Ask HN: Learning to Build Video Codecs 29 pointsdanielsokil6 years ago6 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNWhat are some good resources to learn about implementing a video encoder/decoder from scratch?Comments−billconan6yhttps://epiphany.pub/@shi-yan/implement-a-toy-video-encoder-...https://github.com/leandromoreira/digital_video_introduction−danielsokilOP6yThank You!−tpetry6yThe creator of lz4 is blogging constantly on compression algorithms, maybe you could start with this as it is a lot easier to understand.−danielsokilOP6yI'm guessing you are referring to: http://fastcompression.blogspot.com−qppo6yHow much math are you comfortable with? Codecs are about packing the most information into the smallest energy, which is a bit of a task.−danielsokilOP6yI'm currently refreshing on math topics because of that, I do not mind very technical resources. I find there is not a lot of information online regarding low-level details of video codecs, having any resources is greatly appreciated.
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https://epiphany.pub/@shi-yan/implement-a-toy-video-encoder-...
https://github.com/leandromoreira/digital_video_introduction
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The creator of lz4 is blogging constantly on compression algorithms, maybe you could start with this as it is a lot easier to understand.
I'm guessing you are referring to: http://fastcompression.blogspot.com
How much math are you comfortable with? Codecs are about packing the most information into the smallest energy, which is a bit of a task.
I'm currently refreshing on math topics because of that, I do not mind very technical resources. I find there is not a lot of information online regarding low-level details of video codecs, having any resources is greatly appreciated.