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The AI reverse engineered his video editor to add the audio format it was missing

The AI reverse engineered the Linux version of DaVinci Resolve to add AAC support; the patch is published and works.

How it works

  1. The AI reverse engineers the Linux version of the editor
  2. Writes a patch adding AAC support
  3. The patch is published and works

Why it’s worth knowing

The vendor never shipped it; a user with an agent did.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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