Squeeze 4.5 Compression Suite PowerPack

Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 Compression Suite PowerPack combines the the industry-leading Sorenson Squeeze Compression Suite with command line encoding capability, the On2 VP6 Pro encoder for Adobe Flash 8 video and the Ben Waggoner Training DVD. Mac users will also receive the Telestream Flip4Mac Windows Media 9 encoder plug-in.

On2 VP6 Pro Encoder for Flash

The On2 VP6 Pro Plugin for Soren son Squeeze 4.3 is the professional's choice for delivering high-quality video compression for Flash 8. VP6 Pro provides superior video quality as compared to Sorenson Spark Pro. Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 seamlessly incorporates the VP6 Pro plugin to optimize both the quality of your video and simplicity of your workflow.

Features

Support for One-Pass and Two-Pass VBR compression
Two-Pass VBR compression produces much higher-quality video by distributing bits in an optimized method. The first pass analyzes the data; the second pass compresses the data for maximum performance based on the first-pass data profile.

Alpha channel
Using the new On2 VP6 codec, encode an 8-bit alpha channel in videos for real-time compositing on top of any other Flash content.

Higher-quality video codec
On2 VP6 provides superior video quality at a much smaller file size.

Optimizations
The VP6 codec is optimized to produce the best quality video available on high-resolution material (640x480 and higher).

HD Encoding
Compresses high-definition (HD) material with no restrictions on the encoder. VP6 can play back 1920x1080 HD material on a 2.5 GHz PC and 1280x720 material on a 1.5 GHz PC.

System Requirements

Windows

    * Pentium III-based PC or greater
    * Windows 2000 or XP (with latest patches and updates)
    * 128 MB of RAM
    * 40 MB available hard disk space
    * QuickTime 7.1 or later
    * DirectX 9.0b or later
    * Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime

Mac

    * Power PC with G4 processor or greater
    * Mac OS 10.3 or later
    * 128 MB of RAM
    * 90 MB available hard disk space
    * QuickTime 7.1 or later

Sorenson Squeeze 4 Training DVD

Master Compressionist, Ben Waggoner, shows you how to get the best results for your next compression project using Sorenson Media's Squeeze 4.

Ben's engaging and informative style delivers maximum "bit-for-the-buck" by demonstrating how to compress and deliver high quality QuickTime, MPEG-4, Real Media, Windows Media or Flash files for streaming or progressive download. You'll also learn to create MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 files for CD or DVD delivery. This jam-packed 2 DVD set includes the hottest tips and tricks for outputting "Squeezed" files for use with servers, authoring programs, audio programs, multimedia presentations and much more!
Features

CHAPTER TOPICS
Note: Output Chapters include demos that highlight real-world uses of the specified codec

Disc 1
Squeeze Overview
Using Filters
Preview Window
Output Format: MPEG-4
Output Format: Flash

Disc 2
Output Format: QuickTime
Output Format: Windows Media
Output Format: Real Media
Output Format: MPEG 1 & 2
Output Format: MP3
Understanding Automation

TRAINING PREVIEWS
(Note: Product DVD's contain NTSC formatted video. Previews created at 800x600 resolution.)
Flash Video/Audio Output
Windows Media Output
QuickTime Output

About Ben Waggoner
Ben Waggoner offers industry leading digital video consulting, training and encoding services. Ben was formerly Director of Consulting Services for Media 100 and Terran Interactive, and before that Chief Technologist and founder of Journeyman Digital. Ben is often featured at large trade shows such as NAB, DVExpo, and QuickTime Live. He is a contributing editor for DV Magazine, frequently writing about video compression. Ben is an expert in video compression methodology and codecs and instructs in all the major compression formats including QuickTime, Real, Windows Media, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4. Ben's focus is on helping customers create the best possible compressed video and the best tools for created compressed video.

Flip4Mac WMV Components
Telestream Flip4Mac Windows Media 9 encoder for the Mac integrates seamlessly with Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite for Mac, allowing you to export WMV files from any of the input formats Squeeze supports. Flip4Mac supports from low resolution to high definition. Mac-based WMV encoding is fast and easy with Squeeze and Flip4Mac.

Flip4Mac also supports playback functionality of WMV files on a Mac within QuickTime. This means you won't have to skip past WMV files when browsing the web and you can convert files from WMV to other QuickTime formats using Sorenson Squeeze 4.

Features

WMV Export

    * Windows Media Video 9 Standard Video encoding
    * Two-pass and single-pass video encoding
    * Windows Media 9 video at up to HD video resolutions
    * Constant (CBR) and variable (VBR) bit rates
    * Windows Media Audio 9 Standard audio with up to 48 kHz audio sampling rates
    * Windows Media Audio Professional and Lossless audio with up to 96 kHz audio sampling rate

WMV Player

    * Playback WM 7/8/9 and WMA9 in QuickTime player
    * SD and HD playback
    * WMP>QTP plug-in for Safari

WMV Player Pro

    * Import for editing in supported QuickTime-based editing applications
    * Import for converting from WMV to other formats using Sorenson Squeeze 4

User Interface

Flip4Mac WMV Export Component inside of Squeeze 4

System Requirements

    * Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
    * QuickTime Pro Version 7.1

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