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Codec

A codec is a hardware or software application that compresses and decompresses media files to save storage space and facilitate media playback and transmission. The term 'codec' combines 'coder' and 'decoder', and there are various codecs for audio, video, and still images, with common examples including MP3, H.264, and H.265. AVI is a container format that can use multiple codecs, and H.265 offers better compression efficiency and supports 8K resolution compared to its predecessor H.264.

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Codec

A codec is a hardware or software application that compresses and decompresses media files to save storage space and facilitate media playback and transmission. The term 'codec' combines 'coder' and 'decoder', and there are various codecs for audio, video, and still images, with common examples including MP3, H.264, and H.265. AVI is a container format that can use multiple codecs, and H.265 offers better compression efficiency and supports 8K resolution compared to its predecessor H.264.

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CODEC

A codec is hardware (or) software based application that compresses and decompresses
large amounts media files such as video, audio and still images in order to save device
space of data. Codec are used in applications to play and create media files for users, as
well as to send media files over a network.

The term word Codec is a combination of the two words “coder” and “decoder”. These
words are used to create the common word “Codec”. Think of it as an encoder and
decoder.

There are hundreds of codecs in use; you will need combinations that can play your files.

Different codecs specialized for audio and video compression, for streaming media over
the internet, speech, video conferencing, playing MP3s, and screen capture. If you're a
regular downloader, you'll probably need 10 to 12 codecs to play all the different types of
music and movies you have.

Some common codecs are MP3, WMA, RealVideo, RealAudio, DivX, and XviD, but there
are many others.

By: M.VENKAT (MCA, M-Tech) Lecturer in Computer Science


AVI is a common file extension you see attached to lots of video files, but it is not in itself a
codec. Instead, it is a container format that many different codecs can use. Hundreds of
codecs are compatible with AVI content.

Audio codecs include the following:


 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)
 Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC)
 Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
 Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
 Internet Low Bitrate Codec (iLBC)
 Waveform Audio File Format (WAV)
Still image codecs include the following:
 Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG/JPEG)
 Tag Image File Format (TIFF)
 Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
Video codecs include the following:
 Apple ProRes
 Digital Nonlinear Extensible High Definition (DNxHD)
 264
 High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)/H.265
 VP8/VP9

H.264 is a notable and widely used codec as, depending on the encoding settings, it can be
set to lossless (or) lossy compression. This codec is used with digital videos and can play on
a wide variety of devices. For example, H.264 is used for live streaming, cable TV and Blu-
ray disks. Even though H.265 is newer and is meant to replace H.264, H.264 is still widely
used. But H.265 has better compression efficiency, which means it is able to produce
smaller files. H.265 was also the first codec to support 8K resolution.

By: M.VENKAT (MCA, M-Tech) Lecturer in Computer Science

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