Ogg Video: conversion steps
- Upload your Ogg Video file to start.
- Convert Ogg Video to 3GP.
- Download the Ogg Video file.
About Ogg Video files
an open video format with Theora 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.
Ogg Video: what conversion changes
Converting Ogg Video re-encodes video.
Ogg Video: settings to change
Before you convert Ogg Video files, you can adjust: Video codec, Audio codec, Frame rate, Rate control, Width, Quality (CRF), Audio bitrate, Video bitrate, Quality (VBR), Resolution, Sample rate, Colours, Channels, Height, Scale fit, Normalize loudness, Dithering, Encoder preset, Trim start, Trim duration, Keep tags, and Remove metadata.
Limits of the Ogg Video format
Theora compresses less efficiently than modern codecs, and Apple devices do not play OGV natively.
Common questions about Ogg Video
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.
Why convert video to OGV? For websites that standardise on open formats: Firefox and Chrome play it without patented codecs.