Codec

Turkish equivalent: CodecDomain: Multimedia

A component or specification that defines how audio or video samples are encoded and decoded.

Technical Context

A component or specification that defines how audio or video samples are encoded and decoded.

This concept affects the representation and behaviour of audio or video while it is encoded, transported or stored.

Related technical publications

Publications whose title or summary directly references this concept.

Decoding GSM WAV Files with Java

Java processing of telephony WAV files must distinguish the WAV container from its codec, correctly decode A-law, mu-law, or PCM, and only then prepare audio for VAD or ASR.

Image Recording and Transmission

The image pipeline from sensor readout to codecs and containers, including the latency, bandwidth and quality trade-offs of live transmission.

Audio Recording and Transmission

The audio recording and transport chain in terms of sampling, bit depth, channel layout, codecs, real-time delivery and clock drift.