WebM and WAV 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.
WAV stores uncompressed PCM audio — the raw samples, exactly as captured. A stereo CD-quality minute is roughly 10 MB, which is the price of having no compression whatsoever.
- Where WebM files come from
- Web video, and exports from browser-based recording tools.
- Where WAV is used
- Recording sessions, sample libraries and audio editing.