#496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the Internet
May 6, 2026
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Episode 496 · May 6, 2026
#496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the Internet
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#496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the Internet
Summary
<p>Jean-Baptiste Kempf is lead developer of VLC and president of VideoLAN. Kieran Kunhya is a longtime FFmpeg contributor, codec engineer, and the person behind the now-infamous FFmpeg account on X.<br />
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<p><b>Transcript:</b><br />
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<p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br />
FFmpeg on X: <a href="https://x.com/FFmpeg">https://x.com/FFmpeg</a><br />
FFmpeg: <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/">https://ffmpeg.org/</a><br />
VideoLAN (VLC): <a href="https://www.videolan.org/">https://www.videolan.org/</a><br />
VideoLAN on X: <a href="https://x.com/videolan">https://x.com/videolan</a><br />
Jean-Baptiste’s Website: <a href="https://jbkempf.com/">https://jbkempf.com/</a><br />
Jean-Baptiste’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbkempf/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbkempf/</a><br />
Jean-Baptiste’s GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/jbkempf">https://github.com/jbkempf</a><br />
Kieran’s X: <a href="https://x.com/kierank_">https://x.com/kierank_</a><br />
Kieran’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://bit.ly/3OORhmC">https://bit.ly/3OORhmC</a><br />
Kieran’s GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/kierank">https://github.com/kierank</a></p>
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