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Performance tab

If you are using the Windows Media Video 9 codec and you continually exceed the capabilities of your encoding computer, and it is not feasible to upgrade to a more powerful computer, you can use the settings on this tab to ensure success with encoding. You can choose whether to place emphasis on better performance or on better quality for your content. A better quality setting corresponds to higher usage of the CPU power; a better performance setting corresponds to lower CPU usage.

It may be necessary to experiment with the settings to find the balance between quality and performance.


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