This CLI really just makes my life easier. It may not be for everyone. If you are feeling adventurous, you may continue.
Among other things, this tool can convert videos among all sorts of formats, apply luts, batch conversions, and desktop recordings.
This project requires Node.JS. Install that first. That part is up to you to figure out. I like using all the fancy language bits though, so install the latest version of it.
To install the package once, you can get the latest version like this:
npm install --global https://github.com/catdad/video-tools/tarball/masterIf you prefer to work with the repository directly, you can clone it:
git clone git@github.com:catdad/video-tools.git
cd video-tools
npm install
# add this tool to your path
npm linkIn both cases, this will create a global CLI named vid that you can use to access all the functionality of this utility.
This project uses ffmpeg and ffprobe to deliver its functionality. It will fetch a copy of the necessary binaries at install time.
I am not going to keep this README up to date. Instead, once you install it, execute vid --help to get all the details. These are the commands you'll have:
vid <command>
Commands:
vid batch <command> [globs..] execute any other command on a glob of files
vid container <input> [options] switch format container without transcoding
vid desktop [options] capture screen video
vid ffmpeg [options] ffmpeg passthrough
vid ffprobe [options] ffprode passthrough
vid gif <input> [options] create a gif from a video
vid image <input> [options] extract still image from video
vid info <input> show ffprobe info
vid lut <input> apply a LUT to a video or image
vid x264 <input> [options] transcode video to x264 mp4From here, you can check the help of each command, such as vid x264 --help.
If something is missing, feel free to submit a PR.