Windows Media Encoder: Difference between revisions

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| caption = Windows Media Encoder in [[Windows XP]]

| developer = [[Microsoft]]

| latest release version = 9.00.00.3374 (x86) 1/7/2003, 10.00.00.3809 (x64)0

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2003|01|07}}<ref>{{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|accessdate=22 January 2013}}</ref>

| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]]

| genre = Video and audio encoding software

| license = [[Freeware]]

| website = [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx<!--Does Windowsnot Mediahave Encoder]a website anymore-->

}}

'''Windows Media Encoder''' is a freely downloadable and free-of-charge [[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>http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2000/HA011382331033.aspx</ref> {{As of|2013|1}} it was still available for download, but could not be found in the Microsoft download search index. The download page reports that it is not supported under [[Windows 7]]. WME has been replaced by a free version of [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]]. The Media 8 Encoding Utility is still listed.

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. It is available in both [[32-bit]] and [[64-bit]] versions.

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.