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Sorenson Speeds Up Quicktime

Sorenson Vision Inc. recently released a major upgrade to their video codec, Sorenson Video 2.0, and announced it at MacWorld SF in January 1999.

The 2.0 upgrade enhances the performance of the encoding and decoding process for Quicktime compatible CD-ROM, DVD, and Web-based applications. 2.0 encodes up to four times faster than the Sorenson's original codec. It also offers more flexibility for managing the quality/bandwidth tradeoffs of compressed video. This release also supports multiple-processor workstations and divides the workload among the available processors in order to speed up jobs. Improved motion handling further increases the quality and clarity of compressed video clips, and reduces the distortion and artifacts. Decoders for playback are built into all releases of Quicktime 3 or later.

Sorenson Video 2.0 is a Quicktime system extension that operates on any platform that supports Quicktime 3 or later. You can purchase the software directly from Sorenson Vision. Upgrades are $99. No developer royalties are required for applications created by Sorenson Video.

Sorenson Vision Inc.
Logan, Utah
(408) 970-0696
http://www.s-vision.com

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