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by doppel 2347 days ago
Having done something similar to transcode h264 to fragment mp4, there are a ton of pitfalls, weird settings and flags that need to be set to get a "correct" output that will play in most players. FFmpeg/libav provides a ton of functionality, but sometimes it's like reading javadocs, where you get the interface but have no idea of what to put in.
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This is a fair point, making it a great example, and further supports the change in title to underscore that its using libav