Best practices for DeepSeek V4 video input: Two-tier sampling

karminski3 · x · 2026-08-22

A detailed guide and open-source project on best practices for feeding video to DeepSeek V4 Vision. The author validates that converting to GIF fails (only first frame read) and recommends converting video to sequential JPEGs. For fast-motion content like gaming, a two-tier sampling method (1fps full frame + high-fps center crop) is proposed.

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