FFmpeg Compiler?

#1

Post by danielszm » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC

Is anyone aware of a source-to-source compiler whose target language is FFmpeg’s filtergraph syntax? With Bioscoop, I am in a position to make certain claims of which the strongest is precisely that: "To our knowledge, Bioscoop is the first source-to-source compiler whose target language is FFmpeg’s filtergraph syntax." I would love to be proven wrong. Thank you.

Re: FFmpeg Compiler?

#2

Post by danielszm » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC

The paper can be found in the Bioscoop repo at https://github.com/danielsz/bioscoop. Direct link to the PDF: https://github.com/danielsz/bioscoop/blob/master/paper/progr...

Re: FFmpeg Compiler?

#3

Post by gus_massa » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC

Is it a clojure-like to FFmpeg’s filtergraph transpiler? Is it a library for clojure?

Re: FFmpeg Compiler?

#4

Post by danielszm » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC

gus_massa wrote: post #3

Is it a clojure-like to FFmpeg’s filtergraph transpiler? Is it a library for clojure?

Yes and yes. The source language is a subset of Clojure, a small Lisp. And yes, it is also a library for Clojure. On top of it being a standalone compiler.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC

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Re: FFmpeg Compiler?

#6

Post by gus_massa » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC

danielszm wrote: post #4

gus_massa wrote: post #3

Is it a clojure-like to FFmpeg’s filtergraph transpiler? Is it a library for clojure?

Yes and yes. The source language is a subset of Clojure, a small Lisp. And yes, it is also a library for Clojure. On top of it being a standalone compiler.

Wait a few days and post again a link to https://github.com/danielsz/bioscoop with a title like "Bioscoop: DSL in Clojure for FFmpeg Filtergraph composition" that is the title of the PDF but I added Clojure somewhere in the middle. A few minutes later add a comment in HN explaining you are the author and will answer questions, and also a link to the pdf and your question about other similar projects that target filtergraph.

Re: FFmpeg Compiler?

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Post by danielszm » Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC

gus_massa wrote: post #6

danielszm wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes and yes. The source language is a subset of Clojure, a small Lisp. And yes, it is also a library for Clojure. On top of it being a standalone compiler.

Wait a few days and post again a link to https://github.com/danielsz/bioscoop with a title like "Bioscoop: DSL in Clojure for FFmpeg Filtergraph composition" that is the title of the PDF but I added Clojure somewhere in the middle. A few minutes later add a comment in HN explaining you are the author and will answer questions, and also a link to the pdf and your question about other similar projects that target filte…

I appreciate this very much. Thank you. Will do.