serhatkildaci / AV-Optimizer

AVOptimizer Advanced Video Optimizer

Advanced Video Optimizer is a powerful tool designed to compress and optimize videos for streaming and sharing. It provides an easy-to-use graphical interface for customizing video compression settings and processing multiple files.

Features

• User-friendly graphical interface
• Support for multiple video formats (MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV)
• Customizable compression settings:
  • Quality (CRF)
  • Resolution
  • Framerate
  • Audio bitrate
• Mega Optimize option for extreme compression
• Progress tracking with a progress bar
• Tooltips for easy understanding of options

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• FFmpeg (must be installed and accessible in the system PATH)
• Pillow (PIL) for image processing

Python Libraries Used

This project uses the following Python libraries:

• tkinter: Standard GUI library for Python
• os: Provides a way of using operating system dependent functionality
• subprocess: Allows you to spawn new processes, connect to their input/output/error pipes, and obtain their return codes
• threading: Higher-level threading interface
• webbrowser: Provides a high-level interface to allow displaying Web-based documents to users
• PIL (Python Imaging Library): Adds support for opening, manipulating, and saving many different image file formats

All libraries except PIL (Pillow) are part of the Python standard library.

Installation

Option 1: Install from source

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/serhatkildaci/AV-Optimizer.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

3. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install pillow
   

4. Ensure FFmpeg is installed and accessible in your system PATH.

Option 2: Windows pre-built executable (Recommended)

1. Go to the Releases page.
2. Download the latest .msi installer.
3. Run the installer and follow the prompts.

Note: The pre-built executable is only available for Windows. For other platforms, please install from source.

Usage

Run the optimizer script:

Follow the on-screen instructions to select your input video, output folder, and optimization settings.

Acknowledgments

• FFmpeg for video processing capabilities
• Tkinter for the graphical user interface
• PIL (Pillow) for image processing
• cx_Freeze for creating standalone executables
• Inno Setup for creating the Windows installer

Contact

• Developer: Serhat Kıldacı
• Twitter: @sreaht
• GitHub: serhatkildaci