Sorenson Media has released Sorenson Squeeze 8 Pro, which allows video professionals to work within and between leading professional formats and non-linear editing systems -- including the capability to output video to mezzanine formats including Avid DNxHD on Mac OS X and Windows systems and Apple ProRes for OS X systems.

Sorenson Squeeze 8 Pro also supports up to 12-bit pixel bit depth, providing users the ability to maintain true, rich colors within their videos. In addition, the new version includes the ability to encode for Dolby Pro audio along with the standard full support for the most popular video formats, including H.264, Flash, WebM, Windows Media, adaptive bitrate, and DVD Blu-Ray.

Sorenson Squeeze 8 Pro and all Add-Ons are available immediately. Sorenson Squeeze 8 Pro can be purchased as an integrated video encoding/transcoding application for US$999. Alternately, users of Sorenson Squeeze 8 can purchase any combination of three Sorenson Pro Add-Ons for Squeeze 8 -- Avid DNxHD Encoding, Apple ProRes Encoding (OS X only) or Dolby Pro Audio Encoding separately for $99 each. For additional info on purchasing Sorenson Squeeze 8 Pro, go to http://www.sorensonmedia.com/squeeze-pricing .