ogv
What is a .ogv file?
video/ogg
OGV is the video variant of the Ogg container, typically carrying Theora video with Vorbis or Opus audio in a free, open format. It was an early royalty-free option for HTML5 video before WebM and MP4 became dominant. It is now used mainly for open-format compatibility.
How to use a .ogv file
Use an example OGV to test Ogg container demuxing, Theora decoding, HTML5 video fallback support, and conversion to WebM or MP4.
Download example .ogv files
- OGV — Ogg Theora ClipThe clip as Ogg Theora — a fully open, royalty-free format. Browser-playable; for testing Theora decoding and Ogg video conversion.
- Codec — TheoraThe shared pan-city base plate encoded with Theora (libtheora). The original open web video codec, in an Ogg container. Largely historical, but still the fallback path in older HTML5 players and a good test of whether a pipeline's format detection is driven by content rather than by a hardcoded list. Every clip in this group carries the identical picture, so a decoder-support matrix built from them isolates the codec as the only variable.