What is? SSM File Format and How to Open it?
The Microsoft Expression Encoder stores data on audio and video streams using Windows Media Stream files also called SSM files. Often the method used to produce these files is encoding digital video and audio streams from several sources, including cameras, microphones, and other media devices.
Usually incorporated in a.SSM file, the encoded digital video and audio streams are accessible by just clicking on the page. This suggests that a variety of devices including PCs, tablets, phones, and other devices with video streaming capability can be used to playback the broadcasts.
Conversely, SSM files are proprietary files that is, they cannot be accessed or played back on whatever device they are kept on. Before you may playback an SSM file, the Microsoft Expression Encoder has to first be downloaded and installed on your PC. Following this stage will enable you to access the SSM file in the Expression Encoder and thereafter replay the streams on the device you wish to use.
To enable the SSM file to be seen on more devices, it might also be able to be converted into another format, say MP4 or AVI. In some cases, this could be feasible. To accomplish this, you will need to utilize a video converter application such as Handbrake or Format Factory.
Once the SSM file has been opened and either played back or converted into another format, the encoded streams can be stored for eventual use. This lets you employ the encoded streams going forward. One good use of this method is archiving digital video and audio streams for viewing at a later time.
SSM files, then, are Windows Media Stream files used for digital audio and video stream encoding. Before you open and playback an SSM file, you first have to download and install the Microsoft Expression Encoder. You will be able to playback the streams on the device you now intend to use once the SSM file has been opened in the Expression Encoder. To enable the SSM file to be playable on more different kinds of devices, one can also choose to translate it into other formats. At last, you can save the encoded streams for usage later on.