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'The term "codec" is a mix of the words "coder & encoder". Those are the magic parts before and after the "decoded frames".' I thought "codec" was a portmantea

by hugs 4y ago

'The term "codec" is a mix of the words "coder & encoder". Those are the magic parts before and after the "decoded frames".' I thought "codec" was a portmanteau of coder & decoder. A coder and encoder are the same thing.

Trixter 4y ago
codec is coder/decoder. Not sure where you're getting your other definition. "codec"s are required to both create, and play back, a file with a certain compression algorithm.
- hugs 4y ago
  The other definition was a quote from the FFmpeg guide this thread is about.