Xiph.Org Foundation

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Xiph.Org Foundation

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 listed by the Free Software Foundation as High Priority Free Software Projects.^[3]

[edit] Xiph.Org Foundation projects

Ogg

Vorbis Theora FLAC Speex Tremor OggPCM Skeleton [1] RTP-container CMML CELT

Xiph QuickTime Components Annodex cdparanoia XSPF Icecast Ices

[edit] Notes

^ "Fundraising". Xiph.org. Retrieved on 2008-08-25. ^ "naming". Xiph.org. Retrieved on 2008-08-25. ^ "High Priority Free Software Projects". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.