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WebM File Format

A webm file format is a type of video file that is used for animations on the internet.

WebM is an open-source multimedia format that was developed by Google in response to the proprietary formats like MP4 that were widely used at the time. It was created to offer animators and video creators a royalty-free alternative that offers high-quality video and audio compression while maintaining smaller file sizes.

One of the primary benefits of using WebM is its compatibility with all major web browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. This ensures that anyone can view your animations without having to install any additional software or plugins.

Premium members can export Brush Ninja animations in WebM format. This gives you WebM animations that you can share on your website or social media. You can also use our WebM to MP4 converter to convert your WebM animations to MP4 animations.

WebM uses VP8 or VP9 video codecs, which are designed to be highly efficient while offering high-quality video compression. These codecs work by shrinking (compressing) the frames of a video into smaller units called macroblocks.

In addition to the efficient video codecs, WebM also supports Vorbis or Opus audio codecs which provide advanced sound compression techniques for superior quality sound. These codecs use a technique known as perceptual coding where redundant data is removed from audio files without affecting perceived quality.

WebM’s advanced compression techniques make it ideal for streaming over the internet where bandwidth is limited. Due to its ability to maintain high-quality videos at lower file sizes than other formats like MP4, it reduces buffering times on slower internet connections while still delivering exceptional viewing experiences.

Check out our WebM to MP4 converter to convert your WebM videos to MP4 videos.

Another added benefit of using WebM is its ease of use for animators and developers. Its open-source nature makes it easy to integrate into existing workflows and applications without requiring proprietary licenses or fees. Additionally, many popular animation tools like Adobe Animate and Blender natively export animations in WebM format.

WebM offers animators an excellent choice for sharing their work online due to its accessibility across major web browsers, support for high-quality audio and video codecs, small file size capabilities, and ease of integration with popular animation tools. As more individuals turn towards online media consumption as opposed to traditional broadcasting, it’s essential for animators to consider the benefits of utilizing a format like WebM when sharing their work with the world.

Animation Terms

2

2D Animation

3

3D Animation

A

Alpha Channel

Ambient sound

Animation

Anti-Aliasing

Anticipation

Aspect Ratio

B

Bezier Curve

Bitmap

Blue Screen

Bone Animation

Bounce

Broadcast Standards

C

Camera Angle

Camera Shake

Casting

Cel Animation

Character Animation

Character Design Sheets

Cinematic lighting

Claymation

Clean-up

Close-up

Color Correction

Color Grading

Compositing

Composition

Concept Art

Continuity editing

Cross-cutting

Cut

Cutout nimation

D

Depth of Field

Dialogue

Dissolve

Distributed Rendering

Dolby Atmos

Dope Sheet

Dutch Angle

E

Easing

Emitter

Exaggeration

Eyedropper

F

Foley

Follow through

Forward Kinematics

Frame Rate

Frame

Framing

Freeze Frame

G

Ghosting

GIF File Format

Golden Ratio

Graph Editor

H

High key lighting

Hue and Saturation

I

Inertia

Infographic Animation

Inverse Kinematics

J

Joint

JPEG File Format

Jump cut

K

Keyframe Interpolation

Keyframe

Kinetic typography

L

Layers

Lens distortion

Level of Detail

Lighting

Line of action

Lip syncing

Low key lighting

M

Match cut

Matte painting

Montage

Morphing

Motion blur

Motion capture

Motion graphics

Motion path

Motion trail

Mouth shapes

MP3 File Format

MP4 File Format

N

Network rendering

Non-linear editing

O

Occlusion culling

Onion skinning

Overlapping action

P

Pan

Parallel rendering

Particle system

Persistance of Vision

Phonemes

Playback speed

Plot

PNG File Format

Pose-to-pose animation

Props

Puppet animation

R

Render farm

Rendering

Resolution

Rigging

Rotoscoping

Rule of thirds

Run cycle

S

Safe zone

Scene

Score

Screenplay

Script

Shot

Silhouette

Skeletal animation

Slow Motion

Smears

Sound Design

Sound effects

Soundtrack

Special Effects

Split screen

Squash and Stretch

Staging

Stop Motion Animation

Storyboard

Straight-ahead Animation

T

Time Remapping

Timeline

Timing

Title Card

Title Sequence

Tracking shot

Tweening

V

Vector graphics

Visemes

Voice acting

Voice-over Narration

W

Walk cycle

WebM File Format

Weighting

Wide shot

Z

Z-depth

Zoom

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