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| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| latest release version = 9.0
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2003|01|07}}<ref name="DownloadLink">{{cite web|title=Windows Media Encoder 9 Series|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17792|work=Download Center|publisher=Microsoft|accessdateaccess-date=22 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122071819/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17792|archive-date=22 January 2013}} </ref>
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]]
| genre = Video and audio encoding software
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'''Windows Media Encoder''' ('''WME''') is a freelydiscontinued, downloadable and free-of-charge[[freeware]] [[Multimedia|media]] [[codec|encoder]] developed by [[Microsoft]] which enables content developers to convert or capture both live and prerecorded audio, video, and computer screen images to [[Windows Media]] formats for live and [[Video on demand|on-demand]] delivery. It is the successor of '''NetShow Encoder'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2000/HA011382331033.aspx</ref> {{As of|2013|1}}title=Using itNetShow wasServices stillwith availablePresentation forBroadcasting download,- butOffice could2000 notResource beKit found- inMicrosoft theOffice MicrosoftOnline download|access-date=2009-01-04 search|url-status=dead index|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113032417/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2000/HA011382331033.aspx |archive-date=2009-01-13 }}</ref> The download page reports that it is not supported underon [[Windows 7]].<ref name = "DownloadLink"></ref> WME has been replaced by a free version of [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]]. The Media 8 Encoding Utility is still listed. WME was available in both [[32-bit]] and [[64-bit]] versions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Windows Media Encoder (64-Bit) 9.0 DownloadAdd|url=http://download.chip.eu/en/Windows-Media-Encoder-64-Bit-_140605.html|work=Download.CHIP.eu|publisher=CHIP Xonio Online|access-date=13 October 2013|date=12 March 2010|archive-date=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102014047/http://download.chip.eu/en/Windows-Media-Encoder-64-Bit-_140605.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The latest version, Windows Media Encoder 9 Series, can encode video using [[Windows Media Video]] version 7, 8 or 9. [[Audio Encoder|Audio encoding]] uses a number of [[Windows Media Audio]] version 9.2 or version 10 (if the version 10 codecs are installed) profiles and a Windows Media Audio 9 Voice [[speech codec]]. Content can also be created as uncompressed audio or video.
Windows Media Encoder 9 Series enables [[two-pass encoding]] to optimize quality for on-demand ([[Streaming media|streamed]] or download-and-play) content. It also supports [[variable bitrate]] (VBR) encoding for download-and-play scenarios. True VBR can be applied over the entire duration of a high-motion sequence, ensuring the highest quality. This version also enables scripted encoding with the wmcmd.vbs [[VBScript]] file, allowing content developers to encode large numbers of prerecorded media files. Bundled with the program are the applications Windows Media File Editor, Windows Media Profile Editor, and Windows Media Stream Editor.
The GUI encoder application is actually a "wrapper" of the [[codec|encoder]] itself. Developers can write their own applications using [[Visual Studio]] to perform the same functions found in the application. These applications can be used to automate audio and video production. An SDK is also available.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=000a16f5-d62b-4303-bb22-f0c0861be25b&DisplayLang=en Windows Media Encoder 9 Series SDK] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411162525/http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=000a16f5-d62b-4303-bb22-f0c0861be25b&displaylang=en |date=2008-04-11 }}</ref>
With the removal of [[Windows Media DRM]] in the [[Windows 10]] Anniversary Update, Windows Media Encoder 9 is no longer compatible with the current version of Windows as of May 2017.
==Versions==
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*NetShow Encoder 3.0<ref>Terran Interactive, Inc. [http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/video/architectures/NetShow.html Codec Central - NetShow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921062110/http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/video/architectures/NetShow.html |date=2018-09-21 }}, Retrieved on 2009-08-11</ref>
*NetShow Encoder 3.01 (comes with PowerpointPowerPoint 2000)
*Windows Media Encoder 4.0 (also as part of the Windows Media Tools<ref>Microsoft TechNet [httphttps://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676148.aspx Windows Media Tools], Retrieved on 2009-08-08</ref><ref>Microsoft Technet (April 14, 1999) [httphttps://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676146.aspx Windows Media Tools Components], Retrieved on 2009-08-08</ref>) Windows Media Tools 4.1 was the last release for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.
* Windows Media Encoder 7.1 (for Windows 98, Windows Me and Windows 2000)
* Windows Media 8 Encoding Utility ([[command- line]]) for Windows 98, Windows Me and Windows 2000<ref>Microsoft Corporation (2001-03-27) [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=03d169b3-a410-4451-82af-18f23fb63acb&DisplayLang=en Windows Media 8 Encoding Utility] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215004828/http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=03d169b3-a410-4451-82af-18f23fb63acb&DisplayLang=en |date=2009-02-15 }}, Retrieved on 2009-08-12</ref>
* Windows Media Encoder 9
==* Windows Media Encoder Studiox64 Edition == (based on Windows Media 10 SDK)▼
Windows Media Encoder Studio Edition<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoderse/default.aspx WME Studio Edition]</ref> was a separate planned version of Windows Media Encoder 9 Series with support for segment encoding and multiple audio channels. After beta 1, it was eventually cancelled. Microsoft later released the commercial application, [[Microsoft Expression Encoder|Expression Encoder]] as part of its [[Microsoft Expression Studio|Expression Studio]] suite. ▼▲==Windows Media Encoder Studio Edition==
▲Windows Media Encoder Studio Edition<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoderse/default.aspx WME Studio Edition]</ref> was a separate planned version of Windows Media Encoder 9 Series with support for segment encoding and multiple audio channels. After beta 1, it was eventually cancelled. Microsoft later released the commercial application, [[Microsoft Expression Encoder|Expression Encoder]] as part of its [[Microsoft Expression Studio|Expression Studio]] suite.
==See also==
*[[Windows Movie Maker]]
*[[Microsoft Expression Encoder]]
*[[Comparison of screencasting software]]
==References==
==External links==
*[http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=17792 Windows Media Encoder 9 Series]
*[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929182 Fix for issues with Windows Vista]
*[http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/EncoderPro_Overview.aspx Microsoft Expression Encoder]
*[https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Codec-Packs-Video-Codecs/Windows-Media-Encoder.shtml Softpedia - Windows Media Encoder]
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