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Encoding with Windows Media

Encoding with Windows Media. Daniel Orme-Doutre (dano) Consulting Engineer Microsoft Corporation. An Industry Adage. Pick Two. You can have all three!. Agenda. Before U Encode. Know Your Source. Questions to consider: Have you watched the material? What tape format is it?

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Encoding with Windows Media

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  1. Encoding with Windows Media Daniel Orme-Doutre (dano) Consulting Engineer Microsoft Corporation

  2. An Industry Adage Pick Two • You can have all three!

  3. Agenda

  4. Before U Encode

  5. Know Your Source • Questions to consider: • Have you watched the material? • What tape format is it? • What digital format is it? How big is it? • What is the audio like? • Do you know the in/out points? • What is the duration? • “Garbage in, garbage out”

  6. Know Your Delivery • What about these questions? • Computer Playback? • Live, Video On Demand, Download? • Encoding for a review, big event, editing? • Big screen playback in a conference center or desktop LCD? • Are there other files with this project? CD, DVD etc…

  7. Know Your Windows Media • An MPEG4 based codec • Now WMV9 is SMPTE standardized. • Variety of codecs in WMV9 series. • It can play on almost any playback device • CD • DVD • Portable devices: PMC, Smartphone • Live, OnDemand, File based • High Definition: STB, (BluRay and HDDVD) • Demos • Xbox

  8. Know Your Windows Media: Encoder • Windows Media Encoder Products • Windows Media Encoder 9 Series • Windows Media Encoder 9 Series SDK • Windows Media Encoder Studio Edition • Windows Media Codecs • Windows Media Audio 10 Professional • Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless • Windows Media Audio 9 • Windows Media Audio 9 Voice • Windows Media Video 9 • Windows Media Video 9 Screen

  9. Know Your Windows Media Con’t • Places the Encoder exists… • Windows Server 2003 • Free download off Microsoft website • Windows Movie Maker • Microsoft Producer-Office Suite. • Windows Media Player 9 (WMA) • Real time encoders like: • Inlet Technologies • Digital Rapids • Winnov • 3rd party applications like: • Adobe Premiere • SoundForge • Canopus ProCoder • AVID • Flip 4 Mac

  10. When U Encode

  11. When U Encode: Fast Tips • Speed up that encoding… • Use live source if SD or smaller resolution • Batch automation • Encoder script • Custom Profiles • Encode off multiple machines • Encoder utilizes dual processors • Use accelerator cards • One pass CBR instead of 2pass

  12. Trade Offs: Project Management

  13. Trade Offs: Encoding Tradeoff Demo

  14. Encoder Workshop • Standard Windows Media 9 GUI Encoder • Batching

  15. Resources • Suggested Websites • Microsoft:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/ • MSDN: http://www.msdn.com • Basic Newbie Stuff: http://www.videohelp.com/ • MediaCenterEdition: http://thegreenbutton.com/default.aspx • Suggested Books • Windows Media Resource Kit • ISBN 0-7356-1807-0 • Quantel Digital Fact Book • http://www.quantel.com/ (free!) • MPEG Handbook • ISBN 0-2408-0578-X • Suggested Tools

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