A wmp file extension is related to the Microsoft Windows Media HD photo format, a file format for continuous-tone still images that surpasses the limitations of existing image formats.
There is one other file type using
the WMP file extension!
.wmp - BioWare Infinity game engine
Software that open wmp file
WMP file extension - Microsoft Windows Media HD photo
What is wmp file? How to open wmp files?
File type specification:
HD Photo, also known as Windows Media Photo, is a new file format for continuous-tone still images that surpasses the limitations of existing image formats. HD Photo supports a wide range of features, including:
- Multiple color formats for display or print
- Fixed or floating point high dynamic range, wide gamut image encoding
- Lossless or high-quality lossy compression
- Extremely efficient decoding for multiple resolutions and sub-regions
- Minimal overhead for format conversion or transformations during decode
HD Photo delivers a lightweight, high performance algorithm with a small memory footprint that enables practical, in-device encoding and decoding. HD Photo delivers image quality that is comparable to JPEG-2000 and more than twice the quality of JPEG.
Windows Media Photo has been renamed as HD Photo. Both names refer to the same file format. Some Microsoft Windows products still refer to the HD Photo implementation as Windows Media Photo.
Updated: December 30, 2024
The default software associated to open wmp file:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
A family of operating systems developed by Microsoft Corp. The first Windows was released in 1985 as a GUI add-on to MS-DOS. Currently, the latest version is Microsoft Windows 11.
List of software applications associated to the .wmp file extension
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Software that open wmp file - Microsoft Windows Media HD photo
Programs supporting the exension wmp on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about Microsoft Windows for open wmp file action.