A codec is a device or computer program for encoding or decoding a digital data stream or signal.

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Codec is a portmanteau of coder-decoder or, less commonly,compressor-decompressor.

A codec encodes a data stream or signal for transmission, storage or encryption, or decodes it for
playback or editing. Codecs are used in videoconferencing, streaming media, and video
editing applications.

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Standard

640

360

nHD

720

405

848

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960

540

1024

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1280

720

1366

768

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1920

1080

Full HD

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2048

1152

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2304

5120

2880

5K

7680

4320

8K UHDTV

15360

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4K UHDTV

16K

GIGO
"Garbage In, Garbage Out." GIGO is a computer science acronym that implies bad
input will result in bad output.