EnSharpen 1.1: QT codec for Mactels
updated 10:50 pm EST, Tue March 21, 2006
EnSharpen 1.1 for Mactels
TechSmith today introduced EnSharpen 1.1, an update to its QuickTime codec that allows Intel-based Macs to compress screen recordings such as multimedia tutorials, presentations, screencasts, and animated content for cross-platform playback via QuickTime. EnSharpen integrates with Camtasia Studio, QuickTime Pro, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Snapz Pro, iMovie and all other Macintosh and Windows authoring and editing tools that allow access to third-party video codecs for QuickTime. EnSharpen, a lossless video codec that enables high-quality and small-file video playback, is based on the TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC) found in the company’s Camtasia Studio software and is "the first delivery codec" to provide Macintosh users with lossless quality and a high compression ratio, according to the company.
"With the explosion of online video and broadband, individuals and organizations are delivering screen-recorded content more often than ever and viewers are demanding that the content load fast without sacrificing clarity," said Cindy Fuhrman, EnSharpen Product Marketing Manager at TechSmith. "The new generation of professional content creators running Intel-based Macs can use EnSharpen with its elegant and effortless delivery codec without having to choose between compression and quality."
The company has also posted comparison of different QuickTime movies compressed with different codecs.
In addition, EnSharpen also enables all AVI video files encoded with the original TSCC codec to play in the QuickTime Player on the Macintosh and Windows platforms. EnSharpen 1.1 supports Mac OS X 10.4 and higher and is available for $150 for a single license, while the EnSharpen decoder is available at no charge from the company's website.
