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Understanding profiles

A profile is a collection of properties tailored to the type of content being encoded, the audience, and the intended distribution (file or broadcast). The properties stored in a profile include: the audio and video quality, connection speed for the intended audience, available bandwidth, and appropriate codecs. The use of profiles simplifies the process of setting up an encoding session.

You can use three kinds of profile when encoding:

Profile Manager is the tool for creating, editing, and deleting profiles. It is available from the Tools menu or the New Session Wizard in Windows Media Encoder. For more information about Profile Manager, see the Profile Manager Help.

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