WebM

Also known as .webm

WebM (from "Web Movie") is an audiovisual media file format. It is primarily intended to offer a royalty-free alternative to use in HTML video and HTML audio elements. It has a sister project for images: WebP. The development of the format is sponsored by Google, and the corresponding software is distributed under a BSD license. WebM was a collaborative effort first released in 2010.

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Vinony's link graph records 867 inbound references to WebM, and connects out to ProRes 422, On2 Technologies and BSD licenses.

Vinony files it under Computer-related introductions in 2010, Free digital container formats and Google.

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Key facts

File format.logo: 200px|logo
File format.extension: .webm
File format.mime: video/webm,audio/webm
File format.owner: Initially On2, Xiph, and Matroska; later Google
File format.latest_release_version: v1.13.0
File format.type: Container format
File format.extended from: Limited subset of Matroska
File format.container for: VP8/VP9/AV1 (video)Vorbis/Opus (audio)
File format.open: Yes
File format.free: Yes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: digital container format
Has part: AV1
Based on: Matroska
Developer: Google
Official website: www.webmproject.org

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mailing list archive URL: groups.google.com/a/webmproject.org/group/webm-discuss
file extension: webm
media type: audio/webm
Commons category: WebM videos
publication date: 2010-05-00
file format identification pattern: 1A45DFA3{0-32}4282847765626D4287

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