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You can use the following file formats as sources with Windows Media Encoder.
File type (format) | File name extensions |
Windows Media audio and video files | .wma, .wmv, and .asf |
Windows audio and video files | .avi and .wav |
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) | .mpg and .mp3 |
Image | .bmp and .jpg |
DVD | .vob |
Note
If you are encoding a Windows Media file, any header attributes associated with the file (for example, markers, script commands, and so on) are lost in the process. You can use Windows Media File Editor to add the attributes back to the file.
When sourcing from a file, you can trim the start and end times of the file to ensure that you encode only the part of the file you want.
It is possible to source from an unencrypted DVD file. To do so, you must have one of the following approved MPEG-2 decoders installed on the encoding computer:
For more information about obtaining an MPEG-2 decoder, see the Microsoft Web site.