what is an encoder and decoder?

@shilpaum (1752)
India
February 7, 2007 12:24pm CST
What's it?
6 responses
@Mecboy (1050)
• United States
8 Feb 07
encoder is a video codec to make videos. Like wmv and Mpeg and Mpeg 4,.h264,Xvid,Divx Decoder is really important as well. You need it to watch movies. Mpeg-4 format. Its is in a format, you can't read it without the decoder. Decoder lets you play the video formats needs codecs I hope there isn't a double post due to a mylot error
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@shilpaum (1752)
• India
8 Feb 07
Thanks for nice information, congrates,+ rated for the same.
• India
8 Feb 07
Simple..! Encoder is an electronic device which converts ordinary language into code(for security reasons encoding will be done), And Decoder does the reverse of it!
@shilpaum (1752)
• India
8 Feb 07
Thanks!
@istanto (8548)
• Indonesia
7 Feb 07
encoder used to cypted data from genuine to crypted and decoder is used to ecnrypted crypted data to genuine data. this is usually called as codec.
@shilpaum (1752)
• India
8 Feb 07
Thanks isanto!
@RAMPersona (2033)
• Philippines
8 Feb 07
'encoder' is a device or software that converts original or raw data to another form, practically used for encryption and/or compression, while 'decoder' is the opposite, reverting the form to its original or raw state
@shilpaum (1752)
• India
8 Feb 07
Thanks for information!
@Mecboy (1050)
• United States
8 Feb 07
encoder is a video codec to make videos. Like wmv and Mpeg and Mpeg 4,.h264,Xvid,Divx Decoder is really important as well. You need it to watch movies. Mpeg-4 format. Its is in a format, you can't read it without the decoder. Decoder lets you play the video/ formats needs codecs
@astroo13 (963)
• India
7 Feb 07
A decoder decodes whatever the encoder has encoded.
@shilpaum (1752)
• India
7 Feb 07
Smart answer for I think, silly question!