Adobe Media Encoder CS4 - Manual (Page 18)

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Chapter 3: Encoding media
About Adobe Media Encoder
Adobe® Media Encoder CS4 is a video and audio encoding application that lets you encode audio and video files into
a variety of distribution formats for different applications and audiences. These video and audio formats are more-
compressed formats such as:
• Adobe FLV | F4V for use with Adobe Flash Player
• H.264 for use with Apple iPod, 3GPP mobile phones, Sony PSP, and other devices
• MPEG-1 used in CD-ROM authoring (Windows only)
• MPEG-2 used in DVD authoring (Windows only)
• Apple QuickTime
• Windows Media (Windows only)
Adobe Media Encoder accommodates the numerous settings these formats offer, and also includes preset settings
designed to export files compatible with particular delivery media. Using Adobe Media Encoder, you can export video
in formats suitable for devices ranging from DVD players to websitse to mobile phones to portable media players and
standard- and high-definition TV sets.
Using Adobe Media Encoder on a computer dedicated for video encoding lets you batch-process multiple video and
audio clips; in environments where video is a significant form of content, batch-processing expedites your workflow.
You can add, reorder, and change the encoding settings of files in the batch-processing queue while
Adobe Media Encoder is encoding video files.
Adobe Media Encoder provides different video export formats depending on the Adobe applications it is installed
with. When installed with only Adobe Flash CS4, Adobe Media Encoder provides export formats for Adobe FLV | F4V
and H.264 video. When installed with Adobe® Premiere Pro CS4 and Adobe® After Effects, additional export formats
are available.
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“ Video formats ” on page 11
File formats supported for import
Some filename extensions—such as MOV, AVI, MXF, FLV, and F4V—denote container file formats rather than
denoting a specific audio, video, or image data format. Container files can contain data encoded using various
compression and encoding schemes. Adobe Media Encoder can import these container files, but the ability to import
the data that they contain is dependent on which codecs (specifically, decoders) are installed.
By installing additional codecs, you can extend the ability of Adobe Media Encoder to import additional file types.
Many codecs must be installed into the operating system (Windows or Mac OS) and work as a component inside the
QuickTime or Video for Windows formats. Contact the manufacturer of your hardware or software for more
information about codecs that work with the files that your specific devices or applications create.