ABSTRACT

Now that you’ve recorded and optimized your raw audio and video files, it’s time to get into the meat of streaming media: encoding. You’ll convert the raw files into compressed files specially designed for distribution and playback over the Internet in real time. In this chapter, you will:

Revisit your audience evaluation

Choose the right codec

Encode audio and video with Windows Media Encoder

Encode video with Windows Media Encoder

Customize a Windows Media Encoder session

Learn about Windows Media Encoder utilities