WMA 10 Pro Encoding on a Mac

I'm running Compressor 3.0.5 with the full version of Flip4Mac and Sorenson 4.5. I can outpur WMA Pro 9, but don't have the option for version 10. Is this possible to do on a Mac since Microsoft isn't supporting any future release of Windows Media Player after 10?

I'm not sure what, if any, the difference is. A client has (for once) given very specific output instructions and have requested one output be encoded with WMV9 and WMA10. Can you even encode the video of the movie with v9 and the audio with v10?

-Andrew Saliga

Steelehouse Productions
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Great. Thanks so much Craig.

I'll check into their reasoning tomorrow when business hours resume and post back. I doubt there is any specific reason.

Thanks for the links as well.



-Andrew Saliga

Steelehouse Productions
http://www.steelehouse.com (undergoing a much-needed redesign)
http://www.vimeo.com/steelehouse

You may need to double check to see if Squeeze supports WMA 10 Pro even on Windows.

The free Windows Media Encoder does so you might export to a codec that can handle and encode with that if needed.

Sorry, I meant that Microsoft isn't supporting future releases of Windows Media Player for Mac.

I spoke with a friend running Sorenson on a PC and it does offer WMA 10 Pro encoding.

Does Windows Media Encoder allow for custom settings on bit rates and such or is it only presets?

I read over those articles a few times, but couldn't really see too much of a reason why one would go with 10 vs. 9 other than efficiency. Are there any other reasons that stand out to you?

-Andrew Saliga

Steelehouse Productions
http://www.steelehouse.com (undergoing a much-needed redesign)
http://www.vimeo.com/steelehouse

It looks like I'm locked into outputting with WMA 10 Pro. I spoke with the account exec at the ad agency and she didn't really know why the client wants version 10 vs. 9, she just said that's what they need.

Unlikely that they would know any different, but this is for our largest client, so I'll make sure I get them what they need whatever it takes.

Our animators dual boot their Macs, so while one was at lunch I downloaded the WME to check it out. It looks like it gives me enough options, but I didn't see the WMA 10 Pro as an option. He came back before I could check for WMP updates, but am I correct in assuming that 10 Pro was absent only because of a needed update? I would have that downloading the latest WME would give me up-to-date codecs.

-Andrew Saliga

Steelehouse Productions
http://www.steelehouse.com (undergoing a much-needed redesign)
http://www.vimeo.com/steelehouse

It's possible that I just overlooked the setting since I was rushing.

Squeeze for Windows and dual booting it is. Any idea if the ON2 VP6 plugin I bought yesterday for the Mac version of Sorenson can be transferred over to the new PC copy I have to buy?

Thanks for contacting Telestream. 10 Pro support would indeed be a nice update.

-Andrew Saliga

Steelehouse Productions
http://www.steelehouse.com (undergoing a much-needed redesign)
http://www.vimeo.com/steelehouse

If time is money I'd consider getting an 8 core beast.

If you want an ultimate Window Media encoder consider Microsoft Expressions encoder.
For all around I'd suggest Telestream Episode over Squeeze but they are both good and both cross platform so compressionists bouncing between Mac and Windows won't have to learn an new interface.
If your needs are light the the free Windows Media Encoder is still good. Keeping "light" in mind a Core 2 Duo is fine if you don't need it done "yesterday."

And you have any experience with Gateway? I used to edit with Avid on a Dell, but my general thoughts on Gateway aren't good. I don't know that I have any particular reason to think that though...

-Andrew Saliga

Steelehouse Productions
http://www.steelehouse.com (undergoing a much-needed redesign)
http://www.vimeo.com/steelehouse

OEM Windows 7 is already available. You can't get that from Dell though since they're the OEM in question. Many places sell OEM if you're a system builder.