One-page printable decision sheet: the token-cost arithmetic, the context-window limits, the frame-sampling vs token-streaming decision, and the pre-flight checklist ending with the 'shortest event that matters' question.
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AI for Video: A Complete Guide to Intelligence in Video Products: From Models and Inference to Computer Vision, Speech, Search, and Generative Video
This decision sheet covers the VLM frame budget: token-cost arithmetic, context-window limits, frame sampling versus token streaming, and the shortest event that matters. Volume 6 covers the models behind it: models and inference, deployment topologies, computer vision for frame selection and generative and multimodal video understanding. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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