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ASF Converter for Mac - Most convenient way to play ASF freely

In this article, you will learn more about ASF video format. And at the same time, an easy but efficient method dealing with the ASF video files will be shown to you.

With the popularity of the ASF files on network, more and more Mac users concerned about playing the ASF files. In this article, you will learn some basic knowledge of ASF video format. What's more, I will introduce several methods on how to playing ASF files on Mac. The most convenient way is to use the Wondershare Video Converter for Mac.

About ASF

ASF is abbreviation of Advanced Streaming Format, which is a digital audio and video container format developed by Microsoft. Especially for streaming format associated with Windows Media Player. The extension abbreviations are different from the codecs which have the same name. As long as the ASF file playing back, the content is delivered to you as a continuous data flow. You can save the time for buffering and don't have to wait for the whole video and audio file fully download before you start to view them. Generally speaking, ASF format is specially designed for playing on networks.

How to play ASF video files on Mac

Although ASF is specially suitable for playing back on networks, it is also suitable for local playback , broadcasting and many other devices that support the format. For Mac users, VLC Media Player is the best platform which supports playing ASF files. VLC plays various video formats including VCD and DVD. In addition, another way to play ASF video files on Mac is MPlayer, which is still under development and has some rough edges.

How to convert ASF files with the Video Converter for Mac

There is another way to play the ASF files. As we know, to play the ASF files on Mac is not easy each time because of the incompatibility. If we convert MSF to other format which is compatible with the devices, then we can play the files without any worries. The Wondershare Video Converter for Mac is such an professional program to solve this situation. It can convert almost all the video formats like ASF to MP4, ASF to MP3, ASF to FLV and so on. I will explain the conversion step by step as below.

Step 1, Run Wondershare Video Converter for Mac

To install the app at first. Just go straight as the direction shows to you. Then launch it.

Step 2, Drag and Drop files

Drag and drop the ASF files which you want to convert in to the conversing bar as the tutorial shows to you. The interface is below:

Step 3, Set output formats

Put your mouse on the small icon beside the information of the ASF files in the conversion bar and click it. In the pop up window, you can select the output formats as you wish. Pay attention to the "Options", if you are advanced users, you can set the paraments for output video and audio as you like. For the beginner, you can ignore the option, the output file is also in a high quality.

Step 4, Start conversion

By now, you can click the "Start" button and wait for a few minutes. The converted videos will be shown in the folder to you very soon.

Note: There are plenty of settings available in the software such as batch converting, editing and other customized options to satisfy your purpose.

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