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Episode vs. Sorenson
I’m new to the Cow and I was hoping you all could give me some advice. I’m looking for a reasonably priced program for converting from various file formats to MOV, MPG, WMV, MP4, Flash and others. I just recieved the crossgrade offer from Cleaner to Episode. I was wondering if any of you have used Episode and, if so, how you like it. How does it compare to Sorenson Squeeze? What program do you all recommend?
Thanks!
Doug Keesey
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I would highly recommend Epsiode. Squeeze has an easier interface and includes the SV3 Pro codec, but beyond that Episode has Squeeze beat in almost every other category. Episode has superior image processing tools and best-in-class MPEG-4, Real, and FLV encoders.
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As usual, Charles is right on the money. I actually prefer the Episode interface.
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Thanks for the info Charles. Glad to hear it works as good as it sounds. One thing I’m a bit confused about, especially as it relates to Flash encoding with Episode is whether or not I should go with Episode or Episode Pro. Also, do I need any other options or plug-ins to do what I need to do? Any thoughts? Thanks again!
Doug Keesey
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You’ll want to buy at least the $495 edition, as the Flash 8 video codec (by On2) is much better than the Flash 7 codec that comes with it. For most people, the standard version of Episode is sufficient enough, as it does everything the Pro version does except for format specific features and integration with the higher end Episode server oriented products. About the only other reason to go with the Pro editon is for batch encoding. If you plan to do lots of batch encoding and processing, then go with the Pro. If you only need to encode projects a few times a day, then Episode standard should do you well.
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You can always move up to Pro if you need some of those rarer codecs like MXF. I have Episode Pro and it’s got great flexibility. Get the On2VP6 Flash option. It looks good but Episode does Flash 8 encodes relatively fast.
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BTW here the product comparison between Episode and Pro.
https://www.flip4mac.com/episode_compare.htm
and this will give you more detail
https://www.flip4mac.com/episode_tech.htmI’ve had a couple of jobs were I needed to create MPEG2 Transport Streams so that Pro feature is useful to me.
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So only the Pro version has a batch encode feature?
Joe Murray
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They both have batch encoding, but I think there is a cap on the number of encodes you can do at one time with the standard version of Episode.
Craig should be able to give more details on this as he works for Flip4Mac (which he really should notify people of in his sig).
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I work for 3rd Planet Video, which does consulting for Flip4Mac (as well as other clients).
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Episode is limited to 25 batches, Pro is unlimited. Basically Pro can be geared towards facilities with high volume.
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