# Windows media encoder with wowza server

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-media-encoder-with-wowza-server/34585>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [April 10, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-media-encoder-with-wowza-server/34585 "2010-04-10T14:35:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Naveed\_Anjum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/13edae/32.png) [@Naveed\_Anjum](https://community.wowza.com/u/Naveed_Anjum)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-media-encoder-with-wowza-server/34585/1 "2010-04-10T14:35:24Z")

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Can we use Windows media encoder with wowza server?

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-media-encoder-with-wowza-server/34585/2 "2010-04-10T11:29:42Z")

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No, sorry, doesn’t work.

Richard

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**Author:** ![Charlie\_Good](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/charlie_good/32/383_2.png) [@Charlie\_Good](https://community.wowza.com/u/Charlie_Good)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-media-encoder-with-wowza-server/34585/3 "2011-03-13T05:16:46Z")

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Telestream Wirecast, Flash Media Live Encoder (read the EULA), Digital Rapids hardare, Viewcast hardware, Haivision hardware, Visionary Solution hardware and many more.

Charlie

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-media-encoder-with-wowza-server/34585/4 "2010-11-19T23:11:08Z")

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You cannot use Expression Encoder for live streaming, if that’s what you are asking. But it’s great for encoding multi-bitrate sets for vod streaming.

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-encode-video-on-demand-content](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-encode-video-on-demand-content)

Richard

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**Author:** ![Ian\_Beyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Ian\_Beyer](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ian_Beyer)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-media-encoder-with-wowza-server/34585/5 "2011-03-12T20:09:34Z")

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Pretty much anything that can stream using RTP/RTSP or RTMP and has H.264/AAC codec should work great for you. The list is pretty extensive.

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**Author:** ![Dmitry\_Ofitserov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@Dmitry\_Ofitserov](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dmitry_Ofitserov)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-media-encoder-with-wowza-server/34585/6 "2010-11-19T18:07:05Z")

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> No, sorry, doesn’t work.
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> Richard

Any news on this? How about MS Expression encoders?

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**Author:** ![Andrey\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Andrey\_S](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andrey_S)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-media-encoder-with-wowza-server/34585/7 "2011-03-13T03:17:20Z")

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Hi,

could you point me to some of the programs like windows media encoder which wowza server supports for live streaming?

I consider to buy wowza server, but before I have to sure that it is compatible with some encoders.

Thanks!