This page features important tools and utilities for content creators authoring Windows Media Audio and Video 9 Series content.

Tools Included with Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
In addition to being a powerful tool for converting audio and video content to Windows Media Format, the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series and the Encoder SDK include several new utilities for content creators.
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Windows Media Professional Exhibitor, Version 2.0.1.3
This powerful tool is intended for playback of Windows Media files at full-screen resolution at all times. All transport and playlist controls appear on a second monitor allowing for a theatrical viewing experience. When used in combination with PCI-Express video cards that support DirectX Video Acceleration, the Windows Media Professional Exhibitor offers superior playback performance for HD-resolution content.

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(25.8 MB   2 hours 5 min @ 28.8 Kbps)
Note: Dual monitors required. This tool is not supported.


Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless to PCM Converter
This command line tool converts files encoded using Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless back into the original PCM WAV format.

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(280 KB   2 min @ 28.8 Kbps)
Note: This tool is not supported.


Windows Media Mono to Multichannel Wave Combiner 9 Series
This command line tool will combine 2, 6 or 8 mono WAV files into an audio-only AVI file that can be used as a source with the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series. This tool enables you to create audio files longer than the 4 GB limitation of the WAV format. The tool can also add a video stream from an AVI input file into the AVI output file. Any audio streams in the input AVI will be ignored.

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(166 KB   1 min @ 28.8 Kbps)
Note: This tool is not supported.


Windows Media Audio 9 Professional Channel Mask Mapping Tool
This command-line tool remaps the channel mask of a multichannel Windows Media surround-sound file to support different channel configurations. The tool converts between traditional, home theater, and widescreen mapping in 4.0, 5.1 and 7.1 audio configurations.

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(148 KB   1 min @ 28.8 Kbps)
Note: This tool is not supported.


Windows Media Video 9 VCM
This Video Compression Manager (VCM) based version of the Windows Media Video 9 encoder/decoder will enable legacy encoding and editing applications to support the Windows Media Video 9 codec in file containers such as AVI.
Download this tool from the Windows Media Download Center


Plug-in for Adobe Premiere 6.5 (Beta)
Download and install the updated Adobe Premiere 6.5 Plug-in for Windows Media 9 Series. This plug-in adds import and export support for Microsoft Windows Media Audio and Video 9 Series. With support for Windows Media 9 Series, Adobe Premiere 6.5 expands to deliver the superior benefits offered by Windows Media 9 Series including high resolution video up to 720p.
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Windows Media Capture 9 Series
This tool enables video content authors to capture uncompressed AVI files with mono, stereo, 5.1, or 7.1 channels of audio, with up to 24 bit resolution and sampling rates up to 192KHz. Windows Media Capture 9 Series supports a broad range of video and audio capture cards, and includes the complete source code for developers who wish to build their own capture applications.

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(274 KB   2 min @ 28.8 Kbps)
Note: This tool is not supported.


Tools Included with Windows Media Encoder 7
A subset of the encoding tools collectively known as the Windows Media 7 Resource Kit (beta) have been folded into Windows Media Encoder 9 Series and the utilities installed with it. The following list identifies the new tools that replaced the old ones.

Previous tool	Current tool
ASF Chop	Windows Media File Editor
Batch Encoder	Windows Media Encoding Script, Windows Media Batch Encoder (a VBScript sample in the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series SDK)
Windows Media ASF Indexer	Windows Media Encoder 9 Series, Windows Media File Editor
Windows Media Encoder DCOM Configuration Utility	Remote Administration (a C# sample in the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series SDK)
Advanced Script Indexer	Windows Media File Editor
AVIToWMV	Windows Media Encoding Script
WMVAppend	WMVAppend (a C++ sample in the Windows Media Format 9 Series SDK)

The latest Windows Media Resource Kit, a book published by Microsoft Press, is a comprehensive reference for planning and deploying Windows Media technologies on the Microsoft Windows .NET Server family.


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