What's new
Windows Media Encoder 9 Series includes enhancements that are both powerful and easy to use. This section summarizes the changes to the encoder for this release.
- Targeting various encoding scenarios has been made easier with the addition of new destinations. In addition, four quick starts are available that help you begin encoding without delay. Each quick start is designed to address a common encoding scenario.
- New have improved the quality of encoded audio and video content.
- Support for dragging source files and session files to the encoder window makes it easy to begin encoding quickly.
- New constant-bit-rate (CBR) and variable-bit-rate (VBR) encoding modes enable you to fine-tune settings depending on the playback scenario you are targeting.
- A device control feature enables you to run devices directly from the encoder. (The device must be connected to an digital video port, or you can use a video tape recorder (VTR) that supports the Sony RS422 protocol and that is connected through a COM port.) You can also use the built-in edit decision list (EDL) to arrange and encode clips in any order.
- encoding is available through the Windows Media Audio 9 Professional and Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless codecs.
- Digital rights management (DRM) is available for you to protect encoded content.
- New distribution feature helps you to initiate the connection with a Windows Media server from the encoder.
- Language support lets you specify the language of your content.
- Four utilities are included to provide additional features such as creating custom profiles, splitting and combining streams in different files, and indexing files after encoding.
- Temporary storage of content to hard disk helps you to ensure the quality of encoded content.
- Support of transform plug-ins enables developers to write plug-ins that modify audio and video content, which you can use to add special effects during encoding.
- Support for sourcing from additional file formats has been implemented.
- Support for nonsquare pixel output helps you to encode content while maintaining the aspect ratio of the source video.
- Frame-level seeking can be implemented by creating or preserving time codes for some sources.
- Multiple bit rate (MBR) content now supports multiple audio formats and video resolutions.
- Support for the Microsoft Windows® XP Plug and Play feature enables devices to be automatically detected by the encoder when running. In addition, the encoder is automatically launched when a new device is connected to the computer.
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