0 a device or computer program that compresses data (= makes it use less space) so it can be sent or stored, and decompresses it (= returns it to its original form) so it can be seen or used: --
The key to rapid future development will be in the growing sophistication of codec capabilities.
Its main features include the ability to play some broken media files and find missing codecs using a codec finder service.
Despite its embedded nature, the codec also performs well with both narrowband and wideband generic audio signals.
Moreover, the codec can also provide higher rates than 64 kbit/s and up to 128 kbit/s.
The codec operates on 20 ms frames, and the algorithmic delay end-to-end is 40 ms.
If it were able to be applied successfully as a video codec, it could potentially become a billion-dollar business.
Even with only one choice, such hints may be necessary to a browser for querying its multimedia framework for third party codecs.
The codec is open-source, freeware, available royalty free with restrictions on use and distribution.
The first versions of the codec were mainly targeted at and used for full motion video scenes in computer games.
