The Genie that makes entertainment great

 Leonardo Chiariglione Every time you watch a video or listen to music on your phone, computer, or TV, you use a data compressor-decompressor called a CODEC. By compressing the data representing the content you’re interested in, more people can use the already crowded networks we rely on every day, all day. The primary CODEC in use today is MPEG—the Moving Picture Experts Group. It has served us well since the late 1990s. But the world and technology have moved ahead, and new techniques are needed. But before we look at the future, it behooves us to understand the present and