Autodesk promises greater video optimization with Autodesk Cleaner 6.5 for Macintosh and Autodesk Cleaner XL 1.5 for Windows, the newest updates to its professional desktop media mastering and encoding software. New features include encoding support for DivX version 5.2 player for Cleaner XL 1.5 and DivX 6.0 player for Cleaner 6.5 for Macintosh. Also new is On2 Technologies’ Flix exporter for publishing video in Macromedia Flash-compatible .FLV and .SWF formats.
“Our Cleaner software products truly close the loop in facilitating a start-to-finish workflow standardized on Autodesk Media & Entertainment solutions,” says Bill Roberts, director of product development for Autodesk
Media and Entertainment. “Autodesk Cleaner software resides on the desktop of one or more systems at almost all of our client sites, whether it’s being used as a core application for DVD production or to streamline automation
of review-and-approval processes.”
New features for Cleaner XL include support for Autodesk Backburner, command line script support for pipeline automation and new input formats including DPX, Cineon, OpenEXR and Wiretap support on input. Cleaner XL 1.5 also offers the addition of 4:2:2 and two-pass encoding for MPEG-2, while Cleaner 6.5 for Macintosh adds Apple QuickTime 7 to the list of updated codecs. Both releases feature the DivX Pro encoder, Kinoma version 3 exporter and support for Real 10.
Cleaner XL 1.5 Windows is available now and Cleaner 6.5 for Macintosh is expected to begin shipping this winter. The suggested retail price for an individual license of each product is $599. Upgrade pricing from Cleaner 6 Macintosh or Cleaner XL Windows to the current versions is approximately $125.00, while upgrading from Cleaner 4 or 5 runs around $179.00. For More information on these and other Autodesk products, go to www.autodesk.com.
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