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It Was FFmpeg All Along
Backend Webdev Programming Linux
17 days ago 246.4K views 0 shares
It Was FFmpeg All Along
The secret backbone of the internet revealed! This meme shows a tower of popular media platforms (YouTube, Netflix, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, and even adult sites) all secretly powered by FFmpeg. For the uninitiated, FFmpeg is that magical Swiss Army knife of media processing that silently handles encoding, decoding, and transcoding behind practically every streaming service known to mankind. It's the unsung hero that makes your cat videos play smoothly while you should be fixing that production bug. The real joke? Some multi-billion dollar companies are built on top of this free, open-source project maintained by developers who probably get thanked less often than the office coffee machine.

The Untapped Potential Of WebM
Webdev Programming Frontend
3 months ago 110.3K views 0 shares
The Untapped Potential Of WebM
The classic tale of web standards vs browser implementation! WebM's RIFF container structure technically supports multiple audio tracks and subtitles—it's right there in the spec sheet! But try finding a browser that actually implements this feature and you'll be staring at your screen with the same shocked Pikachu face. It's like browsers collectively decided "nah, we'll just implement the bare minimum." Meanwhile, VLC Player is sitting in the corner supporting practically every format known to mankind since the Mesozoic era. The gap between what's technically possible and what's actually implemented is the silent scream of every web developer trying to build accessible video experiences.