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To capture audio or video from devices to a file using the New Session Wizard

  1. Open the New Session Wizard, and then click Capture audio or video from attached devices or computer screen. If you want start encoding after you complete the wizard, select the Begin capturing when this wizard finishes check box, and then click Next.
  2. If you want to encode video, select the Video check box, and then click the arrow to select from the list of capture devices.
  3. In Audio, click the arrow to select from the list of capture devices, and then click Next. Audio is always selected.
  4. In Windows Media file to create, enter the file name and location that you want to create, and then click Next.
  5. Select how you want to distribute the file (through a Windows Media server, Web server, or locally on a computer), and then click Next.
  6. Select an existing profile that is best suited to your content; use the profile descriptionto help you decide.

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    Click Create and Manage Profiles to create a profile.

    Note   Click Edit to change the settings of an existing profile.

  7. (Optional) In Title, Author, Copyright, Rating, and Description, enter information about the file, and then click Next. The information you add is displayed in Windows Media Player when the content is viewed.
  8. Review the summary of your selections, and then do one of the following:

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