[asterisk-dev] format_xxx required?

[Ian Hailey]

Hello all,

I have created a new codec (i.e. codec_xxx.so) for Asterisk and would 
like to know if I need to also create a new format module (i.e. 
format_xxx.so) supporting the new format? Do the format_xxx.so modules 
just provide file support for the different formats (e.g. the 
format_gsm.so allows Asterisk to save or read data from files in GSM 
format)?

Thanks.

Ian.