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Encoding multiple concurrent real time video streams with NVIDIA hardware video encoder

NVIDIA consumer grade hardware provides support nowadays for – mostly – three concurrent sessions. The support matrix is provided here: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix | NVIDIA Developer. This small tool starts video encoding with given signal parameters (resolution, rate) and provides an easy way to measure load of GPU video encoding engine.…

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Kharkov Today

A fresh tour around Kharkov. Over last a few months the city is air-attacked daily and locals refer to these events as “Belgorod Express” because rockets are launched from neighborhoods of Belgorod in Russian Federation, where people see the launches and report to messengers. Then in a couple of minutes people on Ukrainian side in…

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Daily missiles

This used to be a secondary school 500 meters away from where I used to live. Russian Federation keeps attacking Kharkov nightly firing a few guided missiles from Belgorod region (40+ kilometers away). People from Belgorod, Russian Federation see outgoing missiles and write into Telegram IM chat: “Hey, another one is heading to you”, then…

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Windows 11 Virtual Video Camera

Just a quick hookup of my test Media Foundation media source into new Windows 11 MFCreateVirtualCamera API. Software video source is presented by Windows 11 as a video capture device. Finally, there is a nice way to create virtual cameras, even though Windows 11 (Windows Build 22000) is a minimal requirement. Application produced video stream…

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Humanitarian aid in Kharkov, Ukraine

My friend remains in Kharkov, Ukraine, the city experiencing ongoing shelling and destruction. He is running a team of over 40 volunteers whose daily activity is delivery of food and medication to people throughout the city and villages around. They supply over 2000 people with essentials weekly. Donations and funds to fuel the support are…

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Suspended (or closed?)

As my city of Kharkov, on the North-East of Ukraine, is attacked by MLRS and artillery, I am not really sure that I would want to continue when the fog of war is gone. Thanks everyone for reading over years! True media of local events, “open in web” gets you the stream if you don’t…

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