autostart encoder Mark_B 10/17/2008 6:08:01 PM This was mistakenly cross posted in another forum that is probably not for this question. I am running XP 64 OS. I have Windows Media Encoder for 64 installed and can run encoder interactively. I want to autostart encoder with encoding started. (/start in command line doesn't work, just starts encoder but doesn't start encoding). I downloaded SDK but no encoder library is registered in com for adding references in VS. I believe I need to install or register the encoder library but I cannot figure out how.

Re: autostart encoder "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil[ at ]nospam.com> 10/18/2008 12:49:47 PM On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:08:01 -0700, Mark_B <MarkB[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I am running XP 64 OS. I have Windows Media Encoder for 64 installed and can >run encoder interactively. > >I want to autostart encoder with encoding started. (/start in command line >doesn't work, just starts encoder but doesn't start encoding) You need to add a Startup profile as well as the /start switch. Kinda obvious but the encoder has no idea what or how to encode until it's provided with settings You do that by specifying a .wme filename which is accessible to the user account you're trying to start the encoder with. >I downloaded SDK but no encoder library is registered in com for adding >references in VS. You have to install the SDK - Downloading it isn't sufficient. >I believe I need to install or register the encoder library but I cannot >figure out how. You're saying there's no reference in the COM section in VS ? Which VS version do you have, and how are you testing that (step by step)? HTH Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

Re: autostart encoder Mark_B 10/18/2008 3:03:01 PM Thanks for your reply, Unless there is more to installing the SDK than double-clicking "WMEncoderSDK.exe" and responding as required to the installer UI, I actually did run the SDK install. I am running VS 2008 and I was finally able to get the encoder library com reference in place by browsing to the image in "C:\WMSDK\WMEncSDK9\samples\C#\remadmin\WMEWebSvc\bin". I assume a good install would have made a an image in SYSWOW64. Shouldn't a C# application run anyway as long the reference is present? It's hard for me know by running test code because I was not able to find a sample application that simply sets up and runs an application that starts a broadcast encoding session. I am not confident in my ability to write working code with these encoder applications yet. (I was able to get the encoder UI to appear in code, but I was not able to noodle out how to make it run a working broadcast.) I did make a batch file that runs a wme broadcast session using the following: %windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start /abovenormal wmenc.exe "%userprofile%\my documents\test2.wme" /start. Do you know where I can find a working C# sample that does this and only this? "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:08:01 -0700, Mark_B > <MarkB[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > >I am running XP 64 OS. I have Windows Media Encoder for 64 installed and can > >run encoder interactively. > > > >I want to autostart encoder with encoding started. (/start in command line > >doesn't work, just starts encoder but doesn't start encoding) > > > You need to add a Startup profile as well as the /start switch. Kinda > obvious but the encoder has no idea what or how to encode until it's > provided with settings > > You do that by specifying a .wme filename which is accessible to the > user account you're trying to start the encoder with. > > > >I downloaded SDK but no encoder library is registered in com for adding > >references in VS. > > You have to install the SDK - Downloading it isn't sufficient. > > >I believe I need to install or register the encoder library but I cannot > >figure out how. > > You're saying there's no reference in the COM section in VS ? Which VS > version do you have, and how are you testing that (step by step)? > > HTH > Cheers - Neil > ------------------------------------------------ > Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008 > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs >