hdr-tests

Curated collection of HDR sample files (madVR, projector, Dolby Vision variants) from an mpv developer.

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video-media-samplesBig Buck Bunny sample videos in multiple resolutions (480p/1080p/1080p60) with H264/AAC, widely cited for browser media testing.
shotstack test-mediaCC0-licensed test videos at SD/720p/1080p/4K resolutions, maintained by video-editing API vendor Shotstack.
video-thumbnail-spritePHP library generating thumbnail sprite sheets and VTT files from video using ffmpeg/ffmpegthumbnailer and ImageMagick, for JWPlayer-style…
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How to Build a Multi-DRM SetupEngineering guide covering Widevine/FairPlay/PlayReady stack, CENC, license server complexity, and build-vs-buy cost tradeoffs.
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