TABLE OF CONTENTS Windows Media Encoder comes with a number of utilities for working with encoded files. They allow simple editing, modification of attributes, and direct editing of encoder profiles ( .prx files), and splitting or combining streams.
Windows Media File Editor enables you to edit a Windows Media file with a .wmv, .wma, or .asf extension, as shown in Figure 6-22. You can trim extraneous material from the beginning or end, change attributes, such as the title, and add markers and script commands. You also can import and export header files, which store information about the file, if you want to reuse edits in other encoded files.
Files edited with Windows Media File Editor are automatically indexed at each key frame. You cannot edit an encoded file protected with a digital rights management (DRM) watermark.
Making Your Encoded Audio or Video More Dynamic
Script commands are specific actions associated with a designated time in an encoded file. These can make a simple audio or video file a more robust interactive and dynamic experience. Following are a few options:
Captions: Captions added to video images and displayed in the player offer an opportunity to impart more information. Users must enable captions in their player for the text to be visible.
Closed captioning: Most good...
