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::::Read what I and J. M. wrote again. We are both specifically saying a video compression format is NOT a Video compression algorithm. Format is simply right. [[User:Thue|Thue]] ([[User talk:Thue|talk]]) 18:39, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
::::There is a difference between being a "format" and being a "file format" or a "container format". A format is not necessarily a file format. A "file format" or "container format" is something that may contain other formats within it. It generally defines a "wrapper" for containing different types of data that are each in their own particular formats (e.g., a file may contain an audio format, a video format, a format for subtitles, synchronization information, menu overlay and control data, etc. – sometimes with multiple A/V tracks, each in their own identified format, sometimes with multiple audio tracks or multiple subtitle tracks for the same video track, etc.). I agree that "format" is the correct term to use here. It is certainly incorrect to use "algorithm", since different algorithms can use the same data format. That is especially true for encoders, but also true for decoders as well. —[[User:Mulligatawny|Mulligatawny]] ([[User talk:Mulligatawny|talk]]) 21:23, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
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