• eceforge@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    4 months ago

    I suppose that makes sense given that information is encoded as a series of key frames interspersed by 'I-frames" that simply encode the delta to the previous key-frame when using most compressed video algorithms. So cutting in-between key-frames doesn’t really make sense since the I-frame would no longer have anything to reference it’s delta to.

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        4 months ago

        You’re confusing cause and effect. It’s lossless because it cuts at keyframes and does not re-encode.

        If it did what you’re suggesting it wouldn’t be lossless anymore.