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Downloads:
On-Demand Instructions:
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Download and install the Windows Media
Encoder application.
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If the "Welcome to Windows Media
Encoder" or "New Session Wizard" window is displayed,
click on the Session menu, click New Session
Wizard.
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On the New Session Wizard screen,
click Convert an audio or video file into a Windows
Media file.
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On the File Selection screen,
enter the file you want to convert and the file you want
to create.
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On the Profile Selection screen,
click an appropriate profile in the list.
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On the Display Information
screen, type display information and review your
settings.
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After you close the wizard, click
Start on the encoder to begin encoding (if the
encoding does not automatically begin.
Windows Media Encoder takes a few seconds to begin
encoding the source information. The Time display
under Summary Statistics begins first; this
verifies that your content is encoding. After a
three-second delay, the amount of data being sent begins
to accrue.
If you want to edit or create a new a profile, click
Create and Manage Profiles on the Profile
Selection screen. The system profiles that come with
Windows Media Encoder 7 cannot be edited directly. To
edit a system profile, make a copy, and then edit the
copy. To ensure that a profile is configured to encode
files that will stream from a Web server, make sure only
one Target Audience check box is selected on the
Audience Selection screen of the Edit Profile
wizard.
Note Creating and managing profiles is a method
provided for advanced users with a detailed knowledge of
bandwidth capacity, media settings, and codec usage. For
more information, see the Windows Media Encoder Help
documentation.
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When encoding has completed, upload the
.wma file to your linkLINE Web Hosting space, into the
WMS directory. (Example /wms/mysong.wma)
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Create an ASX or WAX file, a text-based
metafile that provides a link between your page and the
Windows Media file. For an ASX file the code would look
like this:
<ASX version="3">
<Entry>
<ref href="mms://www.domainname.com/domainname/file.asf"/>
</Entry>
</ASX>
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Change the path in the <REF HREF> tag so
that it points to your Windows Media file.
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Save the file into the same folder as
the Windows Media file, and change the extension from
.txt to .asx.
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Rename your wma file to an "asf file (ie:
mysong.asf)
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You can then link from your webpage to
the new .asx file. Example:
<a href="http://www.domainname.com/wms/mysong.asx">Listen
to My Song</a>
Note Sample test.asf, test.asx,
and test.htm files are located in your /WMS/ directory
for examples and testing purposes.
If you have any problems or questions
regarding your linkLINE hosted Windows Media Services,
please contact the WebMaster at
webmater@linkline.com for assistance.
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