Simply clicking on the file will open it in iTunes or Windows Media Player, depending on your preferred platform. Due to small size and acceptable quality, MP3 files are accessible to a wide audience, as well as easy to store and share.īecause MP3 files are so prevalent, most major audio playback programs support them. MP3 files are the most widely-used audio file for consumers. MPEG-1 Audio Layer III or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III (MP3) is a digital, audio-coding format used to compress a sound sequence into a very small file to enable digital storage and transmission. If a conversion is needed, then HandBrake is a free and open-source tool for converting WMV files. However, keep in mind that the conversion process might cause picture quality to decrease. WMV is also easy to convert to other video file types. VLC media player is another reliable option, which can play multimedia files across several platforms. Microsoft developed WMV and ASF, and many videos online today are WMV files. The best player for opening a WMV file is Microsoft Windows Media Player. Most media players can open and read WMV (and ASF) files. A digital container format, called Advanced Systems Format (ASF), often encapsulates WMV files.

It compresses the file size with a codec resulting in an easy-to-manage file that maintains the quality of the video.

Windows Media Video (WMV) is a common and widely supported video format.

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