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I recommend that you take this into consideration. NOTE (September 2006): I have just been alerted to this bog entry which claims there is a limit to the number of files which can be encoded per month with Sorenson Squeeze. Sorenson Squeeze is a very nice program to use, with an excellent interface, lots of options and productive workflow. The VP6 plugin sold separately or bundled New Flash player templates/skins with documentation Linked FLV (now the default for swf) or embedded FLV

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However if you are starting from scratch, it is quite a lot more expensive to buy both Sorenson Squeeze and the plugin.Īt the time of writing (January 2006), a new version of Squeeze is due with a free upgrade for v4 users. If you already own Sorenson Squeeze, it will be slightly cheaper to purchase the VP6 plugin than to purchase Flix Pro. However we don't feel that the advantages are enough to warrant using this codec - On2 VP6 is clearly better quality. It is also compatible with Flash Player 7, whereas VP6 requires Flash Player 8. It's worth noting that the Sorenson Spark codec does still have some advantages over On2 VP6, for example it requires less processing power for the end user. For this reason we decided to abandon Sorenson and try Flix (which does have a free trial).

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Unfortunately the plugin costs about the same as the entire Flix application available from On2 Technologies, and no free trial is available so you have had to pay for the plugin just to test it. This effectively keeps Sorenson Squeeze current for Flash producers. Sorenson SqueezeĪlthough Sorenson Media no longer provides the main codec for Flash video, the Sorenson Squeeze application can be upgraded with a plugin to include the On2 VP6 codec. In many of the tests we ran, the difference in image quality was significant. Some people feel that this is not a serious issue but we believe that it is. Overall, the Flash 8 Video Converter is a good tool which is only let down by the lack of 2-pass encoding. We tried a variety of input files which had been created with different codecs and Flash 8 Video Converter handled them all (even files from our old Miro DC30). You can control basic settings such as maximum data rate, keyframes and cropping, but there are no bells or whistles.Ĭue points can be added and edited easily with The Flash 8 Video Converter. 1-pass encoding can be adequate for video which is fairly consistent, but sudden changes such as cuts can take the application by surprise and result in unnecessarily poor quality shots.Įncoding settings in Flash Converter are adequate without being spectacular. 2-pass encoding allows the application to analyse the video file before encoding it, resulting in higher-quality encoded video. However it has the serious limitation of lacking 2-pass encoding. We found that the Flash encoder is very easy to use and produces good quality video in most cases. It is the encoder that most people use simply because it entails no extra cost. This is a separate application which comes bundled with Flash 8. If you are more concerned about budget than quality or features, try the free Super © Encoder. The Macromedia (later Adobe) Flash Video Converter ( - The On2 VP6 plugin for Sorenson Squeeze ( - Flix Pro, the encoder utility provided by On2 Technologies ( There are also many other encoders on the market but these three appear to offer the best quality and reliability. Having used the Sorenson Squeeze encoder with Flash MX we were keen to know which tool would continue to give us the best possible quality. We faced this decision ourselves in 2005. With the release of Flash 8 and the switch to On2 VP6 as the preferred codec, many producers are facing the decision of which encoder to use for Flash video.

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