On2 VP6
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On2 VP6 is a proprietary video compression codec developed by On2 Technologies that was widely used for streaming media, most notably as the primary video format in Adobe Flash Video before the rise of H.264.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
proprietary software
ⓘ
video codec ⓘ |
| category |
Flash Video codecs
ⓘ
On2 codecs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compressionType | lossy video compression ⓘ |
| containerFormat |
AVI
ⓘ
FLV ⓘ MKV ⓘ SWF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | On2 Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfWidespreadUse |
late-2000s
ⓘ
mid-2000s ⓘ |
| licenseModel | proprietary ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Adobe Systems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macromedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
low bitrate streaming
ⓘ
web video delivery ⓘ |
| patentStatus | patented ⓘ |
| platform |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| predecessor | On2 VP5 ⓘ |
| primaryVideoFormatOf | Adobe Flash Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
H.264
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VP8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
On2 VP7
ⓘ
VP8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
alpha channel video (VP6A)
ⓘ
constant bitrate encoding ⓘ inter-frame compression ⓘ intra-frame compression ⓘ variable bitrate encoding ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Flash Video
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
internet video ⓘ streaming media ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Adobe Flash CS3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adobe Flash CS4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Adobe Flash CS5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Adobe Flash Media Server NERFINISHED ⓘ Flash Player 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Flash Player 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Flash Player 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Flash Video (FLV) files ⓘ On2 Flix encoding tools ⓘ |
| variant |
VP6-A
ⓘ
VP6-E ⓘ VP6-S ⓘ |
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