Overview

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