Video & Audio Glossary > WMV video format
| File Type |
Windows Media Video File |
| Category |
Video Files |
| Description |
Video file based on the Microsoft Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container format and compressed with Windows Media compression; basically an .ASF file that is encoded using the Windows Media Video (WMV) codec; Windows Media audio files are saved with a .WMA extension.
NOTE: Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 was the last version of the Windows Media Player developed for Mac OS X; however, Mac users can use Flip4Mac WMV (also known as Microsoft Windows Media Components for QuickTime) to play WMV files. |
| Program(s) that open WMV files |
 Windows |
Microsoft Windows Media Player
CyberLink PowerDVD 9
CyberLink PowerDirector 8
Roxio Creator 2010
Web browser with the Windows Media Player plugin |
 Mac OS X |
Microsoft Windows Media Player
Apple QuickTime Player with Flip4Mac WMV Components
Web browser with theFlip4Mac WMV plugin |
 Linux |
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