Encoder Complexity Encoder complexity controls how hard the encoder works to encode the video. There are six levels in the v11 codecs with about an eight-fold difference in encoding speed from slowest ...

The old model was a Windows Media Encoder, with live feeds or encoded archived files pushed to Windows Server, which then required Windows Media Services. By contrast, the new overall media stack ...

Windows Media Encoder 9 Series x64 Edition is what you need. I have used it to convert WAV files into WMA lossless files under Vista and Win7. There are all sorts of other compression options too.

This month, it sends out four critical fixes for Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows GDI+, Windows Media Encoder 9 Series, Microsoft Office.