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You Probably Don't Need StreamingVideo

June 8, 2026

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Ryan Trann

You Probably Don't Need Streaming

For most app video, optimized MP4 files behind a CDN work just as well as streaming and cost a fraction of the complexity. Here's how to tell which one your product actually needs.

What Are Webhooks? 5 Key Video Pipeline TakeawaysVideo

June 7, 2026

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Ryan Trann

What Are Webhooks and How Do They Power Video Pipelines?

Learn what webhooks are, why they matter for video pipelines, and how to verify, queue, and process events without polling. Clear examples included.

Video File Types Explained: Containers, Codecs, and FormatsVideo

June 1, 2026

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Ryan Trann

Video File Types Explained: Containers, Codecs, and What to Serve

A reference guide to video file types for web and mobile app delivery. Learn what MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM, and key codecs actually do and when to use each.

Video API Pricing Comparison: Real Costs, Transcoding, Build vs BuyVideo

May 21, 2026

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Ryan Trann

Video API Pricing Comparison: What Each Option Really Costs, and When to Build Instead

Compare video API pricing across Hyperserve, Mux, Cloudinary, and DIY hosting. See where hidden costs appear, how transcoding speed really matters, and when build vs buy makes sense.

Video Upload: Next.js + Supabase or FirebaseVideo

February 7, 2026

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Ryan Trann

How to Add Video Uploads to Your Next.js App (Supabase or Firebase)

Add user-generated video upload to your Next.js app. Step-by-step code for Supabase or Firebase storage, signed URLs, CDN delivery, and metadata tracking.

What Is a Video API? A Practical OverviewVideo

January 26, 2026

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Ryan Trann

What Is a Video API?

What does "Video API" actually mean? A breakdown of the different categories — editing, transcoding, streaming, analytics — and which one you need.

What Is Video Transcoding? A Developer's PrimerVideo

January 25, 2026

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Ryan Trann

What Is Video Transcoding?

Why apps need transcoding to normalize user-uploaded video. Covers playback optimization, file size, and how transcoding fits in an upload pipeline.

Video Thumbnails with Node.js + FFmpegVideo

December 25, 2025

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Ryan Trann

How to Generate Video Thumbnails Programmatically: Node.js, FFmpeg, and Browser Methods

Three ways to generate video thumbnails: Node.js with fluent-ffmpeg, background workers for S3/Lambda, and client-side JavaScript extraction. Code included.

Optimize Video Playback: 6 Architecture FixesVideo

December 22, 2025

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Ryan Trann

How to Optimize Video Playback Performance: 6 Architecture Fixes for App Developers

Slow video startup is almost never the player — it's the architecture. 6 fixes for buffering, fast-start encoding, and feed optimization on mobile + web.

Lessons in Video Hosting Architecture at ScaleVideo

December 9, 2025

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Ryan Trann

Video Hosting Architecture: Hard-Won Notes on Building for Scale

Building a video feature? Avoid the DIY pitfalls with first-hand lessons on large uploads, ffmpeg processing, delivery, and playback at scale.

WebM vs MP4 for Web: A Developer's Guide (2026)Video

December 9, 2025

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Ryan Trann

WebM vs MP4 for Web: The Developer’s Guide to Video Formats (2026)

Stop guessing video formats. A candid comparison of WebM vs MP4 for web apps. We cover file size benchmarks, compression, and the truth about Safari support.

Why I Built Hyperserve — A Video Infra StoryVideo

December 9, 2025

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Ryan Trann

Why I built hyperserve

Video should be as easy as image hosting. Why I built Hyperserve — the complexity bomb of UGC video, and where it fits for app developers.

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