On2 VP6

E637136

proprietary software video codec

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
On2 Technologies	1
On2 VP6 canonical	1
On2 codecs	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7033716 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: On2 VP6
Context triple: [Flash Video, videoCodecExamples, On2 VP6]

A. Cinepak
Cinepak is an early video compression codec widely used in the 1990s for CD-ROM and multimedia applications due to its ability to play smoothly on low-powered hardware.
B. VP9
VP9 is an open and royalty-free video compression codec developed by Google as a successor to VP8 and an alternative to HEVC/H.265 for high-efficiency video streaming.
C. Vorbis
Vorbis is a fanatical and manipulative high priest and inquisitor who serves as the primary antagonist in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel "Small Gods."
D. MPEG-4 Part 2
MPEG-4 Part 2 is a video compression standard used for encoding digital video, notably in early MPEG-4 and DivX/Xvid formats.
E. H.263
H.263 is a video compression standard developed primarily for low-bitrate communication such as video conferencing and early internet video applications.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: On2 VP6
Target entity description: 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.

A. Cinepak
Cinepak is an early video compression codec widely used in the 1990s for CD-ROM and multimedia applications due to its ability to play smoothly on low-powered hardware.
B. VP9
VP9 is an open and royalty-free video compression codec developed by Google as a successor to VP8 and an alternative to HEVC/H.265 for high-efficiency video streaming.
C. Vorbis
Vorbis is a fanatical and manipulative high priest and inquisitor who serves as the primary antagonist in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel "Small Gods."
D. MPEG-4 Part 2
MPEG-4 Part 2 is a video compression standard used for encoding digital video, notably in early MPEG-4 and DivX/Xvid formats.
E. H.263
H.263 is a video compression standard developed primarily for low-bitrate communication such as video conferencing and early internet video applications.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	proprietary software ⓘ video codec ⓘ
category	Flash Video codecs ⓘ On2 codecs ⓘ linked to: On2 VP6
compressionType	lossy video compression ⓘ
containerFormat	AVI ⓘ FLV ⓘ MKV ⓘ SWF ⓘ linked to: Flash
developer	On2 Technologies ⓘ linked to: On2 VP6
eraOfWidespreadUse	late-2000s ⓘ mid-2000s ⓘ
licenseModel	proprietary ⓘ
notableUser	Adobe Systems ⓘ linked to: Adobe Inc. Macromedia ⓘ
optimizedFor	low bitrate streaming ⓘ web video delivery ⓘ
patentStatus	patented ⓘ
platform	Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
predecessor	On2 VP5 ⓘ
primaryVideoFormatOf	Adobe Flash Video ⓘ linked to: Flash Video
replacedBy	H.264 ⓘ VP8 ⓘ
successor	On2 VP7 ⓘ VP8 ⓘ
supports	alpha channel video (VP6A) ⓘ constant bitrate encoding ⓘ inter-frame compression ⓘ intra-frame compression ⓘ variable bitrate encoding ⓘ
usedFor	Flash Video ⓘ internet video ⓘ streaming media ⓘ
usedIn	Adobe Flash CS3 ⓘ linked to: Flash (software) Adobe Flash CS4 ⓘ linked to: Flash (software) Adobe Flash CS5 ⓘ linked to: Adobe Animate Adobe Flash Media Server ⓘ linked to: Flash Communication Server Flash Player 10 ⓘ linked to: Flash (software) Flash Player 8 ⓘ linked to: Flash Flash Player 9 ⓘ linked to: Flash (software) Flash Video (FLV) files ⓘ On2 Flix encoding tools ⓘ
variant	VP6-A ⓘ VP6-E ⓘ VP6-S ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flash Video → videoCodecExamples → On2 VP6 ⓘ

On2 VP6 → developer → On2 Technologies ⓘ

linked to: On2 VP6

On2 VP6 → category → On2 codecs ⓘ