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WebM

WebM is an audiovisual media file format. It is primarily intended to offer a royalty-free alternative to use in HTML video and HTML audio elements. It has a sister project for images: WebP. The development of the format is sponsored by Google, and the corresponding software is distributed under a BSD license. WebM was a collaborative effort first…

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Container for
VP8/VP9/AV1 (video) Vorbis/Opus (audio)
Developed by
Initially On2, Xiph, and Matroska; later Google
Extended from
Limited subset of Matroska
Free format?
Yes
Initial release
May 18, 2010 (16 years ago) (2010-05-18)
Internet media type
video/webm, audio/webm

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WebM

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples113
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
Components1

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WebM

Top relations

related to Software · 34
WebM → Apple, As, David Conrad, FFmpeg, Fiona Glaser, Google Chrome, Google I/O, Google WebM Project Team, Google's, Haali Media Splitter, HTML5, In, Internet Explorer, JRiver Media Center, June, K-Multimedia Player, LiVES, Matroska, MKVToolNix, Mozilla Firefox
related to Licensing · 26
WebM → Although Google, As, BSD, Conversely, DOJ, Free Software Foundation, GNU General Public License, Google, GPL, In, In February, In March, Internet Explorer, Justice, March, Microsoft's Vice President, MPEG LA, On January, On2, The
related to Hardware · 19
WebM → AMD, ARM, Atom-based TV, Broadcom, Chips, HD, HTML5, Intel, Media, Nvidia, Qualcomm, RTL IP, SoCs, Tegra, Texas Instruments, TI OMAP, Vision, VP8, WebM Project
related to Streaming capabilities · 9
WebM → Archived, Current, Icecast, Since, This, Vorbis/Opus, VP8/VP9/AV1, VP9, WebM's
related to Streaming examples and resources · 9
WebM → Archived Icecast, Archived WebM, Demonstrates, HTML5, Icecast, June, September, Vorbis, VP9
related to External links · 4
WebM → Container GuidelinesWebM, HTML5, Official, Open Hub
Container for · 1
WebM → VP8/VP9/AV1 (video) Vorbis/Opus (audio)
Developed by · 1
WebM → Initially On2, Xiph, and Matroska; later Google
Extended from · 1
WebM → Limited subset of Matroska
Filename extension · 1
WebM → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .webm

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vp8 support video format vp9 audio google announced hardware media software project license released streams also internet vorbis 2011 decoder

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WebMContainer forVP8/VP9/AV1 (video) Vorbis/Opus (audio)1.00infobox
WebMDeveloped byInitially On2, Xiph, and Matroska; later Google1.00infobox
WebMExtended fromLimited subset of Matroska1.00infobox
WebMFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .webm1.00infobox
WebMFree format?Yes1.00infobox
WebMInitial releaseMay 18, 2010 (16 years ago) (2010-05-18)1.00infobox
WebMInternet media typevideo/webm, audio/webm1.00infobox
WebMLatest releasev1.13.0 January 31, 2023 (3 years ago) (2023-01-31)1.00infobox
WebMOpen format?Yes1.00infobox
WebMType of formatContainer format1.00infobox
WebMWebsitewebmproject.org1.00infobox
WebMis aaudiovisual media file format0.90text

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