Online OGV converter
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With our free online converter, converting your videos to ogv format is easy and hassle-free. The resulting ogv file will be almost the same size as your input file. Simply upload your video and click the convert button to get started.
How to convert a ogv file?
Step 1
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You can select the file you want to convert from your computer, Google Drive, Dropbox or simply drag and drop it onto the page.
Step 2
Select «to ogv»
Choose ogv or any of the other 200+ supported formats you'd like to convert to.
Step 3
Download your ogv file
Please wait for the conversion to complete, then click on the download button to obtain your converted file in the ogv format.
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Convert ogv Fast and easy
Simply drag and drop your ogv files onto the webpage, and you'll be able to convert them to over 250 different file formats, all without having to register, provide an email address, or include a watermark.
Secure ogv Conversion
As soon as you upload your ogv files, we instantly delete them. Converted files are then deleted after 24 hours. Furthermore, we ensure that all file transfers are secure through advanced SSL encryption.
No Software Installation Required
You don't have to go through the hassle of installing any software. We handle all ogv conversions in the cloud, which means that none of your computer's resources will be used in the process.
Ogg Video File
| Extension | .ogv |
| Category | 🔵 video |
| Programs | 🔵 VLC 🔵 MPlayer 🔵 Helix Player |
| Main program | 🔵 Miro media Player |
| Description | 🔵 .ogv (Ogg Video) The .ogv file format is associated with video files that use the Ogg container format. Ogg is an open container format that is free of software patents and is designed to efficiently stream and manipulate high-quality digital multimediaThe .ogv format can encapsulate a variety of video codecs, with Theora being the most common. It's often used for playing video content on web pages using HTML video tags and is supported by various browsers and media players that are compatible with open formats. |
| Technical details | 🔵 The `.ogv` file format, part of the Ogg project, is an open-source video container format with these features: - **Open-Source Nature**: Freely available under the Ogg project, without licensing fees or restrictions. - **Video Codec**: Typically uses Theora, an open-source, lossy video compression codec. - **Audio Streams**: Can include audio, usually compressed with the Vorbis codec. - **Quality and Compression**: Offers competitive video quality, comparable to early 2000s codecs like DivX, Xvid; less efficient than newer codecs like H.264. - **Streaming Capability**: Designed for efficient internet streaming, avoiding proprietary codecs. - **Browser Support**: Historically supported by several browsers for HTML5 video, but increasingly replaced by formats like WebM, MP4. - **Compatibility**: Requires additional codecs or software for playback on some systems. - **File Size**: Generally larger than more efficient codec formats. - **Metadata Support**: Supports metadata tags for content information. - **Usage Scenarios**: Preferred in open-source and royalty-free environments, like free software communities, archival purposes. - **Licensing and Patents**: Free from patent and licensing issues, appealing for open-source projects. `.ogv` is important for its open, royalty-free nature in the open-source multimedia ecosystem, though it's less efficient and supported than some modern formats. |
| Developer | 🔵 Xiph.org |