WMA
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WMA is a proprietary audio compression format developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows Media framework.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
audio file format
ⓘ
lossy audio compression format ⓘ proprietary codec ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Windows Media Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioCodecFamily | Windows Media codecs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bitDepth | up to 24-bit (WMA Pro) ⓘ |
| competesWith |
AAC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MP3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogg Vorbis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compressionType | lossy ⓘ |
| containerFormat | ASF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| DRMSystem | Windows Media DRM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.asf
ⓘ
.wma ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
WMA Lossless
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WMA Pro NERFINISHED ⓘ WMA Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ WMA Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Windows Media Player 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedIn | late 1990s ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| losslessVariant | WMA Lossless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mimeType | audio/x-ms-wma ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | low bitrate streaming ⓘ |
| owner | Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Windows Media framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
Windows Phone NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox ⓘ |
| samplingRate | up to 96 kHz (WMA Pro) ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standsFor | Windows Media Audio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
constant bitrate encoding
ⓘ
digital rights management ⓘ streaming audio ⓘ variable bitrate encoding ⓘ |
| supportsMetadata | ID3-like tags in ASF container ⓘ |
| usedFor |
internet radio
ⓘ
online music distribution ⓘ portable media players ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Windows Media Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows Media Player NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox 360 NERFINISHED ⓘ Zune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceOptimizedVariant | WMA Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.