Gutenberg: A step forward or two steps back?
I got into the discussion for an issue in the _s theme repository regarding Gutenberg code blocks. It seems that after the first phase where they will be optional, meaning that if you don't want them...
FFMPEG Notes and Tips
Once support for AV1 comes to FFMPEG I will recompile it to include AV1 support. It will, supposedly, provide better compression than HEVC/H265 and not be encumbered by patents to the level of H265...
Creating an Encoder Ladder
I've always thought about the concept of an encoding ladder without really knowing what it was and why it was important. I came across the concept again a few weeks ago when researching the AV1...
Quick Note: HEVC and Apple. What does it mean?
Apple announced support for HEIF and HEVC high-performance video and image formats in macOS High Sierra at WWDC in 2017. While you can create content and share it free of charge all other users...
Quick Note: AOM and AV1
Something to keep an eye out for regarding royalty-free video codexes is AV1 from the Streaming Media Alliance. While it's still under development with a final code freeze expected by 12/31/17 it...
Quick Note: Video Containers
I was working on reencoding videos to HEVC from DVD content I had ripped off before I lost access to a DVD player on my laptop. Yay, Apple. I couldn't understand why the captions (in .ass format)...
Reading Online?
One thing that has always intrigued me is how people read online and how it affects the way we structure web content. Most of my influence comes from Jakob Nielsen and the Nielsen Norman group's...
Colors in CSS, Contrast and, Testing
When we talk about visual disabilities we usually concentrate on color blindness without realizing that that are other visual accessibility issues that we tend to ignore. This came to bite me when I...
Alternate and User Style Sheets
We normally work with the stylesheets we develop for the content we create. This is one of the style sheets available and that interact in the CSS cascade: The browser has a basic style sheet that...
Understanding The CSS Cascade
When working on my piece about contrast I found myself writing about the CSS cascade. The more I realized I didn't understand the cascade itself. So this is my attempt at understanding the cascade,...