Media Optimizer

Modern social media platforms don't just serve raw, unoptimized files. To ensure instant load speeds, they generate multiple responsive versions of assets. This repository provides a robust, Next.js-native approach to media processing, ensuring smaller data footprints and significantly faster client-side rendering.

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Core Logic

The pipeline is designed to handle high-resolution uploads and transform them into web-ready formats. By generating a variety of resolutions and qualities, we minimize the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and reduce bandwidth costs for both the server and the end-user.

Key Features

• iPhone Compatibility: Automated conversion of HEIC/HEIF images to standard web formats using heic2any.
• High-Performance Image Processing: Leverages sharp for lightning-fast resizing, cropping, and WebP/AVIF encoding.
• Video Transcoding: Integrated fluent-ffmpeg pipeline to compress videos and generate thumbnails.
• Next.js Integration: Built specifically to work within API routes or Server Actions for a seamless full-stack experience.

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Tech Stack

Dependency	Purpose
sharp	High-speed Node.js image processing.
heic2any	Client-side conversion of Apple's HEIC format.
fluent-ffmpeg	A fluent API for FFMPEG to process video streams.
@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg	Provides the FFMPEG binary for various environments.

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/The-Rigid-Project/media-optimizer.git

2. Install the necessary packages:

npm install sharp heic2any fluent-ffmpeg @ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg

3. Ensure your environment has the necessary permissions for file system writes if you are processing files locally.

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Usage Example

import sharp from 'sharp';

export async function optimizeImage(buffer) {
  return await sharp(buffer)
    .resize(800) // Resize to 800px width
    .webp({ quality: 80 }) // Convert to WebP
    .toBuffer();
}

This ensures that regardless of the source file size, your application serves a performant, optimized version every time.