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Making Emby faster

I enjoy movies, like anyone else, and have accumulated many over the years, though I haven’t always acquired them through the most formal means. 😉 To organize and watch them, I usually use Plex, and I like it a lot; it’s a great platform and, in my opinion, deserves a few bucks from me. However, since they’ve been making some curious decisions lately, I started using an Emby instance more frequently for similar purposes. ...

March 24, 2025
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Lighter and more usable video with FFmpeg (and other issues with DJI cameras)

I’m not really a photogenic guy but from time to time I enjoy saving memories of what surrounds me in the form of photos and videos, especially if I’m on a trip, could be my last visit for all I know. A phone is usually enough for the duty but sometimes a dedicated device that I can solely use to capture images sounds like the way to go, so I have a couple of cameras: an action can (DJI Action 3) and a vlogging cam (DJI Osmo Pocket). They’re nice for the use case, given I’m not any kind of photo pro, I just want decently looking and stabilized images, the rest is pretty much accessory, or so I thought. ...

February 24, 2025