22. Gulaschprogrammiernacht

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How I accidentally invented a video codec (and didn't beat Faxes at image compression) (and played Bad Apple at really low FPS)
05-31, 10:45–11:45 (Europe/Berlin), ZKM Vortragssaal
Language: English

A Bad Apple demo with the longest explanation ever – how I accidentally wrote my own image compression algorithms to cram more FPS into an ESP8266 than ever before.


An exploration of data compression in the context of simple video compression. There won't be many real-world codecs in here, but don't worry – you'll accidentally learn all the fundamentals of data compression anyways. This talk is very beginner-friendly.


Content Notes

May contain glitchy audio and/or video if the demo breaks; will be avoided if at all possible

See also: Slides (9.5 MB)