rgdev / videoeditor

Web Based Video Editor Using MLT Framework, Bachelor thesis

Web Based Video Editor Using MLT Framework

See it in action (YouTube video)

https://youtu.be/GemMThnqULE

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Features

• web application no plugin required
• server side rendering
• supported modern browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, ...)
• open-source, Apache-2.0 license
• project automatically saved on server (as MLT XML), accessible via link
• unlimited number of video and audio tracks
• 6 video and audio filters (with ability to create more filters)

Input

• Supported formats depends on mlt framework, respectively on supported formats by ffmpeg.
• Video duration tested up to 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Input resolution up to 4K.

Output

Currently set to:

• Container: mp4
• Audio codec: aac
• Video codec: libx264

Installation

Project requires:

• Node.js 10.13.0+ to run server.
• MLT framework to export video.
• FFmpeg to handle multimedia files.

$ sudo apt install melt
$ sudo apt install ladspa-sdk ffmpeg

Development

Install the dependencies and devDependencies and start the server and webpack for development. Don't forget to change config.js file.

$ npm install
$ npm run dev-build
$ npm run dev-start

You can run code check using ESLint (required installed npx):

$ sudo npm i -g npx
$ npm run eslint

Production

Install the dependencies and start the server and webpack for production. Don't forget to change config.js file.

$ export NODE_ENV=production
$ npm install
$ npm run build
$ npm start

Server now running at port 8080. You can access it using localhost:8080. This can be changed in config.js.

Note: this project doesn't require web server and videoeditor folder and it's subfolders should be stored outside of webserver (for security purpose).