About Job Templates

Updated: April 27, 2011

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista

Job templates are bound to watch folders and run one or more tasks against the media files that match the watch folder's File filter setting. Only one job template can be bound to a watch folder.

The following topics describe how to manage, create, and edit job templates:

About the Default Job Templates

The default installation of Transform Manager contains the following job templates to help you get started.

Job template name	Description	For more information
H.264 MP4 files to H.264 Smooth Streams	Converts MP4 video files to on-demand Smooth Streams for Silverlight clients.	Using the MP4 to Smooth Task
H.264 Smooth Streams to Apple HTTP Live Streams	Converts on-demand Smooth Streaming presentations to the Apple HTTP Live Streaming container format (MPEG-2 TS) for Apple mobile digital devices.	Converting Media Files to Apple HTTP Live Streams
Smooth Streams to encrypted Smooth Streams (IIS DRM and PlayReady)	Encrypts on-demand Smooth Streams for Silverlight clients.	Encrypting Smooth Streams with Transform Manager
Video files to H.264 Smooth Streams and Apple HTTP Live Streams	Transcodes video files to H.264-formatted on-demand Smooth Streams for Silverlight clients and then converts copies of the transcoded files to MPEG-2 TS for Apple devices.	Converting Media Files to Apple HTTP Live Streams
Video files to VC-1 Smooth Streams	Transcodes video files to VC-1-formatted on-demand Smooth Streams for Silverlight clients.	Converting Media Files to Smooth Streams