Forget YouTube, start your own video sharing site. Sorenson Media has
announced Sorenson
Squish that will allow you to publish and share user-generated video. Squish is a Java based web app that encodes files within the browser using the Squeeze Compression Suite technology. Just drag and drop a file on the app or stream it from a camera and the video is compressed and sent off to the hosting server. Here are a few of the features:
- Client-side compression technology runs in a browser
- PC and Mac support
- IE & Firefox (PC) and Safari & Firefox (Mac) supported
- Input video formats supported: ASF, DV, MOV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV
- Input image format supported: GIF, JPEG, PNG
- Output format is Flash video
- Supports capture of video streams from attached DV camcorders or Web cams
Sorenson is also offering
SquishNet as a place to host your videos. It provides an embedded Flash video player plus allows page customization so you can make the look your own, like matching your existing website. You can check out an online demo of
SquishNet here. Pricing for Squish starts at $1 per user annually with an annual minimum of $5,000. Pricing for SquishNet, which includes Squish, starts at $1.50 per user annually with an annual minimum of $7,500. Both products will be available in February.
