CODECS for Images

CODEC :

A codec is a technical name for compression/decompression. It also stands for compressor/decompressor and code/decode.

• It is a compression standard that compress data to enable faster transmission and decompress receiving data.
• As large files become difficult to transfer across internet quickly we need codecs to transfer files.
• Without codecs downloads would take three to five times longer than they do now.

Codecs For Images :

It is a method of compression/decompression of image files.

• There are various kinds of image codecs implemented by different companies by different algorithms.
• These are different from each other based on the compression technology used or OS supported etc.
• Various image codecs are listed as :
• BMP
• JPEG
• TIFF
• PNG
• GIF

BMP :

• High quality photo.
• Easily created by existing pixel data in the array.
• BMP codecs are limited to RGB images.

JPEG :

• IT has low complexity.
• Allows you to reduce the size.
• Single resolution and single quality.

TIFF :

• Best quality with low or high resolution.
• Larger file sizes

PNG :

• Better than GIF codec.
• Doesn't support animation.

GIF :

• Allows transparent graphics.
• Universally supported by all browsers.
• Limited to 256 colors.

NEF codec on images and meta data in the windows file explorer.