# WMV High Defenition Video format from Microsoft
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wmv-high-defenition-video-format-from-microsoft/63411
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**Created:** [September 6, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wmv-high-defenition-video-format-from-microsoft/63411 "2004-09-06T15:16:28Z")
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### Author:  [@nasih](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nasih)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wmv-high-defenition-video-format-from-microsoft/63411/1 "2004-09-06T15:16:28Z")
Microsoft indroduces WMV HD format [Windows Media High Definition Video]
This Video format comes with an amzaing resolutions and encoded at 24 frames per second - fps
There are two different resolutions, either 1280 x 720 (720p) or 1920 x 1080 (1080p). High definition video looks sharper and clearer than regular video, especially on big-screen displays.
You can read more here \>\>
[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content\_provider/film/hdvideo.aspx](http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/hdvideo.aspx)
[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content\_provider/film/ContentShowcase.aspx](http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/ContentShowcase.aspx)
now Adobe Premiere Pro, Cleaner etc. supports encoding in this format.
Also there is WMV HD Encoder frm Microsoft.
You can download from
[http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/f/81f9402f-efdd-439d-b2a4-089563199d47/WMEncoder.exe](http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/f/81f9402f-efdd-439d-b2a4-089563199d47/WMEncoder.exe)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wmv-high-defenition-video-format-from-microsoft/63411/2 "2004-09-07T02:08:16Z")
I personally hate WMV files.
Hm… can’t think of much else to say.
(h.264 rules)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2004, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wmv-high-defenition-video-format-from-microsoft/63411/3 "2004-09-07T03:11:13Z")
I hear that MS wants to license this to Hollywood studios. The quality (both audio and video) is really good, according to a few reviews, compared to similar technologies that produce similar file sizes. Plus, content developers can enable DRM, so that makes it more appealing for the studios.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wmv-high-defenition-video-format-from-microsoft/63411/4 "2004-09-07T03:55:34Z")
Psh. Of course they _want_ to license it to Hollywood studios, that’s a nice little additional mountain of cash for them.