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Open source and self hostable/private file converter

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Re: Open source and self hostable/private file converter

#52
post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's exactly what this does: https://github.com/VERT-sh/VERT/blob/2c8cb1922cf611489022645... import { FFmpeg } from "@ffmpeg/ffmpeg"; `@ffmpeg/ffmpeg` is https://ffmpegwasm.netlify.app . If you finessed that `supportedFormats` array to add video formats, this would probably just work.

That isn't what they stated in their website. > Video uploads to a server for processing by default, learn how to set it up locally here. The server code is open source too: https://github.com/VERT-sh/vertd

If you follow the link on the sentence you quoted, the reason why is explained there

Re: Open source and self hostable/private file converter

#54

It's ffmpeg all the way down. I can't imagine what the internet would be if there weren't such a marvelous piece of software.

That's a whole true, creator Mr Fabrice Bellard, a 1000x developer, also create Qemu, another essential gem of software.

WHAT!? Unbelievable productivity. I'm in awe (and a renewed impostor syndrome).

Re: Open source and self hostable/private file converter

#58
post #16

It's cool the source code really is open and available: https://github.com/VERT-sh/VERT AGPL licensed, which seems perfect for this kind of product: The AGPL (Affero General Public License) is a type of free software license developed by the Free Software Foundation. It is similar to the GPL (General Public License) but with one key difference: Network Use Clause: If you modify AGPL-licensed software and use it over…

Does writing a library that does an RPC to AGPL licensed software count? Even if you don’t modify the AGPL code in any way?

Re: Open source and self hostable/private file converter

#59
post #16

It's cool the source code really is open and available: https://github.com/VERT-sh/VERT AGPL licensed, which seems perfect for this kind of product: The AGPL (Affero General Public License) is a type of free software license developed by the Free Software Foundation. It is similar to the GPL (General Public License) but with one key difference: Network Use Clause: If you modify AGPL-licensed software and use it over…

Does writing a library that does an RPC to AGPL licensed software count? Even if you don’t modify the AGPL code in any way?

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Re: Open source and self hostable/private file converter

#60

It's ffmpeg all the way down. I can't imagine what the internet would be if there weren't such a marvelous piece of software.

I could tell from the list of file formats that it had to be a front-end for ffmpeg. Kind of disappointed, since I can already do that easily enough. What I was hoping for was a converter for 3D model formats, which is a real pain sometimes.
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