Macworld | Sorenson Squeeze 5 does multi-file encoding

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New to the version 5 releases is the ability to process multiple files simultaneously on Macs that have multiple processors or multi-core processors. Encoding times on such systems have also been reduced. Sorenson says that users can now compress and encode up to 1.5 files on each core.

Also new are improved codecs to provide better video quality. VC-1 encoding is now supported for users creating video for Blu-ray Disc. Quality improvements have also been made to the encoders used for MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and H.264 video, in particular for High Definition (HD) settings. Watermark, Hue-and-saturation and sharpen pre-processing filters have been added, and inverse telecine, video fade and deinterlacing filters have all been improved.

Squeeze 5 is available at an academic discount price of $379.