The price you pay for this improved quality is time. In my tests, QuickTime compressed the video and created a file in less than 10 minutes; Squeeze needed three hours to compress the same video. A faster computer would have reduced this time somewhat. If you need video compressed and you need it now, Squeeze isn't the answer.
Squeeze 3 has broken ground with another feature: It lets you work backward. You can set the output size you want rather than trying different settings until you hit on those that give you the quality and file size you need. This option is useful if you are creating video for the Internet and want your clips at a certain size.
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Vendor Info
Sorenson Squeeze 3 Compression Suite, $499. Sorenson Media, (888) 767-3676, (801) 287-9400. www.sorenson.com
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In addition, by letting you set the in and out points for encoding, Squeeze now includes a capability typically found only in editing programs, such as those from Media 100 or Apple's Final Cut Pro. This saves time: You don't need to cut the video in another application first. Sorenson also has improved the Flash MX side with player templates and playback controls.
Finally, the software lets you create a "watch" folder. Squeeze will automatically compress any video files placed in the folder without user intervention.
Squeeze compresses QuickTime, digital video, .WMV or .AVI files. At this time there is no method in the Real SDK to allow those files as source media, according to Sorenson. But Squeeze will output files compatible with Real's player. Squeeze 3 Compression Suite offers too many options for each output type to list them all, but you shouldn't have any problem getting just what you want from the audio or video.
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