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A valid WebM file can only contain VP8 video and Vorbis audio in a .webm container. Why did you define WebM so narrowly?

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A valid WebM file can only contain VP8 video and Vorbis audio in a .webm container. Why did you define WebM so narrowly?

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We decided to define WebM files in this way because we wanted to do what’s best for users. Users just want video to work, they don’t want to worry about supported codecs, file formats, and so on. After much discussion with browser makers, tool developers and others, we reached a consensus that a narrowly defined format would cause the least confusion for users. If a user has a .webm file, he or she can be confident that it will play in any browser or media player that supports WebM.

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