System Requirements

Ensure your computer meets or exceeds the following system requirements prior to installing Squeeze.

Windows:

• Pentium III-based PC or greater
  
• Windows XP or Vista (with latest patches and updates)
  
• 512 MB of RAM
  
• 90 MB available hard disk space
  
• QuickTime 7.2 or later
  
• DirectX 9.0b or later

Macintosh:

• Power PC with G5 processor or greater or Intel processor
  
• Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  
• 512 MB of RAM
  
• 90 MB available hard disk space
  
• QuickTime 7.2 or later

Squeeze 5 for Flash is the latest version of Sorenson Media’s award-winning compression and encoding software. In only three quick steps users can select, pre-process, and compress video for output in a variety of Flash formats and publish directly to destinations. Offering best in class workflows, the highest quality audio & video codecs, simultaneous multi-file encoding, and optimized filter presets, along with an unmatched level of automation. Squeeze requires no in-depth knowledge of compression formats and allows users to work faster without compromising quality.

Key New Features in Squeeze 5 for Flash:

• Increased Encoding Speed
  
  • Simultaneous multi-file encoding capability*
    
• Workflow Enhancements
  
  • Audience Presets - Bundles audio, video, pre-processing filters, and distribution settings into a single preset
    
  • New preset search feature
    
  • Drag-and-drop publish presets
    
• Enhanced Video Quality
  
  • New high quality H.264 codec
    
  • New Microsoft VC1 codec for Blu-ray encoding
    
  • Improved MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
    
  • New video filters include Watermarking, Hue and Saturation, and Sharpen
    
  • Enhanced filters include Inverse Telecine and Deinterlacing
    
• Enhanced Audio Quality
  
  • AC3 compatible surround sound encoding capabilities
    
  • VST audio plugin architecture
    
  • New audio filters include Audio Duration and Audio Volume

Compressing and sharing your video for the Web, CD, or any MPEG-4 compliant device has never been easier with Sorenson Squeeze for MPEG-4. The MPEG-4 open standard ensures that users of any multimedia architecture, regardless of platform, will get consistent performance and maximum quality when viewing video.

Sorenson Squeeze 5 for MPEG-4:

• Interfaces with the Sorenson MPEG-4 Pro video codec
• Can reduce your video file size by over 100 percent
• Offers Variable Bit Rate (VBR) compression
• Allows you to choose the output file size
• Save your audio and video filter settings

Sorenson Squeeze 5 includes tools for MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile and Visual Advanced Simple Profile.

Sorenson Video 3 is the professional's choice for delivering high-quality video compression of QuickTime media for the Web and CD.

Sorenson Video 3 Pro is the professional's choice for delivering high-quality video compression for QuickTime media. It can be used with many popular editing tools including Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro and iMovie, and Avid Xpress DV.

Sorenson Video 3 interfaces with Sorenson Squeeze, Apple QuickTime Pro, or Cleaner compression applications.