2006-08-24 13:30:43 · 11 answers · asked by kellysimmons@btopenworld.com 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
WMA stands for Windows Media Audio. It's a format of audio, one owned by Microsoft. MP3 is also an audio format, but it is owned by a company called Thompson.
There are some .WMA files that are encrypted, meaning that it has special code that forbids playback on any system that is not recognized. so, if you got an encrypted file, perhaps from someone who downloaded the file from the paid Napster, or iTunes, it will not play back for you. For this reason, it is better to get the MP3 format if you can, since it does not have encryption at this time.
2006-08-24 13:36:40 · answer #1 · answered by silentt1999 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry had to edit slightly as others are correct. It is Windows Media Audio. Basically it works with Windows Media player and other players might need some kind of decoder for it. But it shouldn't be a problem I use wma files on other media as well without problems. I thnk you just get the once in a blue moon where another media player says cannot read please wait whie we download decoder or something to that effect.
However when copying to disk not all cd players can read wma. So always go for the mp3. You cant go wrong.
2006-08-24 13:35:34 · answer #2 · answered by vik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows Media Audio
2006-08-24 13:40:01 · answer #3 · answered by Les T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes stay away from wma files and go straight for mp3. If downloaded, some may stop working after a while.
2006-08-24 13:35:36 · answer #4 · answered by perpetualcitizen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avoid wma if possible and if you get a wma, convert it to mp3 with some Wave Editing software (ask another question about that, I am too tired to list them now).
mp3 works with everything, wma doesn't and has all kind of potential built in protection and restrictions. Considering it is so rarely used it is easy to avoid.
2006-08-24 13:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows Media Audio .
2006-08-24 13:33:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows Media Audio. Better be careful though, incase any of them Record Company creeps is looking on here for someone to nail a lawsuit to.
2006-08-24 13:38:18 · answer #7 · answered by Chris D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows Media Audio
Similar to mp3 but can contain DRM which will only allow it to be played on the pc it was bought for.
Your better of sticking to mp3.
2006-08-24 13:41:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 points
2006-08-24 13:33:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
window media
2006-08-27 00:05:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋