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Advanced Systems Format

Advanced Systems Format (formerly Advanced Streaming Format, Active Streaming Format) is Microsoft's proprietary digital audio/digital video container format, especially meant for streaming media. ASF is part of the Media Foundation framework.

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Container for
Windows Media Audio, Windows Media Video, VC-1
Developed by
Microsoft
Filename extension
.asf .wma .wmv
Free format?
No
Initial release
Proprietary: 16 September 1996; 29 years ago (1996-09-16) Public: 26 February 1998; 28 years ago (1998-02-26)
Internet media type
video/x-ms-asf, application/vnd.ms-asf

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Advanced Systems Format

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples25
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Advanced Systems Format

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related to External links · 12
Advanced Systems Format → Advanced Systems FormatOverview, An Overview, ASF, ASF FormatLibrary, Congress, Container Format, Creating, For Webmasters, HTML Web Page, MSDN How To Embed, Windows Media Custom Experience, Windows Media Player
Container for · 1
Advanced Systems Format → Windows Media Audio, Windows Media Video, VC-1
Developed by · 1
Advanced Systems Format → Microsoft
Filename extension · 1
Advanced Systems Format → .asf .wma .wmv
Free format? · 1
Advanced Systems Format → No
Initial release · 1
Advanced Systems Format → Proprietary: 16 September 1996; 29 years ago (1996-09-16) Public: 26 February 1998; 28 years ago (1998-02-26)
Internet media type · 1
Advanced Systems Format → video/x-ms-asf, application/vnd.ms-asf
Latest release · 1
Advanced Systems Format → 01.20.03 December 2004; 21 years ago (2004-12)
Magic number · 1
Advanced Systems Format → 30 26 B2 75 8E 66 CF 11 A6 D9 00 AA 00 62 CE 6C
Open format? · 1
Advanced Systems Format → Yes

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asf media format audio video windows file container wma digital extension wmv microsoft files advanced systems streaming free stream framework

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Advanced Systems FormatContainer forWindows Media Audio, Windows Media Video, VC-11.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatDeveloped byMicrosoft1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatFilename extension.asf .wma .wmv1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatFree format?No1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatInitial releaseProprietary: 16 September 1996; 29 years ago (1996-09-16) Public: 26 February 1998; 28 years ago (1998-02-26)1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatInternet media typevideo/x-ms-asf, application/vnd.ms-asf1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatLatest release01.20.03 December 2004; 21 years ago (2004-12)1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatMagic number30 26 B2 75 8E 66 CF 11 A6 D9 00 AA 00 62 CE 6C1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatOpen format?Yes1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatType code'ASF_'1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatType of formatContainer format1.00infobox
Advanced Systems FormatUniform Type Identifier (UTI)com.microsoft.advanced-systems-format1.00infobox

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