[Christopher Rotter] "I want to TransCode/convert video to one of the CoDecs I listed in the first part of my message."
I know what you asked -- but I want to know why you're asking it, so we can try to give you a better answer in the context of the work you're actually trying to do. We may be able to offer suggestions on the workflow as a whole.
In other words, don't ask a plumber the best way to collect the water that's leaking from your sink -- ask him the best way to fix the leak!
Of course, it could be that transcoding is the best option, but in that case, knowing more about your workflow would help us help you with codec selection.
[Christopher Rotter] " I also want to know which of those CoDecs in the top part of my original message that I can eliminate from that list because of their life and reliability etc ?"
No need for the mixed case -- everyone just calls them codecs.
The codecs you use depend on what camera you acquire with, the editorial software you use, and what formats you're expected to deliver to. This question is next to impossible to answer in the general case, because any one of them may be suitable in some cases but not in others.
[Christopher Rotter] "In the second part of my message I listed all the Audio & Video CoDecs installed on my computer. Which of them can I delete ? I want to keep Audio and Video CoDecs that are beneficial, not collecting dust on my computer, up to this point I never use. Unless some of the CoDecs installed are tied in with other things on the system ?"
I agree with Dave -- don't delete a single one. Any disk savings would be negligible, so there's little benefit from removing the standard install codecs when compared with the risk of some application needing a specific codec later.
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