# Encode Video to MPEG Files

To encode video to one or more MPEG files on disk, follow these steps.

To encode video to a file

1. Create a new configuration to send to Media Server with the `process` action, or open an existing configuration that you want to modify.

2. In the `[Session]` section, add a new task by setting the `EngineN` parameter. You can give the task any name, for example:

       [Session]
       Engine0=Ingest
       Engine1=MyEncodingTask

3. Create a new configuration section to contain the task settings, and set the following parameters:

   `Type` | The type of encoding engine to use. Set this parameter to `mpeg`.
   `VideoSize` | (Optional) The size of the encoded video, in pixels, width followed by height. If you want to use the same dimensions as the source, set this parameter to `copy`. To ensure Media Server uses the same aspect ratio as the source video, set either the width or height and set the other dimension to zero.
   `OutputPath` | The path of the encoded output file(s). You can use macros to create output paths based on the information contained in the encoded records. Specify the path as an absolute path or relative to the Media Server executable file.
   `UrlBase` | The base URL that will be used to access the encoded files. This is used when Media Server generates proxy information. You can use macros to create the URL base from information contained in the encoded records.
   `Segment` | (Optional) Specifies whether to split the output file into segments.
   `SegmentDuration` | (Optional) The maximum duration of a segment.

   For example:

       [MyEncodingTask]
       Type=mpeg
       VideoSize=0x720
       OutputPath=./mp4/%currentTime.year%/%currentTime.month%/%currentTime.day%/%currentTime.timestamp%_%segment.sequence%.mp4
       UrlBase=http://www.mysite.com/video/clips/mp4/%currentTime.year%/%currentTime.month%/%currentTime.day%/

   For more information about the configuration parameters and macros that you can use, refer to the Media Server Reference.

4. Save and close the configuration file. Micro Focus recommends that you save your configuration files in the location specified by the `ConfigDirectory` parameter.

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