Interview with FFMPEG enthusiast
What it is
Kai Lentit's comedy sketch parodying an interview with an FFmpeg enthusiast. It pokes fun at the open source command-line tool experience and video conversion woes.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Shared as obligatory humor in FFmpeg and video tooling threads, praised as a funny take on the open source user experience.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2023, last 2026
What HN commenters said
“this is one of the funniest videos i've seen in a while”
Funny sketch capturing the open source user experience.
bawolff, 2023-02 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Filmbox, physically accurate film emulation, now on Linux and Windows”
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Topics: ffmpeg, programming humor, sketch, open source, video encoding
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