convert .ogv to .mp4

ffmpeg -i vid.ogv -crf 18 vid.mp4

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37325629/efficient-ogv-video-conversion-in-linux

crop video with ffmpeg

$ ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vf "crop=w:h:x:y" out.mp4

* for screen captures, the true size of capture may be lower than sreen size, check the stdout of a failed conversion to see this:

python unzip list

for pairs of values:

[(key1, val1), (key2, val2), ...]

[keys, values] = list(zip(*KeyValueList))


https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python-unzip-a-list-of-tuples/

C++ static methods in template classes

In C++, when declaring a static method in a templated class, it is mandatory that the definition of the function be placed in the .h file, not the .cpp file.

Ubuntu update history

$ /var/log/apt/history.log


https://askubuntu.com/questions/14328/where-can-i-look-up-my-update-history