How to pronounce“codec”in English
nounIn a digital camera, the media is a data storage device like tape, drives, or cards. And you’ll have to decide on a codec.
“Codec” is a portmanteau of “coder” and “decoder.” Because that’s what it does.
It’s a program that can compress what the camera has shot onto your storage device, and then decompress that footage when you need to work with it in post-production.
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Definitions of “codec”
A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.
“Audio and video codecs are important in making multimedia files small enough to distribute and simple to play back.”
A media coding format.
“H.264 and AV1 are examples of video codecs.”