dominictyler

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   by dominictyler 6y ago

   Like I thought of doing this project 1 month ago. I looked at the attempt out there to compile VLC to JS. I spent a few days and actually got it working, but it resulted in this monster 150 MB file. That's just not feasible. I was look
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   by dominictyler 6y ago

   Like I was test-firing each file at the end of the project, then when it came to the SWF file, that actually test-fired successfully and ran. It blew my mind, I didn't expect that to happen.
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   by dominictyler 6y ago

   Wait. This isn't just a throwaway project "just to get SEO" This is a project I was genuinely proud of and I honestly thought it could overtake VLC one day. Like when I wrapped it up for release, I seriously thought I might h
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   by dominictyler 6y ago

   ok. done.
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   by dominictyler 6y ago

   I specifically worded the title "a VLC Media Player" to mean: "I'm trying to build the equivalent of VLC Media Player for the web", because right now there is none. This is the closest, best attempt out there.
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   Show HN: Building a VLC-like Media Player in JS (Using Ffmpeg as WebAssembly)(bestmediaplayer.org)

   23 points by dominictyler 6y ago|12 comments
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   by dominictyler 6y ago

   I'll go first: For me, my needs aren't that much, I would be happy with $2000/month.
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   Ask HN: What passive income from websites would you be OK with to quit your job?

   9 points by dominictyler 6y ago|15 comments