Sorenson Media Launches Squish Web Application and SquishNet Website for User-Generated Video Content.Embedded Web Application and Customizable Back-End Website Server Enable Users to Efficiently Publish, Organize, View and Share Video SALT LAKE CITY -- 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. (www.sorensonmedia.com), the worldwide leader for video encoding and compression applications, today announced the launch of Sorenson Squish squish v. squished, squish·ing, squish·es v.tr. To squeeze or crush together or into a flat mass; squash. v.intr. To emit the gurgling or sucking sound of soft mud being walked on. and the companion Web application Sorenson SquishNet, designed to enable seamless and cost-effective publishing and sharing of user-created video. Sorenson Squish is a Java-based Web application that allows users to drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. video into a Web page, where it is automatically encoded within the browser, then uploaded to a Website - all utilizing Sorenson's award-winning Squeeze Compression Suite technology. Sorenson Squish is a cross-platform solution that runs on both Windows and Mac OS X, and is compatible with all major browsers, including Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. , Safari and Firefox. It supports the GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. and PNG (Portable Network Graphics) A bitmapped graphics file format endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is expected to eventually replace the GIF format, because there are lingering legal problems with GIFs. image formats, and the ASF See Windows Media formats. 1. (language) ASF - Algebraic Specification Language. 2. (body) ASF - Analytical Solutions Forum. , DV, Flash, MOV (1) (Metal Oxide Varistor) A discrete electronic component that is commonly used to divert excessive current to the ground and/or neutral lines. Acting like a pressure relief value, an MOV is comprised of zinc oxide with small quantities of bismuth, cobalt, , MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and WMV (Windows Media Video) A family of digital video compression technologies from Microsoft based on MPEG-4. Version 9 of the WMV codec was released to the SMPTE organization and became the SMPTE 421M standard, otherwise known as VC-1 (see VC-1). video formats. Sorenson Squish provides client-side video compression technology that embeds seamlessly into any Web application, enabling users to publish high-quality video to Websites without requiring the user to leave the site or to install any additional software. Video is input to Sorenson Squish in one of two ways: by dragging and dropping a video file in virtually any format onto the Sorenson Squish window; or by directly capturing a stream from a Webcam or digital video camcorder. The input video is compressed into numerous formats, including high-quality Flash video, and published to the Website hosting server. Because it performs encoding using the local machine CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , Sorenson Squish enhances the user experience by reducing upload time; only the compressed video file is uploaded, rather than the much larger source file. Also, as a client-side application, Sorenson Squish also provides significant cost savings for the integrating Website by reducing or eliminating server-side hardware and maintenance requirements. "Sorenson Squish builds on the innovative encoding applications and video delivery solutions that made Sorenson Media the global leader in video compression technology, offering the best combination of high-quality compression and ease-of-use available in the industry today," said Matt Cupal, president and COO of Sorenson Media. "With features like automatic installation, frame-by-frame video preview and a highly intuitive workflow, Sorenson Squish will further solidify Sorenson Media's innovative market leadership." Sorenson SquishNet is a Web 2.0 companion application to Sorenson Squish, providing integration partners and other users with a "skinnable" snap-on photo and video sharing site A Web site that lets people upload and share their video clips to the public at large or to invited guests. Acquired by Google in 2006, YouTube became the most popular video sharing site on the Web. See YouTube. . While Sorenson Squish enables efficient video publishing, Sorenson SquishNet provides the server-side backend to host, organize, view and share video content. Sorenson SquishNet includes an embedded Flash video player. Users can browse the site to play video, or interactively search the site for videos by title, author or tag. The visual design and layout of the Sorenson SquishNet Web component is controlled by a fully reconfigurable Cascading Style Sheet cascading style sheet Noun computing a file recording style details, such as fonts, colours, etc., that ensures style is consistent over all the pages of a website (CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. ) template, making it easy to customize the page to resemble or complement a customer's own Website or Web application. The site's account management user interface enables Sorenson SquishNet clients to establish and manage varying levels of user access. Sorenson SquishNet's editorial interface enables partners to view, accept or reject, manage and organize all user-submitted media on the site. Sorenson SquishNet can be configured to automatically notify submitters when content is rejected. Utilizing SquishNet, clients can monitor the site's editorial activity, generate and view a variety of user-activity and content-usage reports, and designate "Editor's Picks." In addition, Sorenson SquishNet's patent-pending keyframe extraction technology can generate storyboard A sequence of images and annotations for a cartoon, animation or video. Storyboards are previews of the final version and typically contain mockups rather than final art and images. Before computers, storyboards were drawn with pen and ink on lightweight cardboard. summaries of videos - from compact visual summaries for general users to detailed frame summaries useful for editorial analysis. "The combination of Sorenson Squish and Sorenson SquishNet delivers on the promise of the Internet for picture and video, enabling diverse users and partners to quickly and easily populate their sites with quality user-generated content," said Cupal. "These will be the applications of choice for users in areas ranging from citizen journalism to real-estate to Weblogging and other forms of media enhancement." To see a demonstration of Sorenson Squish or Sorenson SquishNet at Macworld Expo 2007, visit Sorenson Media at booth #S843. To view an online demonstration of Sorenson Squish, visit http://squish.sorensonmedia.com. Pricing and Availability Both Sorenson Squish and Sorenson SquishNet will be available in February 2007. Pricing for Squish will start at $1 per user annually with an annual minimum of $5,000. Pricing for SquishNet (including Squish) will start at $1.50 per user annually with an annual minimum of $7,500. For more information or to purchase these products, call 1.888.767.3676 or visit www.sorensonmedia.com. About Sorenson Media Sorenson Media (www.sorensonmedia.com), the global leader for encoding and compression applications, provides hardware and software solutions that enable users to easily and affordably compress, manage and deliver high quality video over the Internet and to CDs, DVDs, mobile devices and other formats. The company also creates innovative Web applications for publishing, editing and managing user-generated video content, and for the development of customizable media sharing sites. From its inception in 1995, Sorenson Media has been at the forefront of leading trends offering award-winning technology and products that dramatically improve the Internet experience for developers and users alike. (c) 2007 Sorenson Media. All products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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