Encoding Video for ASPNetVideo Players

Video encoding produces web-ready videos with bandwidth requirements which meet user needs.

Web videos are usually encoded from high quality masters (often AVI or MOV files).

Internet videos should rarely exceed more than a few MB per minute.

Desktop Video Encoding Tools

Encoding for Windows Media Player

Use “Windows Media Encoder” to encode WMV video. It also provides software for live web-casting.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx

Encoding for RealPlayer

Use Real Producer to encode Real Video. This encoder has free and commercial versions.
http://www.realnetworks.com/products/producer/index.html

Encoding for QuickTime

Use QuickTime Pro to encode MOV files. This encoder is not free.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/

Encoding for All Players - try MPEG

http://www.tmpgenc.net/en/index.html
Quality is not always ideal. Flash Video www.aspnetflashvideo.com is a solid alternative.
Note that AVI is not really suitable for delivery across the internet.

Server Side Encoding

Some applications require server side video encoding on demand. Some of the options available are:

• HeyWatch!(A Web-Service)
  
• Sorenson Squeeze (using “watch folders”)
  
• Exploiting the Command Line interfaces of the desktop Video encoding tools.