# WMA encoder

Media Blocks SDK .Net

WMA (Windows Media Audio): A series of audio codecs and their corresponding audio coding formats developed by Microsoft, known for its ability to compress at high ratios with good sound quality.

The WMA encoder is used to encode files in ASF, WMA, and WMV formats.

Use the WMAEncoderSettings class to set the parameters.

# Block info

Name: WMAEncoderBlock.

Pin direction	Media type	Pins count
Input	F32LE	1
Output	WMA (v1)	1

# The sample pipeline

graph LR;
    UniversalSourceBlock-->WMAEncoderBlock;
    WMAEncoderBlock-->ASFSinkBlock;

# Sample code

var pipeline = new MediaBlocksPipeline(false);

var filename = "test.mp3";
var fileSource = new UniversalSourceBlock(await UniversalSourceSettings.CreateAsync(new Uri(filename)));

var audioEncoderBlock = new WMAEncoderBlock(new WMAEncoderSettings());
pipeline.Connect(fileSource.AudioOutput, audioEncoderBlock.Input);

var sinkBlock = new ASFSinkBlock(new ASFSinkSettings(@"output.wma"));
pipeline.Connect(audioEncoderBlock.Output, sinkBlock.CreateNewInput(MediaBlockPadMediaType.Audio));

await pipeline.StartAsync();

# Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android.