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WMV HD has been touted for its ease of use, since functionality to convert to WMV HD has been built into Windows Movie Maker, it has allowed people to convert their home videos to WMV HD as well as any commercial releases they may have received. The file system will work on a PC with the settings
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A number of WMV9-encoded high definition movie titles have been made commercially available on DVD-ROM discs, either as standalone discs or supplements to the regular DVD-Video titles. The technology was considered a stepping stone to true high definition optical disc formats
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technology. The licensing terms of DRM protected titles are determined by the content providers and not Microsoft Corporation. The soundtracks are commonly encoded using the
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WMV HD isn't a standalone video codec nor a special modification of the WMV9 codec. As of April 2006, all existing WMV HD titles are encoded using the
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Professional codec, often featuring 5.1 or 7.1 multichannel sound. The video and audio streams are encapsulated in
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as the optical HD-media format of choice, WMV HD is considered obsolete in its optical disc form.
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Windows Media Video HD can be encoded with a variety of programs, such as
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