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. > _______________________________________________ > Libav-user mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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