| Kind: |
Advanced Systems Format File |
| Information: |
Media container format developed by Microsoft, primarily for streaming media; specifies the structure of the audio or video stream, but not the encoding method; can be compressed using a variety of video codecs.
ASF files often contain Windows Media Audio (.WMA) or Windows Media Video (.WMV) data. |
| File Format: |
Proprietary file format used by Microsoft software. |
| File Usage: |
Open file directly. |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
CyberLink PowerDVD
Eltima SWF Video Converter
Microsoft Windows Media Player
Nullsoft Winamp
Roxio Creator |

| Macintosh: |
Microsoft Windows Media Player
VideoLAN VLC media player |

| Unix: |
VideoLAN VLC media player |
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| Last Revised: March 25, 2010 |