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(839084) - Lists what is supported in Windows Media Player 9 Series for Pocket PC. The list includes file formats, encoding methods, redirects, and transport protocols.

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Article ID: 839084 - Last Review: May 20, 2005 - Revision: 2.2

List of supported formats for Windows Media Player 9 Series for Pocket PC

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SUMMARY

Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series for Pocket PC supports certain formats for the following:
  • File formats
  • Encoding methods
  • Redirects
  • Transport protocols
This article lists the formats that are supported and that are not supported.
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File formats

File formats that are supported

  • Advanced Streaming Format (.asf) - playback and streaming
  • MPEG-1 Layer 3 (.mp3) - playback only
  • Microsoft Windows Media Audio (.wma) - playback and streaming
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player (.wmp) - playback and streaming
  • Microsoft Windows Media Video (.wmv) - playback and streaming

File formats that are not supported

  • Audio (.au)
  • Audio Interchange File Format (.aiff )
  • Audio Video Interleaved (.avi)
  • Automatic Voice Recognition (.avr)
  • Digital Video Express (.divx)
  • Musical Instrument Digital Interface (.midi)
  • MPEG-1 (.mpg) by Moving Picture Expert Group
  • MPEG-1 Layer 3 (.mp3) playlists - .m3u, .pl, and others by Moving Picture Expert Group
  • Multicast-only
  • QuickDraw 3-D (.3dmf) by Apple
  • QuickTime (.mov or .qt) by Apple
  • RealAudio (.ram) by Real
  • Uncompressed formats
  • Any format that is not listed under "File formats that are supported"
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Encoding methods

Encoding methods that are supported

  • The Fraunhofer IIS-A MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 (.mp3) codec
  • The International Standards Organization (ISO) MPEG-4 video codec
  • The Microsoft MPEG-4 codec - versions 2 and 3
  • The Microsoft Windows Media Audio (WMA) codec - version 2, version 7, and version 8
    (Windows Media Player 9 for Pocket PC 2003 supports the version 9 codec)
  • The Microsoft Windows Media Video (WMV) codec - versions 7 and 8
    (Windows Media Player 9 Series for Pocket PC supports the version 9 codec)

Encoding methods that are not supported

  • Apple video
  • JPEG motion
  • QuickTime
  • Sorenson video
  • Any encoding methods that is not listed in "Encoding methods that are supported"
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Redirects that are supported

Although the following redirects are supported, they must point at supported data file formats:
  • Active Streaming Format (ASF) Stream Redirector (.asx) - script
  • Windows Media Audio Redirector (.wax) - script
  • Windows Media (.wm)
  • Windows Media Player (.wmp)
  • Windows Media Redirector (.wmx) - script
  • Windows Media Video Redirector (.wvx) - script
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Transport protocols

Transport protocols that are supported

  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol(HTTP) and HTTP proxy
  • Multimedia Server (MMS)
  • Multimedia Server - Transmission Control Protocol (MMST)
  • Multimedia Server - Universal Datagram Protocol (MMSU)

Transport protocols that are not supported

  • Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP)
  • Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
  • Any protocol that is not listed in "Transport protocols that are supported"
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REFERENCES

For additional information about multimedia file formats for various other operating systems, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
311886  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=311886/ ) Supported formats and codecs in Windows Media Player for Pocket PC 2002
316992  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=316992/ ) Windows Media Player multimedia file formats


The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PC Standard Edition
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