Telegram silently rejects most source videos when you try to use them as avatars. No error, just a profile picture that stubbornly stays the same. The spec 800x800 pixels exactly H.264 only <=10 seconds <=2 MB No audio track yuv420p MP4 faststart T...
Building tools for Telegram creators
Maker of @LiveAvaBot — a Telegram bot that converts iPhone HEVC videos into Telegram-compliant animated profile avatars. I write about indie building, Python, ffmpeg, Telegram bots, and the small engineering problems behind a one-feature SaaS. Try the bot: t.me/LiveAvaBot News & updates: t.me/LiveAvaBotNews
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Vinicius Chelles
Cool project! Building automation bots is addictive — I'm working on a trading bot that processes market data in real-time. What tech stack are you using for the video processing?