ASF §ñ§Ó§Ý§ñ§Ö§ä§ã§ñ Advanced Streaming Format. §¿§ä§à §â§Ñ§ã§ê§Ú§â§ñ§Ö§Þ§í§Û §æ§à§â§Þ§Ñ§ä §æ§Ñ§Û§Ý§Ñ §â§Ñ§Ù§â§Ñ§Ò§à§ä§Ñ§ß§í §Ô§Ý§Ñ§Ó§ß§í§Þ §à§Ò§â§Ñ§Ù§à§Þ §Õ§Ý§ñ §ç§â§Ñ§ß§Ö§ß§Ú§ñ §ã§Ú§ß§ç§â§à§ß§Ú§Ù§Ú§â§à§Ó§Ñ§ß§ß§í§ç §è§Ú§æ§â§à§Ó§í§ç §Ó§Ú§Õ§Ö§à-, §Ñ§å§Õ§Ú§à-§á§à§ä§à§Ü§Ñ §ã§å§Ò§ä§Ú§ä§â§à§Ó, §Ú§Ý§Ú §á§Ö§â§Ö§Õ§Ñ§é§Ñ §Õ§Ñ§ß§ß§í§ç §á§à §Ú§ß§ä§Ö§â§ß§Ö§ä§å. ASF §ä§Ñ§Ü§Ø§Ö §Þ§å§Ý§î§ä§Ú§Þ§Ö§Õ§Ú§Û§ß§í§ç §Ü§à§ß§ä§Ö§Û§ß§Ö§â§à§Ó §Ú§Ù Windows Media Video §Ú§Ý§Ú Windows Media Audio.

§¹§ä§à§Ò§í §á§â§Ö§à§Ò§â§Ñ§Ù§à§Ó§Ñ§ä§î §¥.§£. §Ü ASF §æ§Ñ§Û§Ý§í, Windows §Ú§Þ§Ö§Ö§ä §Ü§à§Þ§á§Ý§Ö§Ü§ä §¥. §£. §¯§Ö§Ü§à§ä§à§â§í§Ö §Õ§Ö§Ü§à§Õ§Ö§â§í. §£§Ñ§Þ §ß§Ö §ß§å§Ø§ß§à §å§ã§ä§Ñ§ß§Ñ§Ó§Ý§Ú§Ó§Ñ§ä§î §Õ§â§å§Ô§Ú§Ö DV §Õ§Ö§Ü§à§Õ§Ö§â§í. §¯§à §Õ§Ý§ñ §ß§Ö§Ü§à§ä§à§â§í§ç §æ§à§â§Þ§Ñ§ä§à§Ó §¥.§£., §Ó§Ñ§Þ §á§â§Ú§Õ§Ö§ä§ã§ñ §å§ã§ä§Ñ§ß§à§Ó§Ú§ä§î §Õ§à§á§à§Ý§ß§Ú§ä§Ö§Ý§î§ß§å§ð DV §Ü§à§Õ§Ö§Ü§Ú §Õ§Ý§ñ §Ü§à§ß§Ó§Ö§â§ä§Ú§â§à§Ó§Ñ§ß§Ú§ñ.

§³§Ü§Ñ§é§Ñ§ä§î ASF Converter, §Ü§à§ä§à§â§í§Û §Þ§à§Ø§Ö§ä §Ü§à§ß§Ó§Ö§â§ä§Ú§â§à§Ó§Ñ§ä§î DV §Ó §æ§Ñ§Û§Ý§Ö ASF. §£§í§Ò§Ö§â§Ú§ä§Ö DV §æ§Ñ§Û§Ý§Ñ, §Ú§Ù§Þ§Ö§ß§Ú§ä§î §Ó§í§ç§à§Õ§ß§à§Û §æ§à§â§Þ§Ñ§ä ASF §Ó §Õ§Ú§Ñ§Ý§à§Ô§à§Ó§à§Þ §à§Ü§ß§Ö §ß§Ñ§ã§ä§â§à§Û§Ü§Ú §ß§Ö§Ü§à§ä§à§â§í§ç §á§Ñ§â§Ñ§Þ§Ö§ä§â§à§Ó,§ä§Ñ§Ü§Ú§ç §Ü§Ñ§Ü §Ü§à§Õ§Ú§â§à§Ó§Ñ§ß§Ú§Ö §Ó§Ú§Õ§Ö§à §Ò§Ú§ä§â§Ö§Û§ä, §Ñ§å§Õ§Ú§à §Ò§Ú§ä§â§Ö§Û§ä §Ü§à§Õ§Ú§â§à§Ó§Ñ§ß§Ú§Ö, §â§Ñ§Ù§â§Ö§ê§Ö§ß§Ú§Ö, §é§Ñ§ã§ä§à§ä§å §Ü§Ñ§Õ§â§à§Ó §Ú §ä.§Õ., §Ö§ã§Ý§Ú §ï§ä§à §ß§Ö§à§Ò§ç§à§Õ§Ú§Þ§à.

3GP §ñ§Ó§Ý§ñ§Ö§ä§ã§ñ §Ü§à§Õ§Ú§â§à§Ó§Ñ§ß§Ú§ñ §Ó§Ú§Õ§Ö§à §æ§à§â§Þ§Ñ§ä§Ñ 3G (3rd Generation)§á§à§ã§Þ§à§ä§â§Ö§ä§î §á§à§ä§à§Ü§à§Ó§à§Ö §Þ§Ö§Õ§Ú§Ñ. 3GP §â§Ñ§Ù§â§Ñ§Ò§à§ä§Ñ§ß §ã§á§Ö§è§Ú§Ñ§Ý§î§ß§à §Õ§Ý§ñ §Þ§à§Ò§Ú§Ý§î§ß§í§ç §ä§Ö§Ý§Ö§æ§à§ß§à§Ó, §é§ä§à§Ò§í §á§â§Ú§ã§á§à§ã§à§Ò§Ú§ä§î§ã§ñ §Ü §Ó§í§ã§à§Ü§à§Û §ã§Ü§à§â§à§ã§ä§Ú §á§Ö§â§Ö§Õ§Ñ§é§Ú 3G-§ã§Ö§ä§Ú. §·§à§ä§ñ RM §æ§Ñ§Û§Ý§à§Ó §æ§à§â§Þ§Ñ§ä§Ñ §ä§Ñ§Ü§Ø§Ö §Ú§Ô§â§Ñ§Ý §Ú §Ó §à§ã§ß§à§Ó§ß§à§Þ §Ó §ã§Þ§Ñ§â§ä§æ§à§ß§Ñ§ç, 3GP §æ§à§â§Þ§Ñ§ä§Ö §Þ§å§Ý§î§ä§Ú§Þ§Ö§Õ§Ú§Û§ß§í§ç §ã§ä§Ñ§ß§Õ§Ñ§â§ä§ß§í§ç §ã§Õ§Ö§Ý§Ñ§ß§ß§í§Ö 3GPP §Ú §ñ§Ó§Ý§ñ§Ö§ä§ã§ñ §ß§Ñ§Ú§Ò§à§Ý§Ö§Ö §á§à§á§å§Ý§ñ§â§ß§í§Þ §ã§â§Ö§Õ§Ú §â§í§ß§Ü§Ñ §Þ§à§Ò§Ú§Ý§î§ß§í§ç §ä§Ö§Ý§Ö§æ§à§ß§à§Ó §Ó §ß§Ñ§ã§ä§à§ñ§ë§Ö§Ö §Ó§â§Ö§Þ§ñ. 3GP §á§â§Ö§Õ§à§ã§ä§Ñ§Ó§Ý§ñ§Ö§ä §á§à§Ý§î§Ù§à§Ó§Ñ§ä§Ö§Ý§ñ§Þ §Ó§í§ã§à§Ü§à§Ö §Ü§Ñ§é§Ö§ã§ä§Ó§à §Ó§Ú§Õ§Ö§à, §Ñ§å§Õ§Ú§à §Ú §Õ§â§å§Ô§Ú§Ö §Þ§Ñ§ä§Ö§â§Ú§Ñ§Ý§í §®§å§Ý§î§ä§Ú-§Þ§Ö§Õ§Ú§Ñ. §¬§â§à§Þ§Ö §ä§à§Ô§à, 3GP §æ§Ñ§Û§Ý§í §Þ§à§Ô§å§ä §Ò§í§ä§î §ä§Ñ§Ü§Ø§Ö §Ú§Ô§â§Ñ§Ý §ß§Ñ §Ü§à§Þ§á§î§ð§ä§Ö§â§Ö §ã §à§ä§ß§à§ã§Ú§ä§Ö§Ý§î§ß§à§Û §Ú§Ô§â§à§Ü§Ú, §Ü§Ñ§Ü Media Player Classic, MPlayer, QuickTime, RealPlayer §Ú §ä.§Õ.

§¹§ä§à§Ò§í §Ü§à§ß§Ó§Ö§â§ä§Ú§â§à§Ó§Ñ§ä§î 3gp §Ó ASF §Ý§Ö§Ô§Ü§à §å§ã§ä§Ñ§ß§à§Ó§Ú§ä§î §Ü§à§Õ§Ö§Ü§Ú 3GP §ä§Ñ§Ü§Ú§ç §Ü§Ñ§Ü FFDShow, §Ú§Ý§Ú HDX4 §Ú§Ý§Ú QuickTime Alternative.

3GPP §ã§â§Ö§Õ§ã§ä§Ó§Ñ§Þ§Ú Generation Partnership Project. 3GPP §ä§â§Ö§ä§î§Ö§Ô§à §á§à§Ü§à§Ý§Ö§ß§Ú§ñ (3G) §ã§à§ä§à§Ó§í§ç §ä§Ö§Ý§Ö§æ§à§ß§à§Ó §ã§á§Ö§è§Ú§æ§Ú§Ü§Ñ§è§Ú§Ú §ã§Ú§ã§ä§Ö§Þ§í §Þ§Ö§Ø§Õ§å §Þ§ß§à§Ô§Ú§Þ§Ú §ã§ä§â§Ñ§ß§Ñ§Þ§Ú.

3GPP2 §ã§â§Ö§Õ§ã§ä§Ó§Ñ Third Generation Partnership Project 2: 3GPP2 §ñ§Ó§Ý§ñ§Ö§ä§ã§ñ §ã§à§Ó§Þ§Ö§ã§ä§ß§í§Þ §ä§â§Ö§ä§î§Ö§Ô§à §á§à§Ü§à§Ý§Ö§ß§Ú§ñ (3G) §ä§Ö§Ý§Ö§Ü§à§Þ§Þ§å§ß§Ú§Ü§Ñ§è§Ú§Ú §ã§á§Ö§è§Ú§æ§Ú§Ü§Ñ§è§Ú§Û §å§ã§ä§Ñ§ß§à§Ó§Ý§Ö§ß§Ú§ð §á§â§à§Ö§Ü§ä, §Ó §ã§à§ã§ä§Ñ§Ó§Ö §³§Ö§Ó§Ö§â§ß§à§Û §¡§Þ§Ö§â§Ú§Ü§Ú §Ú §¡§Ù§Ú§Ú §Ú§ß§ä§Ö§â§Ö§ã§í §â§Ñ§Ù§Ó§Ú§Ó§Ñ§ð§ë§Ú§ç§ã§ñ §Ô§Ý§à§Ò§Ñ§Ý§î§ß§í§ç §ã§á§Ö§è§Ú§æ§Ú§Ü§Ñ§è§Ú§Û §Õ§Ý§ñ 3G. 3GPP2 §ñ§Ó§Ý§ñ§Ö§ä§ã§ñ §Ô§Ý§à§Ò§Ñ§Ý§î§ß§à§Û §ã§á§Ö§è§Ú§æ§Ú§Ü§Ñ§è§Ú§Ú §Õ§Ý§ñ §á§Ö§â§Ö§Õ§Ñ§é§Ú §â§Ñ§Õ§Ú§à-§ä§Ö§ç§ß§à§Ý§à§Ô§Ú§Ú (RTTs).