How do I encode content that is supported by previous versions of Windows Media technologies?
You can use Windows Media Encoder 9 Series to encode content that can be played back in Windows Media Player version 6.4, Windows Media Player 7.x, Windows Media Player for Windows XP, and Windows Media Player for Mac. You can also encode content that can be streamed by Windows Media Services version 4.1 or later. To encode content that is supported by these technologies, first create one or more custom encoding profiles based on an existing streaming profile. To create a custom profile based on this profile, do the following: • On the Session Properties panel, click the Compression tab. • In the Destination box, click Windows Media server (streaming). • To customize this profile, click Edit. • Use the following settings in the custom profile: For the video codec, use either the Windows Media Video V7 or Windows Media Video V8 codec. Some of the features of the Windows Media Video 9 codec are not supported by previous versions of Windows Media Player. For the audio codec, use the Windo
