Compressed Media Subtypes
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The following table lists the compressed media subtypes. These types are used to identify compressed streams in a file. When you configure a video or audio stream, you will usually use these types.
| Compressed media subtype | Description |
|---|---|
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_ACELPnet | Audio encoded with the Sipro Labs ACELP codec. This audio is normally voice data. (No longer supported for encoding.) |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_MP43 | Video encoded by the Microsoft MPEG 4 codec version 3. This codec is no longer supported by the Windows Media Format SDK. If this codec is already installed on a computer, installing the Windows Media Format SDK or the redistribution package on a computer will not remove this codec. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_MP4S | Video encoded using the ISO MPEG 4 codec version 1. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG2_VIDEO | Video encoded to MPEG 2 specifications. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_MSS1 | Video encoded with the Windows Media Screen codec version 1. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_MSS2 | Video encoded with the Windows Media Video 9 Screen codec. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMVP | Video encoded with the Windows Media Video 9 Image codec to transform bitmaps and deformation data into a video stream. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WVP2 | Video encoded with the Windows Media Video 9 Image v2 codec. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudio_Lossless | Audio encoded with the Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless codec or the Windows Media Audio 9.1 codec. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV2 | Audio encoded with the Windows Media Audio codec version 2. This value is identical to WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV7 and WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV8, because the bitstreams for these codec versions are compatible. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV7 | Audio encoded with the Windows Media Audio codec version 7. This value is identical to WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV2 and WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV8, because the bitstreams for these codec versions are compatible. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV8 | Audio encoded with the Windows Media Audio 8 codec, the Windows Media Audio 9 codec, or the Windows Media Audio 9.1 codec. This value is identical to WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV2 and WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV7, because the bitstreams for these codec versions are compatible. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMAudioV9 | Audio encoded with the Windows Media Audio 9 Professional codec or the Windows Media Audio 9.1 Professional codec. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_M4S2 | Video encoded with the ISO MPEG4 v1.1 codec. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMSP1 | Audio encoded with the Windows Media Audio 9 Voice codec. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMV1 | Video encoded using the Windows Media Video codec version 7. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMV2 | Video encoded using the Windows Media Video 8 codec. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMV3 | Video encoded using the Windows Media Video 9 codec. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WMVA | Video encoded using the version of the Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile codec that was released with the Windows Media Format 9 Series SDK. |
| WMMEDIASUBTYPE_WVC1 | Video encoded using the version of the Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile codec that was released with the Windows Media Format 11 SDK. This subtype identifies a bit stream that is compliant with the SMPTE VC-1 standard. |
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