Windows Media Video

Windows Media Video (WMV) is a series of video codecs and their corresponding video coding formats developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Windows Media framework. WMV consists of three distinct codecs: The original video compression technology known as WMV, was originally designed for Internet streaming applications, as a competitor to RealVideo. The other compression technologies, WMV Screen and WMV Image, cater for specialized content. After standardization by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE),^[1]^[2] WMV version 9 was adapted for physical-delivery formats such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc and became known as VC-1.^[3]^[4] Microsoft also developed a digital container format called Advanced Systems Format to store video encoded by Windows Media Video.

^ "SMPTE VC-1 Receiving Industrywide Support". microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ "Microsoft VC-1 Codec Now a Standard". www.betanews.com. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ "Blu-ray Disc BD-ROM Specification Adds Microsoft's VC-1 Advanced Video Codec". microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ "Microsoft Technology Brings HD DVD to the Mainstream". microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[mssmpte-1] "SMPTE VC-1 Receiving Industrywide Support". microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[netanewssmpte-2] "Microsoft VC-1 Codec Now a Standard". www.betanews.com. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[bluray-3] "Blu-ray Disc BD-ROM Specification Adds Microsoft's VC-1 Advanced Video Codec". microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[hddvd-4] "Microsoft Technology Brings HD DVD to the Mainstream". microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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