WMV HD Explained

A new high definition video codec designed with Windows Media Video 9 Series which delivers high quality video content in 1280 x 720 (720p) or 1920 x 1080 (1080p). The video clips are encoded at 24fps (frames per second) to produce this amazing quality image. WMV HD has proved very popular among movie makers who create video in High Definition

Do I need an amazingly good computer to run WMV HD video files

No not at all, the minimum configuration for 720p/24fps video Microsoft recommend is:

Windows XP or above

Windows Media Player 9 Series

2.4GHZ Pentium 4 processor or equal to

384 MB of RAM

64 MB video card

1024 x 768 screen resolution (4:3 screen) or 1280 x 720 (16:9 screen)

16-bit sound card

If you want to play the 1080p/24fps video you will need to have:

A Windows XP Computer

Windows Media Player 9 Series

DirectX 9

3.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor or equivalent

512 MB of RAM

128 MB video card

1440 x 1080 screen resolution (4:3 screen) or 1920 x 1080 (16:9 screen)

24-bit 96 kHz multichannel sound card

5.1 surround sound speaker systems



Use the links below to help with further reference:

DirectX Download Link

WMV HD Wikipedia Article

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