Codec

- In communication engineering, codec refers to integrated circuits, or chips that perform data conversion.

- The term is an acronym for "coder/decoder.

- Codec combines analog-to-digital conversion and digital-to-analog conversion functions in a single chip.

Image Codec

- Image compression is the application of Data compression on digital images.

- Objective of image compression is to reduce redundancy of th image data.

- To be able to store or send data in efficient form.

- Image compression can be lossy or lossless.

Video Codec

- A video codec is an electronic circuit or software that compresses or decompresses digital video.

- Coverting raw (uncompresses) digital video to a compressed format or vice - versa.

- The compression is typically lossy, meaning that the compressed video lacks some information present in original video.