OGV file format
| Extension | .ogv |
| Category | video |
| Programs | VLC MPlayer Helix Player |
| Main program | Miro media Player |
| Description | .ogv (Ogg Video) The .ogv file format is associated with video files that use the Ogg container format. Ogg is an open container format that is free of software patents and is designed to efficiently stream and manipulate high-quality digital multimediaThe .ogv format can encapsulate a variety of video codecs, with Theora being the most common. It's often used for playing video content on web pages using HTML video tags and is supported by various browsers and media players that are compatible with open formats. |
| Technical details | The `.ogv` file format, part of the Ogg project, is an open-source video container format with these features: - **Open-Source Nature**: Freely available under the Ogg project, without licensing fees or restrictions. - **Video Codec**: Typically uses Theora, an open-source, lossy video compression codec. - **Audio Streams**: Can include audio, usually compressed with the Vorbis codec. - **Quality and Compression**: Offers competitive video quality, comparable to early 2000s codecs like DivX, Xvid; less efficient than newer codecs like H.264. - **Streaming Capability**: Designed for efficient internet streaming, avoiding proprietary codecs. - **Browser Support**: Historically supported by several browsers for HTML5 video, but increasingly replaced by formats like WebM, MP4. - **Compatibility**: Requires additional codecs or software for playback on some systems. - **File Size**: Generally larger than more efficient codec formats. - **Metadata Support**: Supports metadata tags for content information. - **Usage Scenarios**: Preferred in open-source and royalty-free environments, like free software communities, archival purposes. - **Licensing and Patents**: Free from patent and licensing issues, appealing for open-source projects. `.ogv` is important for its open, royalty-free nature in the open-source multimedia ecosystem, though it's less efficient and supported than some modern formats. |