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.WMV File Extension

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File Type

Windows Media Video File

Popularity

Very Common

Category

Video Files

File 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

Mac OS

Microsoft Windows Media Player

Apple QuickTime Player with Flip4Mac WMV Components

Web browser with theFlip4Mac WMV plugin

Windows

Microsoft Windows Media Player

CyberLink PowerDVD 9

CyberLink PowerDirector 8

Roxio Creator 2010

Web browser with the Windows Media Player plugin