls for an FLV that is located on a remote server.
- Global metadata entry on source files for Flash output
- Source pixel aspect ratio control Squeeze now automatically detects the source file's pixel aspect ratio. The user can use the source pixel auto detection or they can define the sources pixel aspect ratio manually.
- Batch processing at job, source, and output levels Squeeze lets you process multiple video clips efficiently via the new batch processing window. Apply your settings at the job, source or even output level to quickly prepare multiple video clips at the same time.
- Integrated links for Flash (SWF) output This feature allows ActionScript variables to be encoded as part of the video and Flash Player templates.
- Multi-Bit-Rate file creation for Windows Media and RealMediaCreate a single file with all of the common data rates. Visitors to the Web site, who access your file will receive the appropriate data rate for their connection speed.
- Ability to constrain output file sizes Squeeze allows you to request a final target output file size and then automatically adjusts the compression settings to reach the desired file size.
- Adjustable cropping Squeeze's cropping ability allows you trim the edges of your video and to quickly "cut out" undesirable areas within your video.
- Audio import Squeeze lets you select an audio track to encode with your video file.
- Duplicate source button With the new duplicate source button you can quickly add multiple output options with just a few clicks.
- DV capture Squeeze captures digital video through any DV source, whether it is a digital video camera or an analog-to-digital converter.
- In/out trim points With the in/out trim points you can remove unwanted video at the beginning and end of your video.
- Multiple Watch Folders with multiple output options Set up several different Watch Folders for multiple output options on your computer or even your network to streamline your workflow. Squeeze supports output for multiple formats including QuickTime, *Windows Media (7, 8, and 9), RealMedia, Flash, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 media for streaming, progressive downloads, CDs, and even DVDs.
- Standard NLE shortcut keys Use the NLE shortcut keys to quickly implement standard keyboard controls that are used in other popular video applications.
Integration
- DVD
- Send to DVD Authoring Squeeze sends the encoded video clip directly to Avid DVD by Sonic on Windows and DVD Studio Pro on the Mac.
- Chapter Markers for DVD Now Avid users are able to transfer chapter markers to Squeeze or even set up and edit chapter markers directly within Squeeze.
- Flash
- Alpha channel support for Flash 8 (requires On2 VP6 codec)Support for a real alpha channel at run-time. This revolutionary new capability provides the unique ability to overlay video composited with a transparent (even semi-transparent) alpha channel over other Flash content. Create dynamic presentations with presenters shot in front of a blue screen.
- Optional tasks dialog The publish dialog let you send encoded media directly to an FTP site, a new location on your hard drive, or even open the file in a new application.
- Transport Streams for HDV, DVHS, and broadcast television Several transport streams types have been enabled within Squeeze 4.3 so that users can leverage the latest formats.
User Interface
Squeeze provides an easy to use interface while still giving all of the controls that professionals demand.
- Ability to save audio and video filter settings Squeeze not only enables you to adjust the audio and video filter settings, but it also lets you to save your own settings for future projects.
- Ability to save a project Squeeze now enables you save your uncompleted project so that you can work on it at a later time.
- Customizable interface layout Customize the Squeeze 4 interface to fit your workflow needs. Simply minimize or close windows that you do not need and expand windows that you do need.
- Filter preview sliderUse the Squeeze filter preview slider to view your filter setting changes before you encode your video.
- Modeless filter dialog The new modeless filter dialog allows you to edit your filters and view the results of those changes (via the preview slider) without closing the dialog box.
- Detachable and resizable preview window Detach and resize the video preview window or move it to a second monitor! Squeeze will remember where you drag and drop the windows.
- Video zoom tool for pixel-perfect cropping With the new zoom tool you can make sure that you crop only the pixels you don't need.
- In/out preview markers Leverage the new in/out preview markers to select a section of your video clip to preview the encoding.
Input Formats
- AAC
- AC3
- AIF/AIFF
- ASF
- AVI
- DV
- MOV
- MP3
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
MPEG-4WAV- WMA
- WMV
Video Encoders
- MS ISO MPEG-4 Video 1
- MS MPEG-4
- On2 VP6 Pro Plugin support: Support for the On2 VP6 Pro codec with Two-pass and VBR encoding for Flash is now available as a plugin from Sorenson Media. This codec provides superior video quality that is competitive with today's best video codecs at a much smaller file size.
- Sorenson H.264 Pro (for MPEG-4 encoding)
- Sorenson MPEG-4 Pro (for Visual Simple Profiles and Visual Profile encoding)
- Sorenson Spark Pro
Audio Encoders
- aac Audio
- aacPlus Audio
- ACELP RealAudio
- ADPCM
- ATSC A/52
- QuickTime compatible audio codecs
- Fraunhofer MP3
- aacPlus
- AAC
- AC3
- AIFF
- Sony PSP
- 3GPP
- DVD
- FLV (Sorenson Spark, and On2 VP6)
- F4V
- HD
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
- MP3
- MP4 AVC (H.264)
- MPV
- SWF
Formats
- aacPlus
- AAC
- DVD disk burning
- Sony PSP
- 3GPP
- AIFF
- DV
- DVD
- FLV
- HD for MP1, MP2, MP4, and RealMedia
- MOV
- MP3
- MPA
- MPG (MP1 and MP2)
- MP4 AVC (H.264)
- MPV
- RM
- SVCD
- SWF
- VCD
- WAV
- WMV
System Requirements
Windows:
- Pentium III-based PC or greater
- Windows XP or Vista (with latest patches and updates)
- 512 MB of RAM
- 90 MB available hard disk space
- QuickTime 7.2 or later
- DirectX 9.0b or later
Macintosh:
- Power PC with G5 processor or greater or Intel processor
- Mac OS X 10.4 or later
- 512 MB of RAM
- 90 MB available hard disk space
- QuickTime 7.2 or later
CD or Download available
NOTE: Prior VP6 serial numbers will work with Squeeze 5 for Flash, but if you do not have the VP6 serial number and wish to have VP6 you must purchase Squeeze 5 for Flash Pro or the VP6 plugin.
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