Re: [FCP-L] Semi-OT: Squeeze v. Episode

I've got the latest version of Squeeze. There's a lot of cool stuff
implemented in it. It looks better and is faster than Squeeze 5. I
think there are plenty of presets. The product is pretty radically
different than it was three or four years ago. They have done some
stuff with what they call "publishing" which is pretty interesting as
far as workflow is concerned and it has batching features too. You can
set up watch folders and have stuff automatically uploaded to an ftp
site of your choice at the end of an encode with an email that goes
out to a client at the end of the upload. Completely unsupervised.

I did a review of the last version of Squeeze before the current
version. THe current version is 6 and I reviewed 5.5. 6 has some more
cool stuff than 5.5, but 5.5 is closer to where they are now than
probably when you last saw them "many years ago." I'd definitely
suggest you give them another look.

I occasionally use Compressor still, but only when I want a specific
preset that I know I can just drop on in Compressor.

On Dec 7, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Patrick Inhofer wrote:

> Has anyone used the lastest version of Squeeze?
>
> They seem to have integrated a Review and Approve process into their
> toolset.
>
> We migrated off Squeeze many years ago onto what became Episode Pro
> (Telestream bought it, re-branded it, and massively spiked the price
> on it). I like batch management on it. The large number of presets and
> intuitive interface make it easier to use than Compressor.
>
> FWIW, I've started using BitVice again for HD -> MPEG-2 NTSC/PAL DVDs
> - especially for my RED clients who hate what Compressor does to their
> footage on standard def DVDs.
>
> - pi
>
> - -
> Patrick inhofer
> Finisher-in-Chief
> Fini
> http://fini.tv/demo.html
>
> On Dec 7, 2009, at 2:37 AM, stuart rankin wrote:
>
> > At Cartoon Network Asia Pacific, we use both - Squeeze is ok -
> > confined to Avid suites. Episode on FCP. I find Episode easier to
> > work with. Plus, the main reason I got it, I can batch
> > process .mxf files. It does a decent job of transcoding etc.
> > Interface is nicer - to me. It's from Telestream so has great track
> > record.
>
>

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