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| − | *When you make an , the "raw" file that is created is often VERY large. ... So what can be done about this? Well many years ago, circa 1980's, special "mathematical | + | *When you make an _____, the "raw" file that is created is often VERY large. ... So what can be done about this? Well many years ago, circa 1980's, special "mathematical [[algorithm]]s" were designed to make the files smaller but still play well on a computer. And so codec's were born. |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://www.updatexp.com/codec-for-windows-media-player-9.html Find A Codec For Windows Media Player 9] | *[http://www.updatexp.com/codec-for-windows-media-player-9.html Find A Codec For Windows Media Player 9] | ||
Revision as of 07:15, October 23, 2007
A codec is a compressor and decompressor which makes smaller files for audio or video recording - and then expands them again.
Here's how one guide describes it:
- When you make an _____, the "raw" file that is created is often VERY large. ... So what can be done about this? Well many years ago, circa 1980's, special "mathematical algorithms" were designed to make the files smaller but still play well on a computer. And so codec's were born.