August 2005 Archives
( 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ) »Sorenson Media announced today the Public Beta of Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 for Windows. Both the Compression Suite and Squeeze for Flash feature expanded abilities to generate Flash 8 files including support for the On2 VP6 professional codec with two-pass VBR as well as a new FLV player and expanded Flash Video Player templates.
Beta versions of Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 Compression Suite and Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 for Macromedia Flash are available now for free and can be downloaded at http://www.sorensonmedia.com/misc/beta.php.
The professional version of the On2 VP6 plug-in for Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 Compression Suite and Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 for Flash will be available for US $199.00. Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 is a free upgrade to owners of Squeeze 4.0 or later. Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 for Windows will be available in Q3 2005; a Mac version will release in Q4 2005.
Full press release at http://www.sorensonmedia.com/press/press_release_full.php?pr_id=86.
For 2006, the West Coast FlashForward conference is being moved to the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, WA. Dates are set for February 27-March 2.
Nominations for the 2006 Seattle Flash Film Festival are now being accepted through Friday, December 2, 2005. Categories are Application, Art, Cartoon, Commerce, Educational, Experimental, Game, Motion Graphics, Navigation, Original Sound, Story, Technical Merit, 3D, Typography, and Video.
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Submissions are now being accepted to the SXSW (South by Southwest) 2006 Web Awards. Enter by Friday, October 14, 2005 and the application fee is only $10. After that, it goes up to $25 (deadline of December 16, 2005). By entering the website competition, you are also given the option to register for SXSW Interactive 2006 at the lowest rate until February.
Categories for the 2006 Web Awards include Amusement, Art, Blog, Business: For-Profit, Business: Green/Non-Profit, CSS, Classic, Community/Wiki, Educational Resource, Experimental, Film/TV, Flash, Music, Personal Portfolio, Student, and Technical Achievement, as well as People's Choice and Best of Show.
For further information and to submit your site to the competition, check out the 2006 SXSW Web Awards Rules & Information and Submission Form.