2007-07-30 14:21:46 · 5 answers · asked by kevinjvandine 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Well, basically, a codec is a way of telling the computer how to translate data into something else. Usually, they are used in terms of video and audio. By itself, the computer / program has no way to know how to play the file, or to tell it apart from any other type of file, like a picture. A codec helps the program turn the data into something useful, like a song or a movie.
2007-07-30 14:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A codec is a device or program capable of performing encoding and decoding on a digital data stream or signal.
Essentially it allows compression of data so that the file that is sent to you is smaller. There are many different codecs as each serves a specific purpose in data compression and decompression.
2007-07-30 14:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anthony 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A codec is basically a media extension that allows your media player to play a certain type of audio file
2007-07-30 14:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically (i think) there are many kinds of videos or extensions of files, like mpeg , mp4, mp3, rar, .exe . these are the codecs and sometimes ur computer doesnt have them so u have to download em
2007-07-30 14:25:12 · answer #4 · answered by asds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be a video codec
.avi .mpeg .divx...etc...
or what kind of codec are you talking about?
2007-07-30 14:25:00 · answer #5 · answered by Sushy™ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋