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Posted by Don Pearce on 11/29/07 19:07
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:58:53 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
<rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote:
>"Don Pearce" wrote ...
>> This is an audio group. When we talk about codecs on a group like this
>> we are talking about audio codecs. If we were simply talking about
>> file compression we wouldn't use terms like codec.
>
>The term "codec" is defined as....
>"a device or program capable of performing transformations
>on a data stream or signal"
>
>Note that the effect is not limited to audio (or even media) data.
>Note further that it equally applies to ADC and DAC hardware.
>
>If you wish to make such a narrow (and artificial) distinction
>about what constitutes a "codec", then you will have problems
>trying to categorize things like FLAC, etc. Is it a media codec,
>or is it a file compression algorithm?
>
Difficulty of categorizing items close to boundaries is no reason to
conclude that the categories don't exist.
A man has three hairs on his chin; is he bearded or not?
d
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