Windows Media Encoder is a software program that is used to convert video files into other formats, such as PCM (Real Audio), WAV (WMA Lossless), OGG (OGG) or AVI (All Video). Windows Media encoder allows users to do simple conversion of video files from their computer to the type that they want to use. This is not as difficult as it may sound but if you are a novice at this type of thing then it may be very confusing for you. Windows Media encoder can do complex conversions like converting PCM to DIVX, DVD-RAM, AVI or even Blu-ray discs. For most people, however, it is sufficient to just convert one file at a time.
Open Windows Media encoder by clicking on the Start button and then clicking Run. You should then see the Windows Media encoder window, click the "new session" option and choose the file that you wish to convert. Click on the first Browse... option, find the source video file and then click on Open. When Windows Media Encoder has finished converting the file, you will be able to see the result in a new session. You will see the converted file in your Windows Media player where you can play it in a variety of formats. The Windows Media player is very user friendly and you should have no problem at all using it.
There are quite a few software programs that are available on the Internet that help you to convert files to the format that Windows Media encoder can handle. You can find a multitude of them all over the Web. The most popular ones are probably the most expensive but they do work. However, it is very important that you download and install the software program that you buy only from a reliable source. The software programs are designed so that when you install them on your computer, they automatically download and install the files to your system.