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Setting display options

This topic lists the options that affect appearance of the main window of the encoder. Many of the options are selected by default, but you can change them as necessary to suit your needs.

Automatically show panels needed for the current session. The panels that are displayed to you in the main encoder window are based on the selections you make when running New Session Wizard. Clear this option if you want to select the panels that are displayed.

Resize main window when video is zoomed too large. Enlarging the Input and Output displays in the main encoder window causes the window to resize to accommodate the enlarged displays. Clearing this option causes the displays to be partially obscured. This option has no effect on the encoded size of the image.

Flash Start button if encoding is not started by New Session Wizard. The Start button on the Windows Media Encoder flashes for three seconds after you configure a session unless you clear this option.

Minimize during screen capture session, then stop on restore. The encoder main window minimizes automatically when you are capturing a screen to a file. Restoring the window to its regular size stops the encoder. The screen does not minimize during a screen capture broadcast, even if you select this option.

Warn before stopping encoding. Select this option if you want a warning message to appear each time you stop the encoder.

Show Welcome dialog box on startup. Select this option if you want to see the dialog box at the beginning of the session that asks you whether to start a new session with the New Session Wizard, open an existing session, or open a recently used session.

Show results dialog box when encoding finishes. Select this option to automatically see the Results dialog box when your encoding session is complete. If you clear this option, you can see the Results dialog box by clicking Encoding Results on the View menu.

Show all tips. By default, tips are shown only the first time you use a feature during an encoding session. Click this button to show them again.


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