Video Codec

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.A video codec is a device or software that enables video compression and/or decompression for digital video. The compression usually employs lossy data compression. Historically, video was stored as an analog signal on magnetic tape. Around the time when the compact disc entered the market as a digital-format replacement for analog audio, it became feasible to also begin storing and using video in digital form, and a variety of such technologies began to emerge. Audio and video call for customized methods of compression. Engineers and mathematicians have tried a number of solutions for tackling this problem.

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A video codec is a device or software that enables video compression and/or decompression for digital video. The compression usually employs lossy data compression. Historically, video was stored as an analog signal on magnetic tape. Around the time when the compact disc entered the market as a digital-format replacement for analog audio, it became feasible to also begin storing and using video in digital form, and a variety of such technologies began to emerge. Audio and video call for customized methods of compression. Engineers and mathematicians have tried a number of solutions for tackling this problem.