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sorenjanyesterday at 5:03 PM3 repliesview on HN

Missed opportunity to reference the famous Dropbox hn comment.

I just think there are other closely related use cases where a separate program can add more value, especially in the terminal. I wouldn't suggest most people should use ffmpeg instead of a gui, those are too dissimilar. Another example is cutting out a part of a video, with ffmpeg you need to make two temporary videos and then concatenate them, that process would greatly benefit from a better ux.


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tptacekyesterday at 6:19 PM

Point of order: the Dropbox HN comment is famously misconstrued. People think it was about Dropbox; it was about the Dropbox YC application, and was both well-intentioned and constructive.

gyanyesterday at 6:35 PM

> with ffmpeg you need to make two temporary videos and then concatenate them

It can be done in a single command, no temp files needed.

c0d3rPrimateyesterday at 8:54 PM

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