Type

long for Visual Basic

long for Visual C++

Remarks

The profile used for WMA (Windows Media Audio) format during recording or CD ripping sessions.

The full list of supported profiles for the WMA Standard format can be obtained using the EncodeFormats.WMA.GetEncodingProfileCount and EncodeFormats.WMA.GetEncodingProfileInfo methods.

The full list of supported profiles for the WMA Professional format can be obtained using the EncodeFormats.WMA.GetEncodingProfileProCount and EncodeFormats.WMA.GetEncodingProfileProInfo methods.

This property is used only in the following situations:

During a recording session if the EncodeFormats.ForRecording property is set to ENCODING_FORMAT_WMA and the EncodeFormats.WMA.EncodeMode property is set to WMA_ENCODE_PROFILE_STD or WMA_ENCODE_PROFILE_PRO (for further details see the How to perform a recording session section).

During a CD ripping session if the EncodeFormats.ForCdRipping property is set to ENCODING_FORMAT_WMA and the EncodeFormats.WMA.EncodeMode property is set to WMA_ENCODE_PROFILE_STD or WMA_ENCODE_PROFILE_PRO (for further details see the How to perform a CD ripping session section).

During an exporting session if the EncodeFormats.ForExporting property is set to ENCODING_FORMAT_WMA and the EncodeFormats.WMA.EncodeMode property is set to WMA_ENCODE_PROFILE_STD or WMA_ENCODE_PROFILE_PRO (for further details see the How to export a recorded sound section).

For further details about encoding in WMA format refer to the WMA object section.

For further information about available encoding formats see the EncodeFormats object.