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- 1.1 Windows Video and Audio Format
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There is no doubt that Windows is the most popular operating system and device platform today. Whether it is for a desktop computer, a laptop, a tablet, or a mobile phone, Windows reign supreme. It is therefore important to know what files and formats Windows computers and Windows-based devices can process for users to be guided accordingly.
1. 1 Windows video and audio format
The video formats that Windows can handle are the following:
- Windows Media Formats - asf, wmv, wma, wm
- Windows Media Metafiles - wax, wmx, asx, wx, wpl
- Microsoft Digital Video Recording - dvr-ms
- Audio Visual Interleave - avi
- Moving Pictures Experts Group - mpeg, mpg, mp2, mp3, m1v, mpe, mpa, m3u, mpv2, vob, mod
- Indeo Video Technology - ivf
- Windows Media Player Skins - wms, wmz
- MP4 Video Files - mp4, mp4v, m4v, 3g2, 3gp, 3gp2, 3gpp
- AVCHD files - m2t, mts, m2ts
- Apple QuickTime Files - qt, mov
- Windows Recorded TV Show Files - dvr-ms, wtv
The audio formats that Windows can play are the following:
- Musical Instrument Digital Interface - midi, mid, rmi
- Audio Interchange File Format - aiff, aif, aifc
- Sun Microsystems and NeXT - snd, au
- Audio for Windows - wav
- CD Audio Track - cda
- Windows Audio File - aac, adts, adt
- MP3 Audio files - mp3, m3u
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The Windows Programs that play, process, and make use of audio-video files are as follows:
1.2 Windows Media Player Formats
The file formats that are capably handled by Windows Media Player depend entirely on the version installed on the computer. However, the file formats that can be played across all versions of Windows Media Player are as follows:
- Windows Media Formats - asf, wmv, wma, wm
- Windows Media Metafiles - asx, wvs, wax, wmx
- Windows Media Download Package - wmd
- Audio Visual Interleave - avi
- Moving Pictures Expert Group - mpg, m1v, mpeg, mp3, mp2, mpe, mpa, m3u
- Windows Media Player Skins - wmz, wmz
However, there are some difference between different version of Windows Media Player. According to Micosoft's official support center, the supported format of each version of Windows Media Player are as below:
| File extension | Windows Media Player 12 | Windows Media Player 11 | Windows Media Player 10 | Windows Media Player 9 Series | Windows Media Player for Windows XP | Windows Media Player 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Media formats (.asf, .wma, .wmv, .wm) | ||||||
| Windows Media Metafiles (.asx, .wax, .wvx, .wmx) | ||||||
| Windows Media Metafiles (.wpl) | - | - | ||||
| Microsoft Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms) | - | - | - | |||
| Windows Media Download Package (.wmd) | ||||||
| Audio Visual Interleave (.avi) | ||||||
| Moving Pictures Experts Group (.mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .mpe, .m3u) | ||||||
| Musical Instrument Digital Interface (.mid, .midi, .rmi) | ||||||
| Audio Interchange File Format (.aif, .aifc, .aiff) | ||||||
| Sun Microsystems and NeXT (.au, .snd) | ||||||
| Audio for Windows (.wav) | ||||||
| CD Audio Track (.cda) | ||||||
| Indeo Video Technology (.ivf) | ||||||
| Windows Media Player Skins (.wmz, .wms) | ||||||
| QuickTime Movie file (.mov) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MP4 Audio file (.m4a) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MP4 Video file (.mp4, .m4v, .mp4v, .3g2, .3gp2, .3gp, .3gpp) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Windows audio file (.aac, .adt, .adts) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MPEG-2 TS Video file (.m2ts) | - | - | - | - | - |
From the table above, you may find that only Windows Media Player 12 supports playing MOV, M4V, M2TS and some other formats. If you want to play MOV on Windows Media Player 11 or lower, you need to convert them to Windows Media Player compatible format first. Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate is an outstanding tool that can handle this task.
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1.3 Windows Media Center
For Video:
- Windows Media Files - wm, asf, wmv
- AVCHD files - m2t, m2ts
- Apple QuickTime Files - qt, mov
- Audio Visual Interleave - avi
- Windows Recorded TV Show Files - dvr-ms, wtv
- Moving Pictures Experts Group - mpeg, mpg, mp2, mp3, m1v, mpe, mpa, m3u, mpv2, vob, mod
- MP4 Video Files - mp4, m4v
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For Audio:
- Windows Media Audio Files - wma, wmx, asx, wm
- Windows Audio File - aac
- MP3 Audio files - mp3, m3u
- Audio for Windows - wav
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1.4 Windows Movie Maker
The video file formats compatible with Windows Movie Maker are as follows:
- Windows Media Files - wm, asf, wmv
- AVCHD files - m2t, mts, m2ts
- Apple QuickTime Files - qt, mov
- Windows Recorded TV Show Files - dvr-ms, wtv
- Audio Visual Interleave - avi
- Moving Pictures Experts Group - mpeg, mpg, mp2, mp3, m1v, mpe, mpa, m3u, mpv2, vob, mod
- MP4 Video Files - mp4, m4v
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1.5 Windows Live Movie Maker Formats
- Windows Media Files - wm, asf, wmv
- AVCHD files - m2t, mts, m2ts
- Apple QuickTime Files - qt, mov
- Windows Recorded TV Show Files - dvr-ms, wtv
- Audio Visual Interleave - avi
- Moving Pictures Experts Group - mpeg, mpg, mp2, mp3, m1v, mpe, mpv2, vob
- MP4 Video Files - mp4, m4v, 3gp, k3g, 3g2
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1.6 Windows DVD Maker Formats
The video formats the Windows DVD Maker can work with are:
- Windows Media Files - wm, wma, asf, wmv
- Moving Pictures Experts Group - mpeg, mpg, mpeg1, m1v, mp2
- Audio files - wav, au, snd, aif, aiff, aifc, mp3
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1.7 Windows tablets supported video and audio format
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The supported video formats for Windows tablets are:
- MP4 Video Files - 3gp, 3g2, mp4, m4v
- Windows Media File - wmv
- Audio Visual Interleave - avi
- Apple QuickTime Files - mov
Surface RT Video Formats
- Apple QuickTime Files - mov
- Windows Media File - wmv
- Audio Visual Interleave - avi
- MP4 Video Files - mp4, m4v, mts
Surface Pro Format
- Windows Media Files - asf, wmv
- MP4 Video Files - 3gpp, 3gpp2
- Audio Visual Interleave - avi
- Moving Pictures Experts Group - mpeg1, mpeg2
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