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Summary
Name	Windows Media Metafile
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/584
Family
Classification	Text (Mark-up)
Disclosure
Description	A media metafile is a file that contains information about other files. A metafile can be used to list a group of media content files that are to be played in order. The .wax metafile references Windows Media files with .asf, .wma, or .wax file name extensions. The .wvx metafile references Windows Media files with .wma, .wmv, .wvx, or .wax file name extensions. The asx metafile references Windows Media files with .wma, .wax, .wmv, .wvx, .asf, or .asx file name extensions.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Microsoft Corporation
Supported by	Microsoft Corporation
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	28 Aug 2013
Source description	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd564665(v=vs.85).aspx
Last updated	28 Aug 2013
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