Ljudkodek
Ljudkodek, or audio codec, is a software or hardware component that compresses and decompresses digital audio data. The encoder reduces data by removing redundant or perceptually less important information, producing a compressed bitstream. The decoder reconstructs audio for playback.
Codecs are categorized as lossy or lossless: Lossy codecs discard some audio information to achieve higher
Codecs are used in many contexts: music streaming, broadcasting, telecommunications, and multimedia storage. They are distinct
Key factors include bitrate, sample rate, bit depth, and latency. Higher bitrates improve quality at the cost
Licensing and patents affect codec adoption; many lossy codecs like MP3 and AAC required licensing in certain
Common contemporary codecs include AAC and Opus for streaming, FLAC for lossless archiving, and MP3 for broad