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Q: what is .wma?

What does .wma stand for after some of the music Ihave?

MacBook Pro, migrated from PC to MBP

Posted on Apr 22, 2012 5:33 AM

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  • by Allan Eckert,Solvedanswer

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Apr 22, 2012 5:37 AM in response to LuckyOscar06
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    Apr 22, 2012 5:37 AM in response to LuckyOscar06

    .wma = Windows Media Audio

     

    Allan

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    TonySmith123 TonySmith123 Jan 6, 2015 2:36 AM in response to LuckyOscar06
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    Jan 6, 2015 2:36 AM in response to LuckyOscar06

    .wma = Windows Media Audio Windows Media Audio (WMA) is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. The name can be used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs. It is a proprietary technology that forms part of the Windows Media framework. WMA consists of four distinct codecs.

    As for WMA Player, most of the WMA compression formats can be played using Macgo Blu-ray Player, ALLPlayer, VLC media player, MPlayer, RealPlayer, Winamp, Zune Software (with certain limitations-DSP plugin support and DirectSound output is disabled using the default WMA plugin), and many other software media players. The Microsoft Zune media management software supports most WMA codecs, but uses a variation of Windows Media DRM which is used by PlaysForSure.