The episode title seems to be a clever reference to the popular, open-source software FFmpeg (Fast-MediaMUXing and Processing), used for handling multimedia data such as video, audio, and other streams.
The central plot point of S01E09 is the overwriting of data. In the context of digital video, overwriting is not always a binary "loss" of data. abbott elementary s01e09 ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy \ -metadata title="Step Class" \ -metadata show="Abbott Elementary" \ -metadata season_number=1 \ -metadata episode_id=9 \ -metadata date=2022-03-22 \ -metadata synopsis="Ava teaches a high-energy step class while Janine helps Gregory connect with students." \ tagged_abbott_s01e09.mkv The episode title seems to be a clever
Many streaming episodes include .srt or .mov_text subtitles: original Blu-ray vs. webrip)
If you have a reference copy (e.g., original Blu-ray vs. webrip), measure quality loss: