System Requirements for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series

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System Requirements for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series

You can install the 32-bit version of Windows Media Encoder 9 Series on computers running Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows 2000. For better performance on a Windows Vista–based computer, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, see article 929182. For Windows Server 2003, you must enable both the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) and Windows Audio services. (These services are not enabled by default.) For Windows 2000, you must also install DirectX 9.0.

A 64-bit version of Windows Media Encoder 9 Series is also available. The following table lists required and recommended configurations when using the 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Windows Media Encoder 9 Series. For more information about capture cards that work with Windows Media Encoder 9 Series, see Windows Media Hardware Product Vendors.

Encoding task	Requirements for 32-bit encoder	Recommendations for 32-bit encoder	Requirements for 64-bit encoder
Conversion of files	266 megahertz (MHz) processor, such as an Intel Pentium with MMX Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM	500 MHz processor or higher, such as an Intel Pentium III or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon Windows Vista or Windows XP 128 MB of RAM or higher	1800 MHz processor or higher, such as an AMD Athlon 64 Windows Vista or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 512 MB of RAM or higher
Capture and broadcast of audio files	266 MHz processor, such as an Intel Pentium with MMX Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 64 MB of RAM Supported audio-capture device	866 MHz processor or higher, such as an Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon Windows Vista or Windows XP 128 MB of RAM or higher Supported audio and video capture device	2000 MHz processor or higher, such as an AMD Athlon 64 Windows Vista or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 512 MB of RAM or higher Supported audio and video capture device
Capture and broadcast of audio and video files for dial-up modem and mid-bandwidth audiences using the Windows Media Audio 9 and Windows Media Video 7 codecs	Single-stream and multiple-bit-rate content for 28.8 kilobits per second (Kbps) and 56 Kbps modems: 300 MHz processor, such as an Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 64 MB of RAM Supported audio and video capture device	Single-stream and multiple-bit-rate content for 100 Kbps through 500 Kbps: 866 MHz processor or higher, such as an Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon Windows Vista or Windows XP 256 MB of RAM Supported audio and video capture device	Single-stream and multiple-bit-rate content for 100 Kbps through 500 Kbps: Dual 2000 MHz processors or higher, such as an AMD Athlon 64 Windows Vista or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 512 MB of RAM or higher Supported audio and video capture device
Capture and broadcast of audio and video files for dial-up modem and mid-bandwidth audiences using Windows Media Audio and Video 9 Series codecs	Single-stream content for 28.8 Kbps and 56 Kbps modems: 1.5 gigahertz (GHz) processor, such as an Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP 1800 Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 64 MB of RAM Supported audio and video capture device	Single-stream and multiple-bit-rate content for 100 Kbps through 500 Kbps: Dual 1 GHz or higher processors, such as an Intel Pentium III or Xeon or AMD Athlon MP Windows Vista or Windows XP 256 MB of RAM Supported audio and video capture device	Single-stream and multiple-bit-rate content for 100 Kbps through 500 Kbps: Dual 2000 MHz processor or higher, such as an AMD Athlon 64 Windows Vista or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 768 MB of RAM or higher Supported audio and video capture device
Capture and broadcast of audio and video for high bandwidth using Windows Media Audio and Video 9 Series codecs	Use recommended configuration	Single-stream and multiple-bit-rate content for 500 Kbps through 2 megabits (Mbps) or more: Dual 2 GHz or higher processor, such as an Intel Xeon or AMD Athlon MP Windows Vista or Windows XP 256 MB of RAM or higher Supported audio and video capture devices	Single-stream and multiple-bit-rate content for 500 Kbps through 2 Mbps or more: Dual 2400 MHz processors or higher, such as an AMD Athlon 64 Windows Vista or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 1024 MB of RAM or higher Supported audio and video capture devices

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