Hardware vs software
Hardware codecs are only really used for audio purposes.
The inclusion of compression in codecs aims to reduce file sizes to a more manageable level.
What is a Codec?
Codec is a portmanteau of coder-decoder, and is a device or computer program that encodes or decodes a digital data stream - typically an audio- image- or You might hear the word "codec" used when talking about computer video or audio, but what is a codec? Learn all about it with this guide.
