BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Codec
- either a hardware or a software component, used in videoconferencing, that compresses and decompresses the audio and video signals. Hardware codecs are generally faster.
Wiktionary Definition for: Codec
- # computing A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.
Additional Resources
- National Semiconductor Announces Fully Compliant AC'97 Rev2.1 Audio Codec; National Extends Integrated Audio Offerings with LM4549 AC '97 Rev2.1 Codec
- SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 30, 1999--National Semiconductor CorporationR (NYSE:NSM), co-author of the Audio Codec '97 common architecture standard for PC audio devices, today reached another milestone in its codec roadmap with the introduction of the LM4549 AC'97 Rev2.1 audio codec, which includes sample rate conversion SRC and provides a critical...
- Research articles 1999-03-30
- DVDINSIDER: Samsung's DVD-RAM Record Incorporates C-Cube's Codec And Decoder
- DVD News 10-11-2000 DVDINSIDER: Samsung's DVD-RAM Record Incorporates C-Cube's Codec And Decoder DVD NEWS-11 October 2000-DVDINSIDER: Samsung's DVD-RAM Record Incorporates C-Cube's Codec And Decoder C1999-2000 DVD News. Distributed for AM New DVD News 10-11-2000 ...
- Research articles 2000-10-11
- Nokia speech codec selected by 3GPP2 for cdma2000.(News)
- Nokia Corp. said it beat five other proposals for standardizing a cdma2000 wideband speech codec with the Third Generation Partnership Project 2. "The new Variable Rate Multi-Mode Wideband speech codec offers superior wideband speech ... Nokia Corp. said...
- Research articles 2003-04-28
- MAGIX Licenses DivX Technology as Default Video Codec for New MAGIX Movie Maker deLuxe 3
- DVD News 07-18-2003 MAGIX Licenses DivX Technology as Default Video Codec for New MAGIX Movie Maker deLuxe 3 DVD NEWS-18 July 2003-MAGIX Licenses DivX Technology as Default Video Codec for New MAGIX Movie Maker deLuxe 3 C1999-2003 DVD News. D ...
- Research articles 2003-07-18
- Pegasys Licenses DivX Pro Video Codec for Leading TMPGEnc Software
- DVD News 09-08-2001 Pegasys Licenses DivX Pro Video Codec for Leading TMPGEnc Software DVD NEWS-8 September 2001-Pegasys Licenses DivX Pro Video Codec for Leading TMPGEnc Software C1999-2004 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Co DVD News ...
- Research articles 2001-09-08
- Ensigma Technologies ships AMR vocoder software codec - Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-23 January 2001-Ensigma Technologies ships AMR vocoder software codec C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Imagination Technologies Group Plc's Ensigma Technologies division has begun shipments of what it claims to be the first worldwide compliant adaptive multi-rate AMR vocoder software codec. The new software codec is designed...
- Research articles 2001-01-23
- Blu-ray Disc BD-ROM Specification Adds Microsoft's VC-1 Advanced Video Codec; VC-1 Codec Adds to Blu-ray Disc's Already Sizeable Capacity
- HOLLYWOOD -- The Blu-ray Disc Association and Microsoft have agreed to include the VC-1 advanced compression video codec, the proposed SMPTE standard based on Windows Media Video 9, as a mandatory codec in Blu-ray Disc's BD-ROM specification for video playback equipment.
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- Codec simultaneously runs ADC and DAC.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)(Analog to digital converters)(Digital to Analog Converters)(Brief Article)
- As a single-ended-input, two-wire control version of the WM8590, the WM8591 stereo-audio codec can simultaneously operate the ADC and DAC ... As a single-ended-input, two-wire control version of the WM8590, the WM8591 stereo-audio codec can simultaneously operate the ADC and DAC at different...
- Research articles 2005-07-07
- TANDBERG Licenses Microsoft RTVideo Codec and Microsoft RTAudio Codec
- TANDBERG® (OSLO: TAA), a leading global provider of telepresence , high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video solutions, and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today announced its license of the Microsoft RTVideo codec and Microsoft RTAudio codec. Development based on the license will enable participants to experience optimal video...
- Research articles 2008-03-17
- Industry's most powerful PC codec released by VistaCom; video codec on a single PC board capable to operate at 2 Mbps and provide true 30 frames per second
- CUPERTINO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 2, 1997--VistaCom Inc. announced today that it will release a new high-end video codec during the NAB show next week in Las Vegas. When the new codec, labeled as VCI-10.GTi is installed in a regular PC, 30 frames per second video can be transmitted...
- Research articles 1997-04-02
- Ulead Declares Independence with New MPEG Codec for Video, DVD Products
- Business Editors TORRANCE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 23, 2002 Ulead Systems, Inc., a leading developer of video editing, image editing and Web graphics software, today introduced a new encoding-decoding engine codec called Ulead MPEG.Now. This new codec offers highly efficient rendering performance with excellent output video quality and will...
- Research articles 2002-01-23
- Video codec chip set provides MPEG, P*64, and JPEG compliance. (AT&T Microelectronics'AVP-1000 video coder/decoder chip set)(EDN-Product Update)
- Designers can move one step closer to building low-cost multimedia systems using AT&T's AVP-1000 video codec (coder/decoder) chip set. The set includes a system-controller IC, two encoder chips, and a decoder IC. You can use the chip set to bui Designers can move one...
- Research articles 1992-04-23
- Intelsat pushes digital SNG interoperability: 'plug and play' is next challenge for codec manufacturers. (digital compression systems)(Special Report: SNG/ENG; electronic news gathering)
- 'Plug and play' is next challenge for codec manufacturers With the completion of its second round of SNG interoperability tests for MPEG-2/DVB-compliant digital compression systems, international satellite consortium Intelsat is hopeful that c 'Plug and play' is next challenge...
- Research articles 1996-09-30
- Indeo, H.320 Silicon pursued - Intel planning to port Indeo videoconferencing software to programmable video codec architecture; Integrated Information Technology to develop video compression processor for H.320-to-Indeo transcoding
- NEW YORK--Intel last week said it is in discussions with several silicon suppliers to port the videoconferencing variant of its Indeo software technology to programmable video codec architectures. In one related development, Integrated Information Technology IIT next month plans to disclose development of a video compression processor for H.320-to-Indeo transcoding--a...
- Research articles 1994-07-18
- Nokia's Enhanced Full Rate voice codec selected as industry standard for PCS 1900 and GSM/DCS
- IRVING, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 6, 1995--Nokia today announced that the PCS 1900 market in the United States has selected the Enhanced Full Rate EFR voice codec developed by Nokia and the University of Sherbrooke in Canada as the industry standard codec for PCS 1900. The standard brings PCS 1900 voice...
- Research articles 1995-11-06
- Codec, sound controllers key new ADI offerings - Analog Devices Inc's ADSP-2181 codec chip, SSM2163 audio mixer and AD185 and AD186 sound controllers - Product Announcement
- Norwood, Mass.--Analog Devices Inc. is rolling out a number of new audio chips this month. Included among them are the ADSP-2181 digital signal processor DSP MPEG-1 audio encode/decode codec chip demonstrated a few weeks ago at the CeBit Show in Hannover, Germany; the SSM2163 8-input, audio mixer-on-chip; and the AD185...
- Research articles 1996-04-08
- C-Cube lines up PictureTel for new video codec - introduces CLM4200 video codec - Product Announcement
- ATLANTA, GA. - C-Cube Microsystems last week rolled out an H.261 video codec based on two of its VideoRISC processors and tapped PictureTel as its initial customer (EN, April 24) for a new group video conferencing system. Separately, C-Cube and AuraVision at Spring Comdex announced a reference platform for designing...
- Research articles 1995-05-01
- Intel spins 'wavelet' Indeo codec - Indeo Video 4.1 software-based codec - Product Announcement
- Santa Clara, Calif.--Intel has developed a new version of its Indeo video software-based codec based on "wavelet" technology that the company claims can go "head-to-head" against software-based MPEG-1.
- Research articles 1995-09-18
- Rockwell Contributes Key Modem Technology for Intel's Next-Generation Audio Codec Specification; Rockwell Defines Modem Extensions for Intel's Audio Codec Specification; Provides the Required Communications Support for Next-Generation PCs - Ac '97
- NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 6, 1997--The PC industry can now more quickly and cost-effectively add modem functions to next-generation PCs thanks to technology from Rockwell Semiconductor Systems that Intel Corp. has integrated into the latest update to its Audio Codec '97 2.0 specification.
- Research articles 1997-10-06
- High-definition video codec. (Integrated Circuits).(Philips Semiconductors SAA7108A/09A)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
- * 156-pin IC is pin-compatible with the SAA7108/09 PC codec to allow easy upgrading to high-definition capability * Incorporates 9-bit ADCs ... * 156-pin IC is pin-compatible with the SAA7108/09 PC codec to allow easy upgrading to high-definition capability...
- Research articles 2002-04-11
