Press Release

Sorenson Media, the worldwide leader
of video encoding and compression applications for digital video
professionals and enthusiasts, today announced the release of Sorenson
Squeeze 4.3. Available for both Macintosh and Windows operating systems,
Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 Compression Suite and Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 for
Macromedia Flash introduce new tools to enhance and support multimedia
creation using Macromedia Flash.
Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 furnishes users with a new freely distributable
cross platform FLV player for easy playback and preview of FLV files. In
addition, this version offers alpha channel support for blue-screen type
special effects as well as embedded cue points and global metadata
options. The cue points and metadata have the ability to make Flash
video more robust with data that makes Flash video more searchable and
more accessible.
Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 also offers plug-in support for On2 Technology's
VP6 Pro video codec. With 2-Pass Variable Bit Rate (VBR) encoding for
Flash, this optional Sorenson plug-in provides video quality comparable
to today's best video codecs, but at a much smaller file size. The
combination of 2-Pass VBR and cue points makes Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 the
only video compression product to offer both features in one
application.
Another addition to the Flash-centric features in Sorenson Squeeze 4.3
is a new group of Flash player templates. With these new templates,
users have the necessary tools for adding a custom look and feel to a
Flash player. The templates come with easy to follow documentation to
guide users as they create their own customized Flash video player
controls.
"We are extremely pleased with the latest release of Sorenson Squeeze
4.3," said Matt Cupal, president and COO of Sorenson Media. "It
leverages our best-in-class video encoding to enable both professional
and enthusiast alike to encode the highest quality video with the
simplest workflow. Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 combines the ease of previewing,
managing and delivering Flash video content with the ability to now add
metadata and cue points to Flash. Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 makes Flash video
more valuable to users than ever before."
"Sorenson Media continues its market leading position by offering
high-quality Flash video within Sorenson Squeeze 4.3," said Will Law,
Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 beta user and chief technology officer of HostCast.
"Squeeze 4.3 has made it simple to not only encode video and perform
batch processing, but to easily control the settings I need. Sorenson
Media delivers another compelling product with a wealth of encoding
choices and fine-grained controls."
Pricing and Availability
Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 Compression Suite costs US $449.00 and Sorenson
Squeeze 4.3 for Macromedia Flash costs US $119.00. Both are now
available for purchase at www.sorensonmedia.com. The professional
version of the On2 VP6 plug-for both versions of Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 is
available for US $199.00.
Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 is a free upgrade to owners of Squeeze 4.0 or
later.