3 MB WebM sample

A WebM file of exactly 3,145,728 bytes. It is a valid WebM video file, generated by this site. Compare its checksum and test it with the parser used by your application. Use it wherever you need a 3 MB sample, test or dummy WebM file.

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sample-webm-3mb.webm

3 MB3,145,728 bytes

Download 3 MB WebM

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Type
video/webm
SHA-256
eda7e01579d3059d6cb97f056ea1d556f0306eb0588f2b005081b6d2162282e2
Delivery
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What is in this file

2,445 frames (1 min 22 s) of a synthetic test pattern with a frame counter, looping every six seconds, in one VP9 video track. The index of key frames comes before the picture data, so a player can seek without reading the whole file. 916 bytes of an EBML Void element bring the file to the exact size.

Dimensions640 × 360 px
Duration1 min 22 s
Frame rate30 fps
Video codecVP9
AudioNo audio track
Document typewebm
Clusters82, one for each key frame
Seek indexCues element before the first cluster

First bytes of the file

The first 64 bytes of sample-webm-3mb.webm as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The WebM signature is 1A 45 DF A3.

00000000  1a 45 df a3 9f 42 86 81  01 42 f7 81 01 42 f2 81 |.E...B...B...B..|
00000010  04 42 f3 81 08 42 82 84  77 65 62 6d 42 87 81 04 |.B...B..webmB...|
00000020  42 85 81 02 18 53 80 67  01 00 00 00 00 2f ff d0 |B....S.g...../..|
00000030  11 4d 9b 74 b3 4d bb 8e  53 ab 84 15 49 a9 66 53 |.M.t.M..S...I.fS|

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Where 3 MB matters

A 3,145,728-byte file, 3 MB in the binary units that operating systems and upload limits use. It is useful wherever a form, an API gateway, a storage quota or a mail server is configured with a limit of about this size.

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Use this file for

  • Finding the first upload limit in a new stack
  • Testing HTML video with a second source beside MP4
  • Checking uploads of browser-recorded video

Testing notes for WebM

  • H.264 and AAC are not allowed in WebM. A file with those codecs and a .webm extension is really Matroska, and browsers may refuse it.
  • Recordings made in the browser usually lack a duration and an index, because both are only known when recording stops. Players show no length and cannot seek until the file is remuxed.

WebM format reference

Technical details

File namesample-webm-3mb.webm
FormatWebM (WebM video)
Extension.webm
MIME typevideo/webm
Size3,145,728 bytes (3 MB)
KindBinary
Signature1A 45 DF A3
SHA-256eda7e01579d3059d6cb97f056ea1d556f0306eb0588f2b005081b6d2162282e2
Created2026-10-23
ValidationSee the listed size and SHA-256. Small downloads are checked in the browser; verify streamed downloads manually. A hash match does not prove parser compatibility.
PreviewAvailable on this page
SourceGenerated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere
LicenceFree to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
CategoryVideo

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 3 MB?
Yes. It is 3,145,728 bytes, which is 3 MB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 3 MB WebM file?
2,445 frames (1 min 22 s) of a synthetic test pattern with a frame counter, looping every six seconds, in one VP9 video track. The index of key frames comes before the picture data, so a player can seek without reading the whole file. 916 bytes of an EBML Void element bring the file to the exact size.
Which codec do the WebM samples use?
VP9 video at 640 × 360 and 30 frames per second, with no audio track.