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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Systems Format | Container for | Windows Media Audio, Windows Media Video, VC-1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Developed by | Microsoft | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Filename extension | .asf .wma .wmv | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Free format? | No | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Initial release | Proprietary: 16 September 1996; 29 years ago (1996-09-16) Public: 26 February 1998; 28 years ago (1998-02-26) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Internet media type | video/x-ms-asf, application/vnd.ms-asf | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Latest release | 01.20.03 December 2004; 21 years ago (2004-12) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Magic number | 30 26 B2 75 8E 66 CF 11 A6 D9 00 AA 00 62 CE 6C | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Open format? | Yes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Type code | 'ASF_' | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Type of format | Container format | 1.00 | infobox |
| Advanced Systems Format | Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | com.microsoft.advanced-systems-format | 1.00 | infobox |
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