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		mcritz on Feb 2, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft backs H.264. Ogg (like mp4 or mov) is actually a container format that can have Theora or WebM compressed media inside.

robin_reala on Feb 2, 2011 [–]

WebM is a container format for VP8. Ogg can’t contain WebM but could contain VP8 as well.

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