- Extension
- .xwma
- .asf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- xWMA is a container format for compressed audio data developed by Microsoft, based on Windows Media Audio (WMA) compression but with a simplified header structure optimized for streaming and playback via the XAudio2 API. It is primarily used in Xbox and Windows game development to store sound effects and music efficiently.
- An ASF file is a media file stored in the Advanced Systems Format (ASF), a proprietary video and audio container format. It contains audio and video data and optional metadata, such as title, author, and copyright bibliographic data. ASF files are developed by Microsoft primarily for streaming media.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- video/x-ms-asf
