ASF Video Format

What is ASF video format? ASF video format stands for Advanced Systems Format. ASF video format was developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows Media framework. ASF video format is an open format for streaming multimedia files containing text, graphics, sound, video, and animation. ASF video file formats consist of three objects: a Header object containing information about the file itself, a Data object containing the media streams, and an optional Index object that can help support random access to data within the file. The ASF video format specification has been submitted to the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for consideration.

ASF video format does not specify the way video or audio should be encoded. It just specifies the structure of video or audio stream. The most common filetypes contained within ASF video file formats are WMA and WMV. Note that the file extension abbreviations are different from the codecs which have the same name. Files containing only WMA audio can be named using a .WMA extension, and files of audio and video content may have the extension .WMV. Both may use the .ASF extension if desired. ASF video format can also contain objects representing metadata, such as the artist, title, album and genre for an audio track, or the director of a video track. It supports scalable media types and stream prioritization.

ASF video format is Microsoft's proprietary digital audio/digital video container format, especially meant for streaming media. ASF video format is part of the Windows Media framework. Audio and/or Video content compressed with a wide variety of codec's can be stored in an ASF file and played back with the Windows Media Player (provided the appropriate codecs are installed), streamed with Windows Media Services or optionally packaged with Windows Media Rights Manager. ASF video file formats support playback from digital media servers, HTTP servers, and local storage devices. The advantage of ASF video format is that you may begin playing your video file before it is streamed to the end.

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