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DISCREET CLEANER 6
In Brief: For some time, the software compression standard in the creative video professional's tool chest has been cleaner (formerly known as Media Cleaner Pro.) Now, a software product from Discreet, cleaner 6 has upgraded this important product's compression and production capabilities-- keeping time with the needs of the Internet, DVD, CD-ROM, and even the handheld video marketplaces. Since Discreet took over the product, cleaner 6 is the company's first completely new version of this product. cleaner 6 proves that it is certainly more efficient to have one tool with a multitude of advanced features than it is to use a different tool for each different kind of compressed video output. cleaner 6's performance and productivity enhancements combined with its professional feature set ensure that this powerful software program will continue to be the king of the video compression tool set. At the same time, cleaner 6 also helps professionals to stay current by addressing digital video's ever-changing learning curve-not just with current codecs-but with a relatively easy-to-use software interface that can enable video professionals put the latest digital video innovations to good use.
Price: Discreet cleaner 6 for Mac retails for $599, and upgrades from cleaner versions 4 or 5 are $179. Info: www.discreet.com
As more and more video is trafficked through the digital desktop, video compression in all of its various forms becomes more and more of an art form as well as a necessary science.
For some time, the software compression standard in the creative video professional's tool chest has been cleaner (formerly known as Media Cleaner Pro.) Now, a software product from Discreet, cleaner 6 has upgraded this important product's compression and production capabilities-keeping time with the needs of the Internet, DVD, CD-- ROM, and even the handheld video marketplaces.
This review will give you an overview of why this product is frequently a "must have" for digital video postproduction studios of all sizes.
Platforms And Pedigrees
Originally developed about five years ago by start-up called Terran Interactive, Media Cleaner Pro became known simply as Cleaner when it was acquired several years ago by Media 100. Then, a little over a year ago, an even larger post-- production power-house,...