Xiph.Org Foundation

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Xiph.Org Foundation
Type 501(c)(3)

The Xiph.Org Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization[1] dedicated to producing free multimedia formats and tools. Their primary focus is on the Ogg family of formats, the most successful of which has been Vorbis, an open and patent-free audio format and codec designed to compete with the patented MP3 and AAC. Current development work is focusing on Theora, an open and patent-free video format and codec designed to compete with the patented MPEG-4, RealVideo, and Windows Media Video.

In addition to its in-house development work, the Foundation has also brought several already-existing but complementary free software projects under its aegis, most of which have a separate, active group of developers. Among these are Speex, an audio codec designed for speech, and FLAC, a lossless audio codec.

The Xiph.Org Foundation was founded by Chris Montgomery, creator of the Ogg container format. The name "Xiph" is a shortening of the original company name, Xiphophorus, named after the common swordtail, Xiphophorus hellerii.[2]

The projects by Xiph.Org are High Priority Free Software Projects.

  1. ^ http://xiph.org/donate/
  2. ^ http://xiph.org/xiphname

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Ogg Project Vorbis · Theora · FLAC · Speex · Tremor · OggUVS · OggPCM
Other projects XSPF · Annodex · Xiph QuickTime Components · cdparanoia · Icecast · IceShare
Related articles Chris Montgomery · CMML · Ogg Media · Ogg page · Ogg Squish
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