- Extension
- .xwma
- .m2v
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
- 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.
- Video only (without audio) encoded using MPEG-2 compression
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- video/mpeg
