NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ogg Writ

Ogg Writ is a text-phrase codec used with the Ogg encapsulation format. OGG can refer to several items: Ogg is a multimedia bitstream container, used for audio and video files, especially Vorbis audio files. ...

It was initially designed to provide subtitles for Ogg Theora videos, but is also useful for song lyrics with Ogg Vorbis, transcripts with Ogg Speex, or any other place where it's useful to combine text with audio or video. Theora is a video codec being developed by the Xiph. ... Vorbis is an open and free lossy audio compression codec project headed by the Xiph. ... Speex is a free software speech codec that claims to be unencumbered by patent restrictions. ...

Unlike most subtitle formats which are in separate files from the audio/video content, Ogg Writ is mixed with audio/video streams so that it can be delivered as one file. A French movie, Le GarÃ§on sauvage, with German subtitles Production of teletext subtitles For other uses, see Subtitle. ...

Its design makes it easy to extend with new features. It currently supports multiple languages and specific placement of the text in one or more windows.

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Xiph.Org

Ogg Project
Vorbis • Theora • Writ • Tarkin • Speex • Tremor • Ghost • OggUVS • OggPCM • Xiph QuickTime Components The Xiph. ... OGG can refer to several items: Ogg is a multimedia bitstream container, used for audio and video files, especially Vorbis audio files. ... Vorbis is an open and free lossy audio compression codec project headed by the Xiph. ... Theora is a video codec being developed by the Xiph. ... Tarkin is an experimental lossy video codec formerly under development by the Xiph. ... Speex is a free software speech codec that claims to be unencumbered by patent restrictions. ... Tremor is the name of a software library that decodes the Vorbis audio format. ... OggUVS is an uncompressed video codec for Ogg, developed by Xiph. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Xiph QuickTime Components are Xiph. ...

Other projects
FLAC • Annodex • cdparanoia • XSPF • Icecast • IceShare
FLAC, an acronym for Free Lossless Audio Codec, is a popular file format for audio data compression. ... Annodex logo Annodex is a digital media format developed by CSIRO to provide annotation and indexing of continuous media, such as audio and video. ... cdparanoia is a compact disc ripper for Linux and BeOS. It was designed to be a minimalistic, high-quality CD ripper that would be able to compensate for and adjust to poor hardware to produce a flawless rip. ... XML Shareable Playlist Format (XSPF), pronounced spiff, is an XML-based playlist format for digital media, sponsored by the Xiph. ... Icecast is a FOSS streaming media project maintained by the Xiph. ... IceShare is an unfinished peercasting system for Ogg multimedia. ...

Related articles
Ogg Media • CMML • Chris Montgomery Ogg Media (OGM), meaning Ogg Media File, is a container format (for video, audio and subtitle streams). ... CMML stands for Continuous Media Markup Language and is to audio or video what HTML is to text. ... ...