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Name Microsoft Windows Movie Maker File
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Identifiers PUID:  fmt/971
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Classification Video
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Description Windows Movie Maker is video editing software by Microsoft. A .mswmm file won't typically contain any source audio or video data, rather it will contain references or pointers to the source data. For this reason extracting a .mswmm file from its context may result in the movie being unable to play. A movie exported to a video format from within the application will contain the appropriate data for portable playback.
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Related file formats None.
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Developed by Microsoft Corporation
Supported by Microsoft Corporation
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 22 Sep 2016
Source description This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
Last updated 22 Sep 2016
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