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'''.OGG''' is a container format ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg OGG file format]) for audio or audio and video.  
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'''.OGG''' is a file format for compressed multimedia files ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg OGG file format]), and a popular competitor to [[.MP3]].  Unlike .MP3, .OGG uses an open-source, open-standard format and a permissive license, both of which allow it to be incorporated into the FS2_Open source code.  Also unlike .MP3, .OGG can contain video (Theora) in addition to audio (Vorbis) data.
  
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The audio compression component is usually Vorbis, which is somewhat akin to MP3, except it is a open-source, open-standard format. The advantage over WAV is smaller file sizes, but with a minimal loss in quality (depending on what quality settings are used). Vorbis uses a quality parameter from -1 to 10, 5 being the default (about 160kbps). Lower numbers are lower quality. Despite what some people may think, 10 is not lossless, use FLAC for this. [[User:Bruce89|Bruce89]] 13:09, 9 September 2007 (CDT)
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Since .OGG, as a compressed format, delivers significantly smaller file sizes than [[.WAV]], while retaining substantially the same level of audio quality, it is becoming more and more frequently used in FSO-targeted mods.
  
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The video compression component is Theora, again being a open-source, open-standard format.
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Audacity and Goldwave are two popular programs that allow .WAV files to be converted to .OGG.
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Audacity and Goldwave are two popular programs that allow .WAV files to be converted to OGG Vorbis files.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:53, 9 September 2007

.OGG is a file format for compressed multimedia files (OGG file format), and a popular competitor to .MP3. Unlike .MP3, .OGG uses an open-source, open-standard format and a permissive license, both of which allow it to be incorporated into the FS2_Open source code. Also unlike .MP3, .OGG can contain video (Theora) in addition to audio (Vorbis) data.

Since .OGG, as a compressed format, delivers significantly smaller file sizes than .WAV, while retaining substantially the same level of audio quality, it is becoming more and more frequently used in FSO-targeted mods.

Audacity and Goldwave are two popular programs that allow .WAV files to be converted to .OGG.

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