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Mike Swanson

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Technologist, owner of Juicy Bits, and former Microsoft employee of 12 years. If you aren't making mistakes, you're not trying hard enough.

Sammamish, Washington
Joined March 2008
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Mike Swanson
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@cly3d @spatiallyme Yeah...that's the "huge pain" part. ;-)
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Mike Swanson
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A good write-up on some of the technology that @PrimaImmersive is using to deliver such exceptional immersive video quality:
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Mike Swanson
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@cly3d @spatiallyme 180-ish-degree stereo is my favorite immersive specification for many reasons (some of which I cover here: . 360 is a huge pain, expense, and very low payoff for viewers who generally look quickly behind them, then focus on the action in the front.
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Mike Swanson
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The video and slides for Anton Khirnov's FOSDEM 2025 technical talk on "Multiview decoding in libavcodec and FFmpeg CLI" is now available: Thanks to @Vimeo and @Meta for sponsoring Anton's work! @FFmpeg
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Mike Swanson
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@martinlexow @gruber Great advice! I'd also add that you probably shouldn't see the checkmark through the switch when you're turning it off.
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Mike Swanson
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@NimaZeighami Trypophobia anyone?
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Mike Swanson
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@seesharp By reading this article in the NYT in June, 2021. I was like...wait a minute! That sounds just like me:
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Mike Swanson
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I did report the listings, but eBay deemed them to be legitimate. Go figure.
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Mike Swanson
12 days
Time for another Apple Immersive video! Open that chute!
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Justin Ryan ᯅ
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Man vs. Beast is available now on Vision Pro, and it’s wild. The bull riding feels so real, like you’re right there. The night scenes are super sharp, and the carnival and fireworks at the end just hit different. Definitely worth checking out.
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Mike Swanson
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Thank you to @pcgamer for covering Activision's false permanent ban issue. False bans continue to happen every day, and it's being ignored. The story of one player's 763-day legal quest:
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Mike Swanson
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RT @justinryanio: Hold on tight. Apple’s next Immersive Video for Vision Pro arrives Jan 31. 🤠 Man Vs. Beast is a 10-min short film that…
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Mike Swanson
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@martinlexow Nice job! Reminds me of the radial menu I used in my Halftone 2 app.
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Mike Swanson
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RT @_amplium: Introducing Amplium - 180-degree, 3D, 16K Immersive Video Platform for Apple Vision Pro - Curated high-quality content; imme…
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Mike Swanson
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Upcoming MV-HEVC talk at FOSDEM 2025 regarding multiview decoding in libavcodec and the ffmpeg CLI:
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Mike Swanson
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@AppleTV Best Season 1 recap I've found:
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Mike Swanson
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The story of a two-year fight to reverse a false permanent ban in Activision's Call of Duty, including a court case and a complete lack of evidence. This is a real issue that continues to affect innocent players every day:
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Mike Swanson
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RT @BenStiller: #Severance Balloon Generator | Apple TV+
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