Creative zen portable media center User Manual

Transcoding

Transcoding is the process of converting a media file from one format to another. 

Windows Media Player 10 transcodes digital audio files, videos, pictures and other 

media types transferred from your computer to your player. Windows Media Player 

10 converts videos and audio tracks to WMV and WMA formats respectively.

Windows Media 
Audio (WMA)

Microsoft’s Windows Media Audio (WMA) format is suitable for audio tracks with 

lower bitrates but can produce an audio quality that is almost indistinguishable 

from the original audio when encoded at 128 kbps. Some WMA files are protected 

by a digital signature, or DRM.

Windows Media 
Video (WMV)

Microsoft’s Windows Media Video (WMV) format is the video counterpart of WMA. 

The WMV format uses MPEG-4 compression technology to squeeze your favorite 

programs and videos into smaller-sized video files.

USB

USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. It is a moderately high-speed input/output 

technology for “hot swap” data transfers, meaning that you can connect or 

disconnect a USB device without turning off your computer.