https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/multimedia/ Recent content in Multimedia on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-20-self-hosted-audio-processing-libraries-portaudio-miniaudio-openal-soft/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-20-self-hosted-audio-processing-libraries-portaudio-miniaudio-openal-soft/ <p>Cross-platform audio I/O is one of the most challenging aspects of multimedia application development. Unlike file I/O or network sockets, audio requires strict real-time guarantees — a buffer underrun means an audible glitch that users immediately notice. Whether you&rsquo;re building a VoIP client, a DAW plugin, a game engine, or a self-hosted streaming service, choosing the right audio backend library shapes your architecture for years.</p> https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-20-self-hosted-image-processing-libraries-sharp-image-rs-jimp/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-20-self-hosted-image-processing-libraries-sharp-image-rs-jimp/ <p>Server-side image processing is a cornerstone of modern web applications. Every photo-sharing platform, e-commerce site, and self-hosted media server needs to resize, crop, convert, and optimize images before serving them to users. The choice of image processing library directly impacts server throughput, memory usage, and developer experience.</p>