Windows Media Format SDK concepts
[The feature associated with this page, Windows Media Format 11 SDK, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by Source Reader and Sink Writer. Source Reader and Sink Writer have been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use Source Reader and Sink Writer instead of Windows Media Format 11 SDK, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]
This section introduces the key concepts behind the Windows Media Format SDK. The following topics are discussed.
- Advanced Systems Format (ASF) Files
- Profiles
- Media Samples
- Inputs, Streams and Outputs
- Formats
- Bit Rate
- Metadata
- Presentation Time
- Buffering Content
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