OGV and WebM explained
OGV is the Ogg container carrying Theora video, an early royalty-free codec that has been comprehensively superseded by VP9 and AV1.
WebM is an open, royalty-free container built for the web, holding VP8/VP9 or AV1 video with Vorbis or Opus audio. It exists specifically so browsers can ship video support without patent licensing.
- Where OGV files come from
- Open-source projects and Wikipedia media from the early 2010s.
- Where WebM is used
- Web video, and exports from browser-based recording tools.