Testing your content

It is always a good idea to test your content before providing it to users. To run a test, configure a session, and then encode some content. While the content is encoding, use the URL specified on the Connections tab of the Monitor panel to connect the player to the encoder and view the stream. Or, if you are encoding to a file, stop the encoder and then play the output file.

If you are planning to distribute your content by using a Windows Media server, you can conduct an end-to-end test. To do so, set up your Windows Media server to connect to the encoder by using the URL specified on the Connections tab of the Monitor panel.

As you view the stream, verify the following:

• You are getting the expected frame rate.
• Your bandwidth throughput is acceptable.
• You are receiving an audio and video feed and the quality of each is acceptable.

For more information about streaming from a Windows Media server, see Windows Media Services Help.

Related topics

• Output options