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FFmpeg, curl, and NumPy epitomizes the concept of “Do One Thing and Do it Well.”


What exactly is ffmpeg's one thing?

Or curl's for that matter?


Curl's "one thing" is to get files from the network in every conceivable way possible. Ffmpeg's is to convert media files between every conceivable set of formats possible.


Curl does loads of stuff, supports so many protocols - HTTP, LDAP, FTP etc.


CLI video editing

Make web requests


ImageMagick and gnuplot.


GraphicsMagick is like ImageMagick but much more sane & performant.

http://www.graphicsmagick.org/




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