Customizing a session

This section provides information about options you have for customizing an encoding session to meet your needs. If you customize a session and want to reuse it frequently, you can save the session to a session file and then add it to the list of quick starts.

Related topics

• Windows Media Encoder
• To open an existing session
• To save a session
• To start, stop, or pause encoding
• To create a custom quick start
• Cropping and resizing video before encoding
• Preserving the pixel aspect ratio of video
• Optimizing video and audio
• Specifying a language for content
• Applying time compression to your content
• Using CBR encoding
• Using VBR encoding
• Setting up an MBR stream
• Using digital rights management to protect content
• Embedding a watermark in content
• Using hardware profiles
• Using transform plug-ins