Windows Media Encoder: Difference between revisions

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[[Microsoft]] '''Windows Media Encoder''' is a production tool thatwhich enables content developers to convert both live and prerecorded audio, video, and computer screen images to [[Windows Media Format]] for live and [[Video_on_demand|on-demand]] delivery.

The current version, Windows Media Encoder 9 Series, encodes video using [[Windows Media Video]] version 7, 8 or 9. [[Audio_Encoder|Audio encoding]] uses a number of [[Windows Media Audio]] version 9.1 profiles and a Windows Media Audio Voice [[speech codec]]. Content can also be created as uncompressed audio/video.

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This version of Windows Media Encoder enables [[Two-Pass Encoding]] to optimize quality for [[Video on demand|on-demand]] ([[Streaming media|streamed]] or download-and-play) content. It also supports "True" Variable Bit Rate ([[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 pre-recorded media files.

Windows Media Encoder can be downloaded as an application. This application is actually a "wrapper" or [[GUI]] of the [[encoder]] itself. Developers can write [[VisualBasic]] or [[C (programming language)|C]] applications thatwhich can perform the functions found in the application. These applications can be used to automate audio and video production.

The latest Windows Media Encoder 9 Series comes in both [[32-bit]] and [[64-bit]] versions.