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Codecs, containers & image formats · Working

Codec

ELI5

A method for encoding and decoding digital audio or video data.

Used in conversation

“The delivery specification asks for codec, so post needs to plan for it now.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Codec” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.

Connected terms

  • Media containerA codec encodes and decodes media; a container wraps encoded media and metadata into a file structure.
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Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.