Sorenson Media Announces Sorenson Squeeze for QuickTime; Latest Version of Squeeze for QuickTime Includes Sorenson Video 3.1 Professional.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2002 Sorenson Media Sorenson Media is a software company working in the multimedia area. They are known as the creators of the Sorenson Spark video codec. Inc., the leader in video compression Encoding digital video to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. See video codec and data compression. video compression - Compression of sequences of images. and high-quality Web streaming services, Thursday announced the availability of Sorenson Squeeze Sorenson Squeeze is a compression suite for video. It is currently in Version 4.5 for Windows (not Vista) and Mac. It allows multiple formats including QuickTime, Windows Media and Flash Video. It uses multiple codecs such as Sorenson 3 Pro, H.264, H.263, and many others. for QuickTime (Windows). Squeeze now includes the Sorenson Video 3.1 Professional codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, and Vcast integration, allowing users to go from editing to "compression and delivery" with just a few clicks of the mouse. "In appreciation of our long standing relationship with the QuickTime market, we are answering the needs of our most loyal customers by including Sorenson Video 3 in Squeeze for Verb 1. squeeze for - squeeze someone for money, information, etc. coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for QuickTime," said Jim Sorenson Jr., chief executive officer of Sorenson Media. "With the addition of several new high-end features, Squeeze for QuickTime gives seasoned as well as aspiring new producers the unique advantage of having one integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. tool to help them quickly and easily create high-quality video for the Internet." Sorenson Squeeze's main interface easily enables producers to create compressed video compressed video - video compression for several applications and target data rates by utilizing intelligent presets. Squeeze automatically selects the compression parameters to create the highest-quality video with the smallest possible file size. Squeeze for QuickTime also offers many of the advanced features that professional producers have been demanding. Squeeze now includes convenient integration with Sorenson Vcast, a media delivery service that enables easy storage, management, and delivery of video assets in any format. With Squeeze for QuickTime, it is possible to reduce digital media to a fraction of its original size without sacrificing quality. This allows for more media on local and portable storage devices, and reduces the cost of delivering media across the Internet. Product Features and System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. -- One-Pass and Two-Pass Variable Bit Rate (VBR) encoding -- Batch processing through Watch folders -- Multiple A/V filters including Inverse Telecine, fade in/out, smoothing, audio normalization, video noise reduction, deinterlacing, white/black restore -- Intelligent presets for optimized data rates -- Inputs include AVI, MOV, DV, and DV Capture -- Adjustable cropping -- Sorenson Vcast integration The audio encoders include Qualcomm PureVoice, QDesign Music 2, Fraunhofer MP3, and IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting 4. Sorenson Squeeze for QuickTime (Windows) requires Pentium II-based PC or greater; MS Windows 98, 2000, ME or XP; 128 MB RAM; and QuickTime 5 or later. Availability and Pricing The Windows version of Sorenson Squeeze for QuickTime is available now. The Macintosh version will be available early Q2 2002. Suggested retail price is U.S. $299. To purchase Squeeze, please visit www.sorenson.com, or call 888/767-3676. About Sorenson Media Sorenson Media (www.sorenson.com) was founded in April of 2000 to provide streaming media solutions that enable people anywhere to easily stream quality Web video. Sorenson Media is the recognized leader in video compression and streaming services that empower people to more expressly entertain, educate and communicate over the Web. With these innovative tools and services, Sorenson Media is in a unique position to drive mass-market adoption of Web streaming. |
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