- Extension
- .xwma
- .m2t
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Sony
- 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.
- High-definition video recording format used by many HD camcorders; commonly referred to as "HDV;" uses MPEG-2 compression to store HD video data on DV or MiniDV tapes; supports resolutions of 720p and 1080i.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- video/x-ms-wmv
