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Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

#11

Post by nen-nomad » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 12:50 PM UTC

I like the automation features! Good job; it is well-polished Hieu!

Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

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Post by fancythat » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 1:35 PM UTC

Just interested, how do you manage licensing tarpits around certain video codecs supported by ffmpeg?

Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

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Post by zoobab » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 1:44 PM UTC

fancythat wrote: post #12

Just interested, how do you manage licensing tarpits around certain video codecs supported by ffmpeg?

"licensing tarpits" patent trolls?

Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

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Post by ranger207 » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 1:55 PM UTC

Looks like a good tool for dealing with ffmpeg's infamous variety of command line options. Just curious, how much are you contributing upstream?

Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

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Post by edyc5 » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 2:09 PM UTC

Can you describe what you did on your twitter and marketing efforts?

Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

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Post by Solvency » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 2:29 PM UTC

can you explain why would i pay and use this over Handbrake on a Mac?

Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

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Post by jasonjmcghee » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 2:42 PM UTC

Solvency wrote: post #16

can you explain why would i pay and use this over Handbrake on a Mac?

You wouldn't, as you know about handbrake. Not trying to be a jerk- but serious.

I saw this go viral on Twitter and commenters had no clue ffmpeg was a thing and thought he built this from scratch.

Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

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Post by wpm » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 2:53 PM UTC

Solvency wrote: post #16

can you explain why would i pay and use this over Handbrake on a Mac?

Handbrakes UI is a mess.

Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

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Post by TheDong » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 3:09 PM UTC

While it's true that ffmpeg's license doesn't require you to release the source code of your application, ffmpeg is GPL, and so it's in good form to also make your application open source.

You can still charge for it just as you do now, but it will also give your users the essential freedoms they deserve.

You wouldn't be able to build this tool so easily without the commons of the open source projects you're building upon, and so it seems fair for you to also contribute back to the same commons.

Re: Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 3:11 PM UTC

TheDong wrote: post #19

While it's true that ffmpeg's license doesn't require you to release the source code of your application, ffmpeg is GPL, and so it's in good form to also make your application open source. You can still charge for it just as you do now, but it will also give your users the essential freedoms they deserve. You wouldn't be able to build this tool so easily without the commons of the open source projects you're building…

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