What should happen by 2033?

On Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 18:07 David Bernat via Libav-user <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey esteem captains of FFMPEG,
>
> It is that awful topic every AI wanker (me) wings on about (AI coding). I
> am a former chief scientist at AI companies, and have tried reaching out
> through many channels over the last two years for mentors to better
> understand exactly how FFMPEG wants to take itself into 2033 and beyond. I
> am a non-power user audiophile with a background in physics and signal
> processing.
>
> So, I just downloaded OpenCode this week to explore vibe-coding, and
> ordered a V100 for $900 to set up an offline on-prem server. I spent a few
> hundred hours in 2022 and 2023 building my own FFMPEG wrappers for Python
> to produce various podcasts and videos for a YouTube channel. I am probably
> your typical non-power user who wants to go that next level.
>
> An FFMPEG MCP is a unique challenge. Data processing is time consuming, so
> any MCP would need to be equipped with extra protections of "explaining AI"
> to walk through each and every filter suggested, and "sample AI" to run
> these filters on small test clips to confirm each compiles (or video
> inspection matches expectation) to run in a typical closed loop creation.
>
> That is the part that really excites me about joining any project. The
> intricate systems of interacting filters is, of course, a defining asset of
> FFMPEG and a critical headache for new users. And for power developers on
> the FFMPEG team, this kind of critical un-black-box-ify is precisely what
> in my experience is powerful to preserve. To learn this over the upcoming
> year is to open the door to users (and me) learning to be power developers
> nearer to you on the FFMPEG team. It also templates for a large swatch of
> other types of code that need MCPs.
>
> I hope that you will take me under your wing with whatever working group
> you know exists.
> If this is better suited for a different email discussion list then my
> apologies, and if any of you have received emails from me before asking for
> contract opportunities you can reach out too.
>
> It would be *wonderful* to achieve sophisticated designs on par with
> TikTok using fast, easy, and efficient LLM interactions with FFMPEG, for
> the entire broader developer community. It would unbox FFMPEG for being the
> drivers of these platforms themselves, and I am almost certain there are
> cognate kids and developers to you all that would love to build that suite
> over an upcoming year for their portfolios, job applications, own startups,
> and more, starting here.
>
> Warm regards,
> Bernat
>
> David Bernat, Ph. D.
> Property of Starlight LLC.
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