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Release Notes
Version 3.1
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Sorenson Squeeze Server™ for Windows Version 3.1
WHAT’S IN THIS FILE
• About this Product • OEM Versions
• Minimum System Requirements
• Key New Features in Sorenson Squeeze Server • Known Issues
• Fixed Defects
• Contacting Sorenson Media
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT
Squeeze Server is professional-grade, essential software designed for businesses processing large volumes of video. It is easily configurable and tuned to run in any Windows-based server environment—including virtualized environments like the Cloud. Known for highest quality encoding, extreme ease-of-use, and support for virtually all popular codecs and formats, Squeeze Server is used by video professionals around the world to encode videos for Flash, QuickTime, Silverlight, Windows Media, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-TS, AVC-HD, MPEG-4, DVD, Blu-ray, iPod, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Xbox, and more.
In addition, every copy of Squeeze Server includes a complimentary Squeeze Desktop license and a
complimentary Squeeze Stream Review & Approval Account—transforming Squeeze Server into a Total Video Solution. With timesaving features such as automated Publishing and Syndication, Squeeze Server will help take the “work” out of your workflow.
Squeeze Server contains a wealth of features and is also extremely easy to use. In fact, you can begin encoding high-quality videos instantly by following these easy steps:
1. Create a job from the Encode menu.
2. Specify the Source location. See page 14 of the “Squeeze Server - Operation Manual”.
3. Select a Preset. Squeeze Server includes hundreds of professional encoding presets that take the mystery out of video encoding.
4. Specify the Destination location. 5. Press the “Squeeze It!” button.
It’s that easy!
Note: The MPEG Layer 3 audio encoding technology is licensed by Fraunhofer IIS and Thompson Multimedia. Supply of this product only conveys a license for private, non-commercial use and does not convey a license nor imply any right to use this product in any commercial (i.e., revenue-generating) real time broadcasting
(terrestrial, satellite, cable, and/or any other media), broadcasting / streaming via Internet, intranets, and/or other networks or in other electronic content distribution systems, such as pay-audio or audio-on-demand applications. An independent license for such use is required. For details, please visit
http://www.mp3licensing.com. Supply of this product does not convey a license under the relevant intellectual property of Thomson multimedia and/or Fraunhofer Gesellschaft nor imply any right to use this product in any finished end user or ready-to-use final product. An independent license for such is required. For details, please visit http://www.mp3licensing.com.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Before you installing Squeeze Server, please ensure your computer meets or exceeds the following system requirements:
• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 (x64), Server 2012 (x64), Server 2012 R2 (x64) • Processor: 1.4GHz
• Memory: 4GB RAM
• Available Disk Space: 150GB (must be sufficient for source/output videos file sizes)
NVIDIA CUDA
Sorenson Squeeze Server does not require a CUDA-enabled NVIDIA graphics card to encode video. However, if you would like to take advantage of the new GPU accelerated encoding in Squeeze Server you will need to have a CUDA-enabled GPU with a minimum memory of 512MB. For more information on the requirements and to see if you have a supported NVIDIA GPU visit:
http://forum.sorensonmedia.com/forum/content.php?264-Mainconcept-H.264-AVC-CUDA
KEY NEW FEATURES IN SORENSON SQUEEZE SERVER
Sorenson Media is committed to continually improving the video encoding experience for video professionals. To accomplish this goal, we focus not only on traditional, “must-have” features like speed and quality, but also on often overlooked pain points such as increasingly complicated workflows. After all, a lot happens prior to encoding (e.g., capture, editing), and a lot happens after encoding (e.g., review and approval, publishing, distribution) -- so shouldn’t the tools in your workflow fit in seamlessly and make your life easier?
This section provides a brief overview of the newest features in Squeeze Server. For more detailed information, including introductory and tutorial videos, please visit http://www.sorensonmedia.com/video-encoding/
Squeeze Server 3.1
• Embed Scenarist closed-captions (.scc) as EIA-608/EIA-708 into broadcast streams
• Squeeze Server has a new look. Squeeze Server is looking better than ever with the new color scheme and
logo.
Squeeze Server 3.0
• HEVC/x265 Encoding • VP9 Encoding
• Audio Only/Low Bandwidth Apple HLS Adaptive Stream (Apple Compliance) • 4K Presets
Squeeze Server 2.6
• HLS Encryption
• Mirroring of Watch Folder subdirectories
• Intuitive interface for browsing and defining directory locations • Access Squeeze Server documentation (PDFs) via the web UI • Pre-/Post-Roll Clips
• Multi-Rate bundle encoding (ex. encode to multiple adaptive bit rate formats simultaneously) • Table of Contents for easier navigation on Watch Folder Creation page
• Support for #EXT-X-VERSION tag in HLS index files (.m3u8) • Optimized algorithm for utilization of transfer bandwidth
Squeeze Server 2.5
• Improved Squeeze Desktop integration
• Modify Presets shared between Desktop and Server • Now includes all 167 Desktop Presets
• Sync Presets with Squeeze Desktop workstations • YouTube publishing
• FTPS import and publishing • Closed captions extraction • HTML5 output
• Luma Scale Filter (converts between Studio and Full color ranges) • Windows Server 2012 Support
• Auto-discovery of Squeeze Server within Squeeze Desktop • Table of Contents for easier navigation on Job Creation page • Visual Wizard for Output file naming with Wildcards • Ability to select preferred reader
• Improved visibility into total job progress in web UI • Searchable Preset lists
• Custom output file names for adaptive bit rate formats (HLS, HDS, Smooth Streaming, and DASH)
KNOWN ISSUES
• SS-12: Application settings can't be edited if they don't exist in the database. • SS-18: Can't change Web Client port number
• SS-24: Time is based off of a server’s local time, not the database
• SS-27: “Validate” button for locations often gets stuck in mouse-down state • SS-338: Jobs are orphaned when Server fails to update database.
FIXED DEFECTS
Version 3.0
• SS-448: Read-only source does not delete in the “Z” folder • SS-467: Unable to retrieve server logs of a non-local server • SS-483: S3 transfer fails if a bucket’s region is not US-Standard
• SS-393: YouTube “Path” should read “Title” and “Username” should read “Email Address”
• SS-387: Output with wildcards is not given a proper name • SS-438: Make parallel encodes (split and stitch) an option
• SS-417: Enable user to change password
• SS-446: Thumbnails not created for Squeeze Stream (formerly known as 360)
Version 2.6
• SS-26: Watch Folders on Windows FTP will attempt to encode file before it is finished copying to the Watch Folder
• SS-255: Smooth Streaming always plays slowest data rate
• SS-279: Squeeze Server produced file with mp4 extension when 3gpp preset is used • SS-280: FFmpeg Reader fails for several mp4 files
• SS-283: Documentation needs to be updated to include YouTube publishing • SS-284: Adding a Port number to FTP Hostname is not saved correctly
• SS-311: User with privileges 'user' can access /Users page and create a new user that's an Admin
• SS-358: User has to reselect the preset when editing a watch folder
• SS-365: Squeeze Server install is failing to install the msvcr100.dll and this causes encodes to fail or timeout • SS-367: Tiny Size thumbnails are being created at the Medium Size resolution.
• Several minor UI issues were corrected.
Version 2.5
• DE1635 - Thumbnails not generated to exact resolution
• DE1941 - Long path fix for Windows file paths to allow more than 260 characters. • DE1975 - MXF Source does not encode.
• DE2012 - Squeeze Server output is out of sync.
• DE2004 - Watermark filter choked on certain image formats.
Version 2.0
• DE1589 - Squeeze Server isn’t working with files located on a Shared Network Drive • DE839 - Unable to change naming convention when using watch folders.
• DE1140 - Files copied to watch folder from FTP will create a duplicate job. • DE1623 - Width is not correct when frame size same as source is selected • DE1614 - Unicode filenames do not work
CONTACTING SORENSON MEDIA
• For more information on using Sorenson Squeeze Server, visit http://www.sorensonmedia.com • For technical support questions, visit http://www.sorensonmedia.com/support
