Video Device Conformance Templates

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The following tables list the device conformance templates and associated parameters for the Windows Media Video 9 codec.

Simple Profile, Low Level

Parameter	Value
Template string	"SP@LL"
Appropriate devices	Wireless handsets (Microsoft Windows-Powered SmartPhone Solution and similar devices)
Maximum resolution	176 x 144
Maximum frame rate	15 fps
Maximum bit rate	96 Kbps
Maximum buffer size (in 16384-bit units)	20 (about 3.4 seconds at maximum bit rate)
Interlaced Encoding	No

Simple Profile, Medium Level

Parameter	Value
Template string	"SP@ML"
Appropriate devices	Handheld computers and Personal data assistantsHigh-end wireless handsets
Maximum resolution	352 x 288
Maximum frame rate	15 fps @ 352 x 28824 fps @ 320 x 240
Maximum bit rate	384 Kbps
Maximum buffer size (in 16384-bit units)	77 (about 3.3 seconds at maximum bit rate)
Interlaced Encoding	No

Generic Simple Profile

A stream that complies with the algorithmic limitations of the simple profile, but does not fit into one of the level specifications, will be assigned "SP" as its device conformance template string.

Main Profile, Low Level

Parameter	Value
Template string	"MP@LL"
Appropriate devices	Set-top boxes
Maximum resolution	352 x 288
Maximum frame rate	30 fps
Maximum bit rate	2 Mbps
Maximum buffer size (in 16384-bit units)	306 (about 2.5 seconds at maximum bit rate)
Interlaced Encoding	No

Main Profile, Medium Level

Parameter	Value
Template string	"MP@ML"
Appropriate devices	Set-top boxesSlower computers using DirectX Video Acceleration Windows Media enabled DVD players
Maximum resolution	720 x 576
Maximum frame rate	30 fps @ 720 x 48025 fps @ 720 x 576
Maximum bit rate	10 Mbps
Maximum buffer size (in 16384-bit units)	611 (about 1 second at maximum bit rate)
Interlaced Encoding	Yes

Main Profile, High Level

Parameter	Value
Template string	"MP@HL"
Appropriate devices	Computers using DirectX Video AccelerationHigh-Definition Windows Media enabled DVD players Digital cinema high-definition streaming
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1080
Maximum frame rate	30 fps @ 1920 x 108060 fps @ 1280 x 720
Maximum bit rate	20 Mbps
Maximum buffer size (in 16384-bit units)	2442 (about 2.66 seconds at maximum bit rate)
Interlaced Encoding	Yes

Generic Main Profile

A stream that complies with the algorithmic limitations of the main profile, but does not fit into one of the level specifications, will be assigned "MP" as its device conformance template string.

Complex Profile

Parameter	Value
Template string	"CP"
Remarks	The complex profile has no explicit limitations. It is used to enable all of the codec algorithms, usually for demonstration purposes.

The following tables list the parameters of the device conformance templates for the Windows Media Video 9 Image codec.

Video Image Level 1

Parameter	Value
Template string	"I1"
Maximum resolution	352 x 288
Maximum frame rate	30 fps
Maximum bit rate	192 Kbps
Maximum buffer size (in 16384-bit units)	39 (about 3.26 seconds at maximum bit rate)
Interlaced Encoding	No

Video Image Level 2

Parameter	Value
Template string	"I2"
Maximum resolution	1024 x 768
Maximum frame rate	30 fps
Maximum bit rate	384 Kbps
Maximum buffer size (in 16384-bit units)	77 (about 3.26 seconds at maximum bit rate)
Interlaced Encoding	No

Generic Video Image

A Video Image stream that does not fit into one of the level specifications will be assigned "I" as its device conformance template string.

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