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Summary

Name Ogg Vorbis Codec Compressed Multimedia File
Version  
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  audio/ogg
PUID:  fmt/203
Family  
Classification Audio
Disclosure  
Description Ogg is a open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Vorbis is a free and open-source software project headed by the Xiph.Org Foundation and produces an audio coding format and software reference encoder/decoder (codec) for lossy audio compression.
Orientation Text
Byte order  
Related file formats Can be contained by Ogg Multimedia Container  
Has priority over Ogg Multimedia Container  
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 27 Oct 2009
Source description  
Last updated 03 Aug 2015
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