FFmpeg by Example

Re:FFmpeg by Example by Waterluvian on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @12:05AM (#42707512)

Not for me. It’s a tool I don’t care to use any more than I have to. I’m much more interested in what I’m using the tool to accomplish.

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Re:FFmpeg by Example by Over2Chars on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @01:20AM (#42707938)

I am not talking about the tool per se. I am talking about the skill of persistence and creativity in the face of a problem.

Learning a tool is useful, even invaluable, but if you don't have the persistence to use it, it's useless.

And many tools are just partially useful under some conditions. So creativity in using them is also useful.

So it's not about the tools, its about not giving up and trying different things, which makes all tools more effective, and problem-solving more likely.

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Re:FFmpeg by Example by Philpax on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @10:23AM (#42711886)

Yeah, and I'll do that with all of the tools and problems I actually care about :p

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Re:FFmpeg by Example by Over2Chars on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @06:46PM (#42718891)

There's something to be said for that approach.

It's not the only approach, and definitely as someone once said, premature optimization is the root of all evil, and maybe you are optimizing at exactly the right time.

Who can tell?

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