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This article is about the container format. For the audio compression format, see Vorbis.

Ogg is a multimedia container format, and the native file and stream format developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation, for their multimedia codecs. It is an open format free for anyone to use. It is usually used to store Vorbis audio (or, less commonly, Theora video), and because of this, "Ogg" has been used incorrectly to refer to Vorbis.

For more details, see Xiph's explanation of the Ogg container.

Features

encapsulation and interleave of multiple data streams,
packet framing
error detection
seeking

All in a small, bounded percentage bitrate overhead.

Specification

Ogg format specification is now published within the IETF in the following RFCs:

External links

Ogg on Xiph.org
Ogg on Wikipedia

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-Ogg is a digital media [[container format]] developed by [[Xiph]] that encapsulates the [[Ogg Vorbis|Vorbis]] codec, or a number of other audio and video [[codecs]]. The actual compression format is Vorbis (or [[Theora]], [[FLAC]], [[Speex]], [[PNG]], etc.), depending on what format is within the ogg container.
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+{{about|the container format|the audio compression format|Vorbis}}
+'''Ogg''' is a multimedia container format, and the native file and stream format developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation, for their multimedia codecs. It is an open format free for anyone to use. It is usually used to store [[Vorbis]] audio (or, less commonly, [[Theora]] video), and because of this, "Ogg" has been used incorrectly to refer to Vorbis.
+For more details, see [http://www.xiph.org/ogg/ Xiph's explanation of the Ogg container].
+== Features ==
+* encapsulation and interleave of multiple data streams,
+* packet framing
+* error detection
+* seeking
+All in a small, bounded percentage bitrate overhead.
+== Specification ==
+Ogg format specification is now published within the IETF in the following [[RFC]]s:
+* [http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc3533.txt RFC 3533 The Ogg Encapsulation Format Version 0]
+* [http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc5334.txt RFC 3534 The application/ogg Media Type]
+== External links ==
+* [http://www.xiph.org/ogg Ogg] on Xiph.org
+* {{wikipedia|Ogg}}
+[[Category:Container Formats]]