Windows Media Compatible Logo
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The Microsoft Windows Media® Logo program is available to help customers easily identify hardware and software products that are compatible with and use Windows Media-based audio and video technologies.
Here you'll find detailed guidelines for using the Windows Media Compatible logo. |
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Note In order to obtain one of the Windows Media logos, in some cases you must first execute a Windows Media SDK redistribution licensing agreement. For more information about licensing Windows Media components, please review Licensing and Logos. After you have signed and returned the license agreements, you can then apply for the relevant logo license.
For information about other Windows Media logos and to find out which logos are suitable for your business and how to acquire and properly use those logos, see the Windows Media Logo Selection Guide.
For information about how and when to use the Windows Media name and trademark, see the Windows Media Trademark Guidelines.
Criteria for the Windows Media Compatible logo
Product must fall under one of the categories below, and meet all of the criteria for that category to be eligible for the Logo. If product could fall under multiple categories, it must meet the criteria for all categories for which it qualifies. Only products that fall into the following categories may use the Windows Media compatible logo.
Creation and Editing Software. (Including but not limited to: audio/video editors, encoding tools, conferencing gateways, digital music applications, CD burners, video email, personal broadcasting applications, digital recording applications)
All creation and editing software products must meet the criteria below to qualify for the Logo:
- Product is software that extends Microsoft’s Windows Media Software, such as the Windows Media Tools, Windows Media Services, Windows Media Encoder or Windows Media Rights Manager tools. OR
- Product makes use of Microsoft Windows Media software pursuant to a valid Windows Media Format Software Development Kit or Windows Media Tools Software Development Kit license agreement with Microsoft to create and/or edit Windows Media formatted content with a .WMA or .WMV extension. AND
- Product is not a solution for caching and/or distributing Windows Media formatted content.
Windows Media Services add-ons. (Including but not limited to: log reporting tools, play list management software, scheduling applications, server monitoring and management applications, file storage systems)
All extensions to Windows Media services must meet the criteria below to qualify for the Logo:
- Product is software that extends Microsoft’s Windows Media Services through the use of APIs, plug-ins or log files; AND
- Product is not a solution for caching and/or distributing Windows Media formatted content.
Integrated Circuit Products (Including but not limited to a digital signal processors, and micro processors, sound cards, graphics cards)
All Integrated Circuit Products must meet the criteria below to qualify for the Logo:
- Product utilizes a Microsoft Windows Media codec (i.e., Windows Media Audio, Windows Media Video) pursuant to the Microsoft OEM License Agreement for Embedded Windows Media (or subsequent Windows Media license agreement from Microsoft).
Caching Devices.
All caching products must meet the criteria below to qualify for the Logo:
- Product facilitates the delivery of content in the Windows Media format by use of caching, replication, or distribution of media, AND
- Product meets all of the requirements, including passing testing, set forth in the Windows Media Services License, Testing and Distribution Agreement with Microsoft.
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