Windows Media FormatWindows Media Format

The key features The key features of Windows Media of Windows Media

FormatFormat Included Microsoft Windows Media Included Microsoft Windows Media

Video/Audio 9 codecVideo/Audio 9 codec Advanced profile codec Advanced profile codec broadcast videobroadcast video Screen codecScreen codec

compress computer-screen activitycompress computer-screen activity during during sessions of user applicationssessions of user applications

Voice codec Voice codec encode speech and musicencode speech and music for superior for superior

representation of combined voice-music representation of combined voice-music scenariosscenarios

Check out list• computer-screen activity• Standardization

Support for Support for writing ASF filewriting ASF file ASF files are created based on ASF files are created based on customizable customizable

profileprofile, enabling easy configuration and , enabling easy configuration and standardization of filesstandardization of files

The SDK can be used to write files in excess of The SDK can be used to write files in excess of 2 gigabytes2 gigabytes

Support for Support for reading ASF filereading ASF file Support for reading a local ASF file as well as Support for reading a local ASF file as well as

reading ASF data being streamed over a reading ASF data being streamed over a networknetwork

Support also provide for many advanced Support also provide for many advanced reading featuresreading features

MBR (multiple bit rate) FilesMBR (multiple bit rate) Files, which contain multiple , which contain multiple streams with the same content at different bit rates. streams with the same content at different bit rates. The reader select which MBR stream be used The reader select which MBR stream be used depending upon the bandwidth at playback time.depending upon the bandwidth at playback time.

Check out list• the customizable profile• Standardization

delivering ASF streamsdelivering ASF streams over a over a networknetwork

editing metadataediting metadata in ASF files in ASF files content editingcontent editing applications applications

Enable applications to Enable applications to seek to points seek to points within a filewithin a file by presentation time and by by presentation time and by video framevideo frame

reading and editing MP3 metadatareading and editing MP3 metadata This SDK provided integrated This SDK provided integrated support for support for

reading mp3 filereading mp3 file with the same methods with the same methods used to read ASF filesused to read ASF files

digital right management protectiondigital right management protection

To Download the Windows To Download the Windows Media Format SDKMedia Format SDK

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