loopback devices are fun https://computerfairi.es/media/BPxeGJcVbT87FVORhRs https://computerfairi.es/media/7MnrW3bgHFC3aN68ynA
yes, you *can* just tell ffmpeg "give me an mandelbrot, forever"
yes, this command does work if you have v4l2loopback enabled on /dev/video0