Format reference

WMV Format Hub

WMV (.wmv) is a Microsoft container typically paired with VC-1 or WMV2 codecs. Used in Windows Media Player and related services. Use sample .wmv files to test decoder support, ASF metadata parsing, and DRM flag detection.

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video/x-ms-wmv
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Implementation Notes

WMV Implementation Notes

Use the manifest endpoint for deterministic fixture selection in CI, then validate MIME/type detection against actual parser output.

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