Key New Features Flash 8 Support Alpha channel support with On2 VP6 codec On2 VP6 Pro Plugin Support for Mac Embedded Cue Points for Flash Free Sorenson FLV Player Improved, easy to edit Flash Player Skins templates for SWF and FLV Linked or embedded FLV option for SWF files Global metadata entry on source files for Flash output Source pixel aspect ratio control

Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 for Macromedia Flash Windows

Sorenson Squeeze 4 for Macromedia Flash is the market-leading tool for encoding video into the Flash format. Squeeze takes the complexity out of video encoding while at the same time producing the best quality in the industry.

Includes Sorenson Spark Pro codec and supports the On2 VP6 Pro Encoder plugin

Learn about the benefits of Flash 8 video encoding using the On2 VP6 Pro Plugin

View Video Clips Encoded with Sorenson Media's Pro Codecs

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Why Squeeze?

Simplicity:

Quality:

• 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.
• Improved audio and video filters
  With Squeeze, users get maximum flexibility with advanced control of audio/video parameters such as:
  
  • 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:

• FLV Player (New!)
  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 (New!)
  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 (New!)
  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 (New!)
• Source pixel aspect ratio control (New!)
  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.
• Integration
  • Flash
  • Alpha channel support for Flash 8 (requires On2 VP6 codec)(New!)
    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.
  • Embedded Cue Points for Flash 8 (New!)
    Embed cue points directly into Flash Video (FLV) files so events can be triggered dynamically during playback. Used in conjunction with the new Flash Video component in Flash 8, easily coordinate the playback of accompanying graphics and animations when individual cue points are reached.
  • 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.
• 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 RealMedia
  Create 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 for Flash supports output for SWF and FLV.
• Standard NLE shortcut keys
  Use the NLE shortcut keys to quickly implement standard keyboard controls that are used in other popular video applications.

User Interface:

• 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 slider
  Use 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:

• AAC
• AIF/AIFF
• ASF
• AVI
• DV
• MOV
• MP3
• MPEG-1
• MPEG-2
• MPEG-4
• WAV
• *WMA
• *WMV

Publish:

• On2 VP6 Pro Plugin support (New for Mac!)
  • Support for the On2 VP6 Pro codec with 2-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 Spark Pro (for Flash and Flash Professional encoding)

• Fraunhofer MP3

• FLV (Sorenson Spark, and ***On2 VP6)
• SWF

System Requirements:

• 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 6.5.1 or later
• DirectX 9.0b or later
• Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime

• Power PC with G4 processor or greater
• Mac OS 10.2 or later
• 128 MB of RAM
• 90 MB available hard disk space
• QuickTime 6.5.1 or later