Posts
I occasionally write about video encoding and software development on this blog. Here are the most recent posts:
- Using git-cliff for changelogs and migrating away from gitchangelog (October 2025)
- Propagating Upstream Data Changes in Elasticsearch Without Full Reindexing (October 2025)
- Dynamic Versioning and Automated Releases in uv Projects (October 2025)
- Running uv-Based Docker Containers in Read-Only Mode (September 2025)
- Understanding Rate Control Modes (x264, x265, vpx) (March 2017)
- FFmpeg VBR Settings (February 2017)
- CRF Guide (Constant Rate Factor in x264, x265 and libvpx) (February 2017)
Blog posts from the Super User blog:
- Video Conversion done right: Codecs and Software
- FFmpeg: The ultimate Video and Audio Manipulation Tool
Other tutorials: