Welcome to the online home of the Windows Media Format Software Development Kit (SDK). This page provides lnks to the resources you need to work with Advanced Systems Format (ASF) files and the Windows Media format.
Essential Resources
Other Resources
Windows Media Metadata Usage Guidelines
Learn how to use Windows Media metadata attributes with this consolidated reference, including attributes containing descriptive data about the media content. |
Windows Media DRM Individualization Best Practices
Discover the essentials of Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) security updates and learn how to perform them with a process known as individualization. This article is intended as a resource for application developers who use the Windows Media Format SDK, though it contains some conceptual material that may be of interest to other developers who use Windows Media DRM. |
Advanced Systems Format (ASF) Specification
Download the latest version of the ASF specification. When you use the objects of the Windows Media Format SDK to read, write, and edit ASF files, you do not need to know the details of the ASF structure. However, a familiarity with the specification might be useful in understanding how the SDK works. |