Custom Publishing (Retail Version only)

Choosing the Custom Size/Custom Quality option on the third page of the Publisher Wizard gives you options to make advanced changes to the way your video is published. The options that are available depend upon the format that you're publishing to: Flash, Windows Media, or RealMedia:

Flash Compression Options

.WMV Compression Options

The contents and options in this dialog will vary depending on version of Windows Media Encoder that you have installed. This section will focus on interactions between custom options and other settings in Vlog It!. For a detailed orientation to the options available to you, please consult the help system for Windows Media Encoder.

Constant vs. Variable Bit Rate, and the relationship to 2 Pass Encoding: You have a choice between publishing at a constant bit rate (CBR) or a variable bit rate (VBR).

NOTE: If you select the custom option for Windows Media Encoder 9 without it installed on your PC, you will be given the option to download the free upgrade. If you choose not to do so, you will be directed to the Windows Media Encoder 8 options panel.

.RM Compression Options

The custom options available for RealMedia are nearly identical as those for Windows Media. One difference of note is that the various Constant and Variable Bit Rate options do not lock you into 1 Pass or 2 Pass Encoding. However, as a rule you will want to observe the same relationships specified in the previous section.