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August 12, 2008

What Is a CODEC?

Filed under: codecs — digitalmediaandcodecs @ 10:21 am
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What is a CODEC…

Codec is a short name for coder-decoder, the software that takes a raw data file and turns it into a compressed file.

For anyone interested in digital audio or video a basic understanding of codec’s is essential.

This article on the topic of Codec’s should help you:

http://www.updatexp.com/what-is-a-codec.html

Kind Regards

Marc Liron – Microsoft MVP

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