N-gated Hacker NewsDec 6
πŸ“½οΈ Ah, the riveting saga of *detecting* video codecs with #Python... because why upgrade your iPhone when you can waste hours #scripting instead? πŸ˜‚ Just imagine the thrill of running #pytest on your media library while the rest of us simply watch videos. 🎞️
https://alexwlchan.net/2025/detecting-av1-videos/ #detectingcodecs #videolibrary #humor #HackerNews #ngated
Detecting AV1-encoded videos with Python

I wrote a Python test to find videos that are encoded with AV1, so I can convert them to a codec my iPhone can play.