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Format

Ogg Opus Codec Compressed Multimedia File

Summary

Name
Ogg Opus Codec Compressed Multimedia File
Identifiers
  • MIME: audio/opus
  • PUID: fmt/946
Format type
Audio
Description
Ogg is a open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation, while Opus is a lossy audio coding format developed by Xiph and intended to replace the Vorbis codec.
Format encoding
Text
File extensions
ogg, opus
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Can be contained by
Has priority over

Internal signatures

Ogg OPUS Codec Compressed Multimedia File

Description
Ogg Page header: Capture pattern (“OggS”); stream structure revision (00h); flag: 1st page of a logical bitstream (02h) {22} OpusHead identifier {11} next Ogg Page.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
4F6767530002{22}4F70757348656164{11}4F676753
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V86

    Release date
    27 July 2016
    • Added format

      Ogg Opus Codec Compressed Multimedia File: Full entry added.

    • Added signature

      Ogg Opus Codec Compressed Multimedia File: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.