: Covers almost every modern compression type, including x265 , HEVC , 10bit x264 , and AVCHD .
Includes codecs for both lossy (MP3, AAC) and lossless (FLAC, APE) audio.
A (coder-decoder) is a fundamental component in digital media playback. It is a software or hardware algorithm that compresses (encodes) audio and video data for storage or transmission and decompresses (decodes) it for playback. Without codecs, raw digital media files would be impractically large—for example, one minute of uncompressed 1080p video would require over 100 GB of storage.
