diff --git a/methods/library/filters/filterByCodec.js b/methods/library/filters/filterByCodec.js
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+
+
+function filterByCodec(file, mode, codecs) {
+
+
+    try {
+
+       // console.log(file,mode,codecs)
+
+        if (mode === 'include') {
+
+            if (codecs.toLowerCase().includes(file.ffProbeData.streams[0].codec_name.toLowerCase())) {
+
+                var response = {
+                    outcome: true,
+                    note: `☑Codec included \\n`
+                }
+                return response
+
+            } else {
+
+                var response = {
+                    outcome: false,
+                    note: `☒Codec excluded \\n`
+                }
+                return response
+
+            }
+
+        } else if (mode === 'exclude') {
+
+            if (codecs.toLowerCase().includes(file.ffProbeData.streams[0].codec_name.toLowerCase())) {
+
+                var response = {
+                    outcome: false,
+                    note: `☒Codec excluded \\n`
+                }
+                return response
+
+            } else {
+
+                var response = {
+                    outcome: true,
+                    note: `☒Codec not excluded \\n`
+                }
+                return response
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        var response = {
+            outcome: false,
+            note:  `library.filters.filterByCodec error: ${err.stack} \\n`
+        }
+        return response
+        
+
+    } catch (err) {
+
+        console.log(err)
+        var response = {
+            outcome: false,
+            note: `Filter error hello! ${err}\\n`
+        }
+        return response
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+module.exports = filterByCodec
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