Convert AVI to OGV

What is AVI file?

The AVI .AVI file extension stands for Audio Video Interleave, a multimedia container format, developed by Microsoft Corporation. This file format is one of the oldest multimedia formats used today. AVI files store audio and video streams in separate digital streams that can be processed independently. The video stream can be encoded using a variety of different codecs, such as DivX, XviD or Windows Media Video. [ ⏩ ] AVI file extension

What is OGV file?

OGV (Ogg Video File) is a file extension used for video files created with the Theora Video Compression format, using the .ogv extension. It is a free, open source codec based on the VP3 video codec, developed mainly by the Xiph.org Foundation. Developed as an alternative to commercial codecs, OGV video files are comparable in quality to MPEG-4 and other popular video file formats. OGV files are commonly used in web streaming applications as the native video format for HTML5 web browsers. [ ⏩ ] OGV file extension

How to convert the file from AVI to OGV?

To successfully convert the AVI file to OGV, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.AVI). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case OGV (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than OGV).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. AVI to OGV. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting AVI files to OGV files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension OGV, while before this step we had the AVI file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new OGV file, or not.

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