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Video for Windows

video-playing suite introduced in Windows 3.1
CreativeWork multimedia_framework Q1370703

Facts

3 properties
Instance of
multimedia framework
Replaced by
ActiveMovie[3]
Replaces
NetShow[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Video for Windows cs VfW cs Video Compression Manager ja VfW ko 비디오 포 윈도 ko 비디오 포 윈도우 ko VFW
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Described at URL
docs.microsoft.com
Freebase ID
/m/043_l0

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🔗 Connections
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Media Foundation
Instance of 1
multimedia framework
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Summary

Video for Windows is a multimedia framework[1].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → NetShow
    Replaced by → —
    Replaced by → ActiveMovie
    Instance of → multimedia framework
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Replaces: NetShow"
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