0gragy16r2h9qydo9e0pl_source.mp4 [Original]

The user initiated an upload, or a cloud service is converting an original file. The "_source" tag indicates this is the raw, untouched media before it is transcoded (compressed) for different devices [2].

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The system creates a random string to ensure that if a million users upload a video named "video.mp4" simultaneously, the server doesn't overwrite anything. It guarantees uniqueness [1]. The user initiated an upload, or a cloud