Details of extension .asf

5 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) in our database

Below, you can find answers to the following questions:

• What is the .asf file?
• Which program can create the .asf file?
• Where can you find a description of the .asf format?
• What can convert .asf files to a different format?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .asf extension?

.asf

Advanced Systems Format Media

The ASF file is an Advanced Systems Format media file. It is the file format used by Windows Media. Audio and/or Video content compressed with a wide variety of codecs can be stored in an ASF file and played back with the Windows Media Player (provided the appropriate codecs are installed), streamed with Windows Media Services or optionally packaged with Windows Media Rights Manager.

 

Category: Video files

Application: Windows Media Player

Program name: mplayer.exe

Mime-type: video/x-ms-asf

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

ms-asf

Related extensions:

.mxf Material eXchange Format

.avi Microsoft Video for Windows Movie

.ddat DivX Temporary Video Data

.vlc VLC Media Player Data

.rm RealMedia File

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.asf

ActiveMovie Streaming Format Data

The ASF file is an ActiveMovie Streaming Format Data. ActiveMovie is a type of streaming media technology for the Windows® operating system.

 

Category: Audio files

Application: Awave Studio

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

-

Related extensions:

.arl Aureal Aspen Bank Data

.for Kurzweil Forte Audio Data

.vap Annotated Speech Data

.wrf Westacott WinRanX Instrument Data

.tfi TFM Music Maker Instruments Data

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.asf

ANALECT FT-IR Data

The ASF file is an ANALECT FT-IR Data. The ANALECT FT-IR and FT-NIR lab analyzers provide full spectrum quantitative and qualitative analysis of solids, liquids and gases in the mid and near infrared regions.

 

Category: Data files

Application: ANALECT FT-IR

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

-

Related extensions:

.ispd Shimadzu LabSolutions IR Data

.qgd Shimadzu GCMS Data

.asc Shimadzu LabSolutions ASCII Spectral Data

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.asf

Statgraphics Data

The ASF file is a Statgraphics Data. Statgraphics is a business intelligence (BI) solution that helps enterprises utilize collected information to facilitate data visualization, modeling and predictive analysis.

 

Category: Data files

Application: Statgraphics

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

sf3, sf6

Related extensions:

.sf StatGraphics Centurion Data

.sfx StatGraphics Centurion Data

.aws Statgraphics AWS Data

.sgp Statgraphics Plus Statistics Data

.sgg Statgraphics Plus StatGallery Data

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.asf

Active-HDL State Diagram

The ASF file is an Active-HDL State Diagram. Active-HDL is a Windows based, integrated FPGA Design Creation and Simulation solution for team-based environments.

 

Category: Data files

Application: Active-HDL

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

-

Related extensions:

.adf Active-HDL Design Document

.awf Active-HDL Waveform Data

.aws Active-HDL Workspace Data

.xnf Active-HDL XNF Netlist

.do Active-HDL DO Macro Data

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Can't open a .asf file?

If you want to open a .asf file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. If the .asf association isn't set correctly, you may receive the following error message:

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.asf

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android