Codec

A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding or decoding a digital data stream or signal.Codec is a portmanteau of coder-decoder or, less commonly, compressor-decompressor.

A codec encodes a data stream or signal for transmission, storage or encryption, or decodes it for playback or editing. Codecs are used in videoconferencing, streaming media, and video editing applications. A video camera's analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converts its analog signals into digital signals, which are then passed through a video compressor for digital transmission or storage. A receiving device then runs the signal through a video decompressor, then a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for analog display.

Related concepts

In the mid 20th century, a codec was a hardware device that coded analog signals into digital form using pulse-code modulation (PCM). Late in the century the name was also applied to a class of software for converting between different digital signal formats, including compander functions.

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Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid (Japanese: メタルギアソリッド, Hepburn: Metaru Gia Soriddo) is an action-adventure stealth video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and first published by Konami for the PlayStation in 1998. The game was directed, produced, and co-written by series creator Hideo Kojima, and serves as a sequel to the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, which Kojima also wrote and directed.

Metal Gear Solid follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. Snake must liberate two hostages, the head of DARPA and the president of a major arms manufacturer, confront the terrorists, and stop them from launching a nuclear strike. Cinematic cutscenes were rendered using the in-game engine and graphics, and voice acting was used throughout the entire game.

Metal Gear Solid was well received, shipping more than six million copies, and scoring an average of 94/100 on the aggregate website Metacritic. It is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest and most important games of all time, and is often seen as the game which helped popularize the stealth genre. The commercial success of the title prompted the release of an expanded version for the PlayStation and PC, titled Metal Gear Solid: Integral; and a remake, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes was later released for the GameCube. The game has also spawned numerous sequels, prequels and spin-offs, including several games, a radio drama, comics, and novels.

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Metal Gear (disambiguation)

Metal Gear is a series of video games.

Metal Gear may also refer to:

Metal Gear (weapon), bipedal tanks appearing throughout the entire Metal Gear series, giving it its name.

Metal Gear series

Main games

Metal Gear, a NES/Famicom and MSX2 game; also the first game released in the series.

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, a MSX2 game and the official sequel to Metal Gear.

Metal Gear Solid, a PlayStation game and sequel to Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, as well as the first produced in 3D computer graphics.

Metal Gear Solid: Integral, a PlayStation and PC game expanding on Metal Gear Solid.
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, a Nintendo GameCube remake of the original Metal Gear Solid.

Metal Gear Solid: Integral, a PlayStation and PC game expanding on Metal Gear Solid.

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, a Nintendo GameCube remake of the original Metal Gear Solid.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, a PlayStation 2 game and sequel to Metal Gear Solid.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, a PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC game expanding on Metal Gear Solid 2 with additional content.

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Lexy

Lexy may refer to:

Lexy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in France

Edward Lexy (1897-1970), British film actor

Lexy Ortega (born 1969), Italian chess Grandmaster

Lexy (singer), Korean female soloist

Lexy, one half of Lexy & K-Paul, DJs from Berlin

Lexy (singer)

Hwang Hyo-sook (Hangul: 황효숙; born May 3, 1977), better known by her stage name Lexy (Hangul: 렉시, stylized as LEXY), is a South Korean female soloist who debuted in 2003 under YG Entertainment. She was the first solo female rap artist to debut under the company.

Career

Lexy has been featured in songs with many other YG artists, such as Se7en, 1TYM, Jinusean and Wheesung. She was marketed by YG as a hip-hop artist with a little mix of R&B vibe as well. Her debut album, LEXURY (released on October 6, 2003), was fairly well received and with her growing popularity she became a rival with popular singer Lee Hyori for a while. Though her debut album was well received, her second album Lextacy (released on August 26, 2005) didn't achieve as much commercial success when it was released and due to the poor sales it prompted a decision by YG Entertainment to not renew her contract. It was mutually decided that there wouldn't be a re-signing of her contract, but they still wanted to carry out the third album. Titled RUSH, it was released on April 18, 2007 and was on the charts for a few weeks, thanks to her title song "Above The Sky", but the album sales were still not as strong as her debut album.