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i don't care about ffmpeg
So you don't ever watch videos?
Or audio either lol
Are there other formats?
Not without ffmpeg.
you're arguing that the only format you know of is the only format. incorrect I'm afraid. gstreamer, libav, mediapipe, vapoursynth, imagemagick to name a few, there are alternatives.
You clearly have no idea what you're talking about lol
ffmpeg is a video format conversion tool/encoder/editor and is used in pretty much everything you see or hear. It's used in half the tools you mention!
Ffmpeg isn't a format.
... Why?
Chances are good that you are using ffmpeg in one form or another. It is used in tons of software and services like your browser or Twitch and YouTube.
It's pretty close to xkcd/2347 status.
This is a matter of bad journalism, not my personal taste. Ciao
Bad journalism has nothing to do with this. Literal first paragraph of the article:
If you weren't paying attention until someone pointed out your error, just say that. We won't crucify you.
I'm attacking the author's bad journalism. You are defending the validity of the format. You are wrong not because the format is valid but because you are defending a point I am not attacking.
I'm sorry. It's an egregious and embarrassing error and whoever educated you in rhetoric should refund your money, assuming you paid for it. ciao
You didn't make any substantive critiques about the journalism, so why would anyone be responding to that? All you've said is that you "don't care about ffmpeg", which is dismissive of the software itself, so yeah obviously people are going to be responding about the software.
Why are you responding to me?
Because you're the account who posted what I'm responding to.
Alright, lemme try to explain this:
The author has not done bad journalism. You just missed stuff while reading. That's fine so long as you address it. I would ask you not insult me for pointing this out, though.