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ffmpeg-php on PHP 8 is a dead end: the last release was 2009 and PECL is deprecated. Map ffmpeg_movie, getDuration and getFrame to what works on PHP 8.4.

Mux pricing in 2026, read off Mux's own docs: input, storage and delivery rates, the one-month storage minimum, and when a per-job meter is cheaper for you.

CVE-2026-117568 turns mcp-ffmpeg command injection into RCE: a filename with $() runs as your server. The two real fixes, and the safer shape for agents.

Most n8n automation ideas lists are beginner text workflows. If yours already run, the next one to build is the media step n8n can orchestrate but not execute.

shell_exec has been disabled for security reasons? Why removing one entry won't help, why PHP-FFMpeg fails, and how to encode video from PHP with no shell.

Generate a GIF from a video API-side plus thumbnail stills on every upload: one input URL, two jobs, real payloads, polling, and n8n and Make recipes.

The ffmpeg Brotli CVE (CVE-2026-111497) reaches FFmpeg through libjxl and JPEG XL brob boxes. How to check your build and what to block at ingest right now.

FFmpeg builds for Windows, decided: gyan essentials vs full, static vs shared, gyan vs BtbN, with real OS and CPU requirements and the codec drift to avoid.

Video editing cost is two bills in one: creative judgment and mechanical format work. How to split an invoice and price the machine half by the second.

Unverified n8n 3.0 community nodes stop loading, including every local-FFmpeg node. Use the env-var stopgap, or replace the video step with one HTTP call.