# Themaister/pyrowave

> PyroWave is an intra-only video codec (essentially a still-image codec) implemented in Vulkan compute shaders, optimized for extremely fast GPU encode/decode (<0.1 ms at 1080p). It targets local network game streaming with minimal latency at high bitrates.

- Magnitude: 3.6 out of 10 — Early signal
- Stars: 355 total · +4 stars today, ≈ 10 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Generative media · Language: C++ · License: MIT · Created: 2025-04-17 · Last push: 2026-09-23
- GitHub: https://github.com/Themaister/pyrowave · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/Themaister/pyrowave

## Useful for

- Encode y4m video to a bitstream with a bitrate limit via CLI
- Integrate the C API into an app for local network game streaming
- Build the library for Android or Steam Runtime for cross-platform use

## Why it’s here

- 4 stars so far today, about 10 expected by the end of the day. The usual pace is 0 per day, so that's 10× as much.
- Before this, the repository barely got any stars — about 1 per day.
- The spike has held for 3 days in a row — not a one-off blip.
- GitHub Trending C++ today: #6, +24 stars.
- Hacker News: “Pyrowave: video codec for high-bandwidth, low-latency streaming” — 6 points, 2 days ago.
- Recent forks include notable developers: @CyberFlameGO (219 followers).

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 15
- Issues and pull requests: 15
- Watchers: 3
- Average over the last week: 16 per day
- Usual pace: 0 per day
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 0

## Stars per day, last 30 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-08-26 … 2026-09-24: 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 14, 61, 23, 4

## Hacker News

- Pyrowave: video codec for high-bandwidth, low-latency streaming — 6 points, 1 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49795515

## Spotted in now

- GitHub Trending C++ today: #6, +24 stars

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