What Is an SRT File? The Format, an Example, and the Mistakes That Break It
An SRT file (.srt, short for SubRip Subtitle) is a plain-text subtitle file. It holds a list of...
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Oct 5, 2026Why iPhone Videos Silently Fail as Telegram Avatars
The problem nobody talks about You record a short clip on your iPhone, open Telegram, tap...
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Oct 3, 2026How I Converted iPhone HEVC Videos Into Telegram Video Avatars
The pain nobody mentions I recorded a short clip on my iPhone, dragged it into the...
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Oct 2, 2026Build a Python Subtitle Generator with ffmpeg: A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step guide to converting narration scripts into broadcast-ready SRT files — zero external...
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How I built a video compressor that hits an exact file size — 100% in the browser
Ever needed a video to be exactly under 25 MB for a Gmail attachment, or exactly 20 MB for Discord?...
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Video Uploads, HLS and Image Optimization in Lioran S3
Video Uploads, HLS and Image Optimization in Lioran S3 Lioran S3 is primarily an object...
Oct 1, 20262 min read1 reactions0 comments
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Oct 1, 2026Making seamless video loops with ffmpeg: repeat, ping-pong, crossfade and a generated bridge
Disclosure: I build LoopVideo, a browser-based tool for making video loops. The ffmpeg techniques...
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Oct 1, 2026Converting iPhone HEVC Videos to Telegram Video Avatars with FFmpeg
The problem: iPhone videos fail silently as Telegram avatars Telegram added video avatars...
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# LibreWolf Stopped Playing Videos After the FFmpeg 9 Update
After a recent system update on Arch Linux, video playback in LibreWolf suddenly stopped working. At...
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Sep 30, 2026ffmpeg.wasm: "memory access out of bounds" is usually not about memory (and 4 more slideshow gotchas)
I spent three iterations getting a browser-only "photos to video" tool working on top of ffmpeg.wasm....
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Sep 29, 2026Converting iPhone HEVC Videos Into Telegram Video Avatars
The Problem Nobody Documents Telegram video avatars loop silently on your profile when...
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Sep 29, 2026Build a three-stage video dedup worker: SHA-256, perceptual hash, then FFmpeg's MPEG-7 signature
TL;DR We'll build a dedup worker that catches re-encoded, resized, watermarked and...
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