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Hardware profiles for video

This topic provides detailed information about the hardware profiles available for video content that are installed with Windows Media Encoder.

Simple low (SP@LL)

Item Value
Target hardware devices Wireless handsets
Maximum resolution 176 x 144
Maximum frame rate 15 fps
Maximum bit rate 96 Kbps
Maximum buffer size About 3.4 seconds at maximum bit rate

Simple medium (SP@ML)

Item Value
Target hardware devices Handheld computers, personal data assistants, and high-end wireless handsets
Maximum resolution 352 x 288
Maximum frame rate 15 fps at 352 x 288
24 fps at 320 x 240
Maximum bit rate 384 Kbps
Maximum buffer size About 3.3 seconds at maximum bit rate

Main low (MP@LL)

Item Value
Target hardware devices Low-end set-top boxes
Maximum resolution 352 x 288
Maximum frame rate 30 fps
Maximum bit rate 2 Mbps
Maximum buffer size About 2.5 seconds at maximum bit rate

Main medium (MP@ML)

Item Value
Target hardware devices High-end set-top boxes; DVD players; and DirectX Video Acceleration (VA)-enabled graphic cards
Maximum resolution 720 x 576
Maximum frame rate 30 fps at 720 x 576 (NTSC)
25 fps at 720 x 576 (PAL)
Maximum bit rate 10 Mbps
Maximum buffer size About 1 second at maximum bit rate

Main high (MP@HL)

Item Value
Target hardware devices DVD players; DirectX VA-enabled graphic cards; and digital cinema
Maximum resolution 1920 x 1080
Maximum frame rate 30 fps at 1920 x 1080
60 fps at 1280 x 720
Maximum bit rate 20 Mbps
Maximum buffer size About 2 seconds at maximum bit rate

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