Flagship 5: Automated Media Engineering & Reference Extraction with FFmpeg & yt-dlp

Course Architecture Overview
Build the backbone of an autonomous video studio. Use yt-dlp and FFmpeg to extract reference visual grammars, normalize audio to -14 LUFS, generate 6-across critique contact sheets, and master 1080p60 MP4s.
Primary Open-Source Repository: FFmpeg/FFmpeg + yt-dlp/yt-dlp
course lessons.
Core Architecture & Deterministic Implementation
- 1.1Lesson 1: Reference Grammar Extraction with yt-dlp & 0.5s FFmpeg Frame Slicing
Welcome to Lesson 1 of Flagship 5: Automated Media Engineering & Reference Extraction with FFmpeg & yt-dlp on CodingCat.dev. Today we break down Reference Grammar Extraction with yt-dlp & 0.5s FFmpeg Frame Slicing and see how it powers our deterministic 3D AJ and code-rendered video pipeline.
FFmpegVideo📖 Written LessonStart Lesson → - 1.2Lesson 2: Beat & Downbeat JSON Extraction with Librosa & FFmpeg Audio Pipes
Welcome to Lesson 2 of Flagship 5: Automated Media Engineering & Reference Extraction with FFmpeg & yt-dlp on CodingCat.dev. Today we break down Beat & Downbeat JSON Extraction with Librosa & FFmpeg Audio Pipes and see how it powers our deterministic 3D AJ and code-rendered video pipeline.
FFmpegVideo📖 Written LessonStart Lesson → - 1.3Lesson 3: Building the 6-Across Contact Sheet & 12-Frame Fast-Move Strip
Welcome to Lesson 3 of Flagship 5: Automated Media Engineering & Reference Extraction with FFmpeg & yt-dlp on CodingCat.dev. Today we break down Building the 6-Across Contact Sheet & 12-Frame Fast-Move Strip and see how it powers our deterministic 3D AJ and code-rendered video pipeline.
Open SourceFFmpegVideo📖 Written LessonStart Lesson → - 1.4Lesson 4: EBU R128 (-14 LUFS) Loudness Normalization & Sidechain Ducking
Welcome to Lesson 4 of Flagship 5: Automated Media Engineering & Reference Extraction with FFmpeg & yt-dlp on CodingCat.dev. Today we break down EBU R128 (-14 LUFS) Loudness Normalization & Sidechain Ducking and see how it powers our deterministic 3D AJ and code-rendered video pipeline.
AI & AgentsFFmpegVideo📖 Written LessonStart Lesson → - 1.5Lesson 5: Zero-Copy Frame Piping & Multi-Format H.264/AV1 Encoding
Welcome to Lesson 5 of Flagship 5: Automated Media Engineering & Reference Extraction with FFmpeg & yt-dlp on CodingCat.dev. Today we break down Zero-Copy Frame Piping & Multi-Format H.264/AV1 Encoding and see how it powers our deterministic 3D AJ and code-rendered video pipeline.
FFmpegVideo📖 Written LessonStart Lesson →
how this course connects together.
Follow AJ from first principles to production-ready architecture.