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ASF File Extension Details and Tips

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ASF files are developed by Microsoft primarily for streaming media. You may have got a bunch of ASF videos. But what if you want to play ASF files on iPhone, iTunes, QuickTime or share on YouTube, Vimeo, etc? Do you know how to play, stream ASF files easily? Well, it is important to understand exactly what ASF files are. Now we'll introduce the ASF file extension details and tips in this page.

What is ASF

The Advanced Systems Format (ASF) is an extensible file format designed primarily for storing and playing synchronized digital media streams and transmitting them over networks. ASF is the container format for Windows Media Audio and Windows Media Video-based content. The extension wma or wmv is used to specify an ASF file that contains content encoded with the Windows Media Audio and/or Windows Media Video codecs. The Windows Media Format SDK can be used to create and read Windows Media files, as well as ASF files that contain other types of compressed or uncompressed data.

The most common file types contained within an ASF file are Windows Media Audio (WMA) and Windows Media Video (WMV). Note that the file extension abbreviations are different from the codecs which have the same name. Files containing only WMA audio can be named using a .WMA extension, and files of audio and video content may have the extension .WMV. Both may use the .ASF extension if desired.

How to Play ASF Videos

Microsoft Windows:
On Windows PC, you can use VLC or Windows Media Player to open and view ASF files.

Mac OS X:
To play ASF on Mac OS X, you can install VLC.

Important Notes:

a. For playing ASF in Windows Media Player, it needs correct codec installed or it would fail.

b. Although VLC support playing ASF files you own, sometimes there exist some issues: "Crash when trying to play ASF file in VLC", "I can't playback ASF stream in VLC correctly", "When I try to play .asf files with VLC, I only get the audio portion, but video remains grey"...

Why Convert ASF Files

ASF is a common file format for Windows media files but as you see, it is mostly not supported by software which is the major reason why you would need to convert it into another format. Although there are media players that can play ASF audio/video files directly, to handle ASF files efficiently, you need to first convert it into a friendly file format like MP4.

Why Choose Brorsoft Video Converter

To convert ASF files, a professional ASF converter app is the key. Here Brorsoft ASF Video Converter comes out to help you achieve the goal.

It is an easy-to-use converter which supports Windows Media files. Sure, you can use this application to convert ASF files to AVI, MPEG, WMV, 3GP, FLV, MOV, MP4 and so on with least quality loss. And with this ASF file converter, you can even freely convert ASF videos to fit your portable devices like iPhone, iPad, Nook HD, Galaxy Tab, HTC One, etc.

What's more, if you want to edit ASF files, this ASF converter will also fulfill your needs. It is equipped with a video editor. You can trim, crop, rotate, merge or split the video as you like. More video adjusting like change visual effects, adding watermarks and loading subtitles are also supported.

Overall, with this professional and easy-to-use ASF Video Converter, you can expand the video resources for editing and entertainment with ease.

If you are running on Mac OS X, please get ASF Converter for Mac.

Learn the full guide How to Convert ASF to MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, FLV, MPG.

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