Microsoft® Windows Media Encoder 7 is an easy-to-use, powerful production tool for converting both live and prerecorded audio and video to Windows Media Format. With Windows Media Encoder, you can deliver live content in real time to client computers or to a file for later use. Real-time sources of audio and video content include anything that you can plug into your audio or video card, including a CD player, microphone, VCR, video camera, or video player. Stored sources are audio or video files. Users can view encoded Windows Media-based content with Microsoft Windows Media Player or with any application built using the Windows Media Format 7 Software Development Kit (SDK).
Our Review: The ever-benevolent Microsoft now give you the opportunity to convert all those pesky files of yours to the greatest format of them all - the Windows Media Format! While the cynical may grow tired of Microsoft's constant attempts to annex your PC, one cannot ignore that they have a knack for powerful and user-friendly programs - and Windows Media Encoder is no different. From the Media Player-style interface, WME allows the user to capture, convert and broadcast sound and video through user-friendly sessions. It may be quite complicated, but as we have come to expect, there are wizards and help to see you through. Definitely worth a look.