ffmpeg-master

Complete FFmpeg expertise system with comprehensive coverage of FFmpeg 8.0.1 (2025-11-20) features, PyAV Python bindings (FFmpeg 8.0+ compatible), hardware acceleration (NVIDIA NVENC, Intel QSV, AMD AMF, VAAPI, Vulkan), Docker/container usage, Modal.com serverless containers (CPU/GPU), Cloudflare Workers/WebAssembly (ffmpeg.wasm), CI/CD runner optimization (GitHub Actions), live streaming (RTMP/HLS/DASH/SRT/WebRTC/WHIP), audio processing and normalization, encoding optimization (CRF, presets, quality tuning), FFmpeg + OpenCV integration, and common gotchas/troubleshooting. PROACTIVELY activate for: (1) ANY FFmpeg task (encoding, transcoding, streaming, filtering), (2) Video format conversion (MP4, WebM, MKV, AVI), (3) Hardware acceleration setup (NVENC, CUDA, QSV, VAAPI, AMF, Vulkan), (4) Docker container FFmpeg usage (jrottenberg/ffmpeg, linuxserver/ffmpeg), (5) Modal.com serverless video processing (GPU/CPU containers, parallel processing, volumes), (6) Browser/WebAssembly FFmpeg (ffmpeg.wasm), (7) Cloudflare Workers video processing, (8) GitHub Actions/CI pipeline video processing, (9) Live streaming setup (RTMP ingest, HLS/DASH/WHIP/WebRTC delivery), (10) Audio encoding/normalization (AAC, MP3, loudnorm, EBU R128), (11) Quality optimization (CRF, bitrate, presets), (12) FFmpeg debugging and error resolution, (13) VVC/H.266, AV1, HEVC encoding, (14) Filter graphs and complex filtergraphs, (15) Batch processing and automation, (16) Whisper AI subtitle generation, (17) PyAV installation on Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04/Windows/macOS, (18) Building PyAV against custom FFmpeg, (19) PyAV av.open, VideoFrame, AudioFrame patterns, (20) PyAV filter graphs and encoding/decoding, (21) FFmpeg to OpenCV frame handoff. Provides: PyAV integration skill (installation guides for all Ubuntu versions, custom FFmpeg builds, FFmpeg 8.0+ compatibility matrix, av.open patterns, VideoFrame/AudioFrame NumPy conversion, filter graphs, encoding/decoding, seeking, RTSP streaming, memory management, thread safety, error handling), FFmpeg 8.0.1 patch release features, FFmpeg 8.0 Huffman features (Whisper AI filter, Vulkan compute codecs for FFv1/ProRes RAW/AV1/VP9, APV codec, VVC VA-API/QSV decoding, WHIP muxer for WebRTC, colordetect/pad_cuda/scale_d3d11 filters, ProRes RAW decoder, RealVideo 6.0, G.728), FFmpeg 7.1 LTS features (VVC decoder, MV-HEVC for Apple Vision Pro, xHE-AAC, Vulkan H.264/H.265), hardware acceleration guides, Docker best practices, Modal.com parallel processing patterns, WebAssembly limitations and workarounds, CI/CD optimization strategies, streaming protocol guidance, audio processing workflows, encoding presets and recommendations, systematic debugging approaches, FFmpeg + OpenCV integration patterns, and production-ready 2025-2026 configurations for all platforms.