How to convert Ogg Video to GIF (animated)
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert Ogg Video to GIF (animated)
NexMedia converts Ogg Video to GIF (animated) on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About Ogg Video
Ogg Video (OGV) is the open Ogg container from the Xiph.Org Foundation holding Theora video, usually with Vorbis audio.
Open-source projects and Wikimedia Commons, which accepts video only in free formats.
Theora compresses less efficiently than modern codecs, and Apple devices do not play OGV natively.
Convert Ogg Video to GIF online free, no account required — GIF is a looping animation format with at most 256 colours per frame and no sound.
Change Ogg Video to GIF without losing quality — convert Ogg Video to GIF free in your browser.
Why won't my video editor or iPhone open my OGV file? The Theora-based format never left the browser world, so most hardware and software can't decode it — converting to MP4 or WebM makes it playable.
About GIF
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) dates from 1987. An animated GIF is a sequence of frames, each limited to a palette of at most 256 colours, and it has no sound.
Short looping animations, reactions and simple graphics on websites, in chats and on social media.
Because of the 256-colour limit and frame-by-frame storage, animated GIFs are large and show banding on photographic video.
Why convert a clip to GIF? GIFs autoplay everywhere — forums, chats, READMEs and comment threads — with no video player, hosting or sound to worry about.
What changes when you convert Ogg Video to GIF
- The Ogg Video is re-encoded into GIF at the default quality settings, so the result looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
- GIF cannot hold sound, so the audio track of the Ogg Video is dropped.
- GIF stores at most 256 colours per frame, so the colours of the Ogg Video are reduced to a palette.
Settings you can change
Before you convert Ogg Video to GIF, you can adjust: Frame rate, Width, Colours, Dithering, Trim start, and Trim duration.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted GIF file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
Ogg Video to GIF: questions and answers
Does converting Ogg Video to GIF reduce quality?
The Ogg Video is re-encoded into GIF at the default quality settings, so the result looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
What is the difference between Ogg Video and GIF?
Ogg Video is an open video format with Theora video. GIF is a looping animation format with at most 256 colours per frame and no sound.
Can I change the settings when converting Ogg Video to GIF?
Before you convert Ogg Video to GIF, you can adjust: Frame rate, Width, Colours, Dithering, Trim start, and Trim duration.
Do I need an account to convert Ogg Video to GIF?
No. You can convert Ogg Video to GIF without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted GIF file kept?
The GIF file you convert from Ogg Video is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
When I convert Ogg Video to GIF, where does the sound go?
GIF cannot hold sound, so the audio track of the Ogg Video is dropped.
Why does my GIF have fewer colours than my Ogg Video?
GIF stores at most 256 colours per frame, so the colours of the Ogg Video are reduced to a palette.