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Windows Media 8 Encoding Utility

Brief Description
To take advantage of advances in audio and video quality, Microsoft offers content creators a professional level utility for producing on-demand content.

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Quick Details
File Name:wm8eutil_setup.exe
Version:8
Date Published:3/27/2001
Language:English
Download Size:621 KB
Estimated Download Time: 2 min 56K

Overview

To take advantage of advances in audio and video quality, Microsoft offers content creators a professional level utility for producing on-demand content. Windows Media 8 Encoding Utility is a command-line tool for content producers converting pre-recorded audio and video to Windows Media 8 for an on-demand delivery.

Windows Media 8 Encoding Utility offers:

  • Encodes Windows Media 8 content for on-demand streaming and download-and-play.
  • Enables Two-Pass Encoding to optimize quality for on-demand (streamed or download-and-play) content.
  • Supports "True" Variable Bit Rate (VBR) Encoding for download-and-play scenarios.
    True VBR can be applied over the entire duration of a high-motion sequence, ensuring the highest quality.
  • Enables Batch Encoding of Windows Media 8, allowing content developers to encode large numbers of pre-recorded media files.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows ME

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Instructions

  1. Click the Download link to start the download.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
    • To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.

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