WebM and FLAC explained
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.
FLAC compresses audio losslessly, typically to about half the size of WAV. Decompressed, it is bit-for-bit identical to the original — the compression is mathematical, not perceptual.
- Where WebM files come from
- Web video, and exports from browser-based recording tools.
- Where FLAC is used
- Hi-fi music libraries and archival rips of physical media.