Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs
TechSmith Camtasia
JULY 19, 2021
A codec is simply the software that compresses your video so it can be stored and played back. It can digitize and compress an audio or video signal for transmission and convert an incoming signal to audio or video for reception. In order to compress a video, your file must also have a corresponding codec.
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