Windows Media Formats
In my attempt to not over whelm you with a lot of techincial term and stuff. I have am going to have to have up take a look at some of the file formats that Windows Media player user and their purpose.
Keep this in mind. For after we go through some of the tother media player we will compare who who uses what formats.
| File type (format) | File name extension |
| CD audio | .cda |
| Intel Indeo video technology | .ivf |
| Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) | .aif, .aifc, and .aiff |
| Windows Media audio and video files | .asf, .asx, .wax, .wm, .wma, .wmd, .wmv, .wvx, .wmp, and .wmx |
| Windows audio and video files | .avi and .wav |
| Windows Media Player skins | .wmz and .wms |
| Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) | .mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe, .mp2v*, and .mpv2 |
| Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) | .mid, .midi, and .rmi |
| AU (UNIX) | .au and .snd |
| MP3 | .mp3 and .m3u |
| DVD video | .vob |
