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JUNE 05, 2003 Squeeze It
Because I was so impressed with the speed of Sorenson Squeeze, I decided to do a comparison between it and Cleaner 6 on my Mac. I haven’t received the new version of Cleaner for PC just yet, or I would have done a comparison on that platform as well. To set up the test, I used the same 15-second clip from before, and made sure that the settings between both applications were the same even down to using the same Sorenson codec in both applications. How did this test turn out? Well, Squeeze cleaned Cleaner’s clock. In the speed tests, Cleaner 6 took 2 minutes 37 seconds to generate a 868K file, while Squeeze took a mere 1 minute 5 seconds to generate a 836K file.
Bottom Line Wow! No really, wow! Fast compression, great results, small file size. Sorenson Squeeze 3.1 (Mac) and 3.5 (PC) are the go to compression programs for any kind of high quality compression work. If you are streaming, you need this program. If you are compressing for DVD or for progressive downloads, you need this program. If you have the money (a mere $449 on sale now for $399), you need this program. For more information visit www.sorenson.com When not working deep in the labs of the DMN Central Division testing the latest and greatest software/hardware products Stephen Schleicher can be found at the local university teaching a few courses on video and web production. He can be reached at schleicher@mindspring.com. You can also visit him on the web at www.mindspring.com/~schleicher Related sites: • AV Video • Broadcast Newsroom • Content Mastering • Corporate Media News • Creative Mac • Digital Media Designer • Digital Pro Sound • Digital Producer • Digital Video Editing • Digital Webcast • DTV Professional • DV Format • DVD Creation • Presentation Master • Presentation Supplement • Production Supplement • The WWUG Related forums: [an error occurred while processing this directive] 
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