larry jordan: how to determine what codecs your media uses

With Apple discontinuing support for many media codecs in the next release of macOS, it's more important than ever to determine what codecs your media uses..   Compressor Decompressor., common codecs include MP3, WAV, JPEG, PNG, H.264 and ProRes.   The two files on the left are exactly the same except one is stored on Synology and the other is stored on the disk of my Mac.   To display this window, select either choose File > Get Info or type Cmd + I.   The Codecs field describes the media format for both audio and video elements of the audio and video files never use the same codec..   The benefit to using Finder to determine codecs is that, unlike QuickTime, you can select and view multiple files at the same time..   NOTE QuickTime Player 7, like many of these codecs, also wo not work in the version of macOS..   the file is converted into different codec H.264.   In, QuickTime Player ca not even open the source file, it must convert it first, then open the conversion...   Read on how to find your codecs Apple Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere, over at LarryJordan com here...   Read more