Sprechender / SSPEnc

simple streaming platform encoder using ffmpeg

SSPEnc using ffmpeg (simple streaming platform encoder)

This repository contains a Python script that utilizes FFmpeg to encode video files into different resolutions and extract audio into an MP3 file. The tool employs multi-threading to optimize the encoding process for various resolutions concurrently.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• FFmpeg installed and added to system PATH

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Sprechender/SSPEnc.git
   cd SSPenc

2. Install required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

   or

   pip install ffmpeg-python argparse

Usage

Run the script:

python main.py <file_path>

Replace <file_path> with the path to the video file you want to encode.

Code Overview

Dependencies

• argparse: Parsing command-line arguments.
• time: Handling time-related operations.
• ffmpeg-python: Python FFmpeg bindings.
• threading: Managing concurrent execution using threads.

Script Logic

1. Argument Parsing: The script uses argparse to accept a single argument - the path to the file to be encoded.

2. FFmpeg Functions:

   • ffmpeg_func: Encodes the video file into different resolutions concurrently.
   • convert_to_mp3: Extracts audio from the video file into an MP3 format.

3. File Validation:

   • Checks if the provided file exists. If not, it displays an error message and exits.
   • Creates an "encoded" directory if it doesn't exist already.

4. Video Resolution Handling:

   • Determines the height of the input video file.
   • Defines resolutions to encode the video into (1080p, 720p, 360p, 144p).
   • Initiates encoding threads for resolutions supported by the input video's height.

5. Execution:

   • Starts threads for video encoding and audio extraction.
   • Waits for all threads to complete their tasks.

6. Performance Measurement:

   • Calculates the execution time of the entire process.

Example

python main.py path/to/your/video.mp4

This command will concurrently encode the video into different resolutions and extract its audio into an MP3 file, all within the "encoded" directory.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.