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FFmpeg Segment Muxer: segment_time, strftime, and reset_timestamps
Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com The FFmpeg segment muxer splits a video into multiple files based on duration. Three flags cause most of the …
Build a video upload + HLS playback flow in Next.js 15 (with direct uploads)
TL;DR We're going to build a "user uploads a video, user watches the video" feature in a Next.js 15 app. The browser uploads directly to a managed vid…
How to Split Video into Segments with FFmpeg (CLI + API)
Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com . You need to chop a long video into equal-length clips. Maybe you're building a social media repurposing pip…
End-to-End Procedural Generation in Caves of Qud (2019)
In this 2019 GDC Math for Game Developers session, Freehold Games' Brian Bucklew & Jason Grinblat do an end-to-end walk-through of the systems use…
Veo 4 Doesn't Exist Yet, But People Are Already Selling It
I went looking for Google Veo 4 last week. I had three browser tabs open with "Veo 4" landing pages, a credit card warmed up, and 30 minutes blocked t…
How to Encode H.265 Video with FFmpeg (CRF + Preset Guide)
Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com H.265 (HEVC) produces files 30-50% smaller than H.264 at the same visual quality. The trade-off is encoding t…
Virtual Bevy Meetup 13 Recordings now on YouTube
The recordings of our last virtual meetup are now live on YouTube. Give it a watch and a like to appreciate our community speakers! Comments
Starting my own Content Delivery Network
The accompanying post has latency measurements https://www.apalrd.net/posts/2026/asn_cdn/ Comments
Add real video QoE telemetry to your player in an afternoon
📦 Code: github.com/USER/video-qoe-starter — replace before publishing. TL;DR We'll instrument an HLS.js player to emit the three QoE metrics that actu…
FFmpeg Subtitles Filter: How to Burn SRT Subtitles Into Video
Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com FFmpeg's subtitles filter burns SRT or ASS captions directly into the video pixels. Unlike soft subtitles (wh…
I tested 5 managed video APIs back-to-back — here's the rig and what shipped
📦 Code: github.com/USER/video-api-bakeoff — replace before publishing. TL;DR Same source file, same network, same code. I built a tiny Node + React ri…
Engineering a High-Performance Reddit Video Downloader: Decoding DASH, HLS, and Client-Side Transmuxing
As developers, we often perceive video downloading as a simple GET request to a .mp4 URL. However, modern social media giants like Reddit have moved f…
FFmpeg CRF Explained: Quality vs File Size Guide
Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com Every video encoder faces the same tradeoff: quality vs. file size. CRF (Constant Rate Factor) is how FFmpeg …
Bedah Arsitektur Media TikTok: Membangun Engine Ekstraksi Video Tanpa Watermark Berperforma Tinggi
Pendahuluan Sebagai software engineer, kita sering terpukau oleh bagaimana platform skala global seperti TikTok mengelola dan mendistribusikan volume …
How to Crop and Resize Video with FFmpeg
Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com You need to resize a video to 720p. Or crop a landscape clip to vertical for TikTok. FFmpeg handles both, but…
How to Speed Up or Slow Down Video with FFmpeg
Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com . You need to speed up a video for a timelapse effect or slow it down for dramatic slow motion. FFmpeg handle…