SherpadNdabambi/my-video-converter

A simple shell utility to convert video and audio formats, which can also trim video and audio files.

My Video Converter

A simple cli tool written in shell to convert and trim video and audio files using ffmpeg.

Table of Contents

Contents

• Getting Started
  • Introduction
• Usage
  • Convert Example
  • Trim Example
• Known Issues

Getting Started

Prerequisites

1. Bash
2. FFmpeg must be installed

Installation

1. Clone the repository to a local folder:

git clone https://github.com/SherpadNdabambi/my-video-converter.git

2. cd into the locally created folder:

cd my-video-converter

3. Run the installation script:

./install.sh

Usage

My Video Converter currently supports two operations: convert and trim.

To convert from one format to another:

myVideoConverter convert [ source file ] [output file ]

To trim a file:

myVideoConverter trim [ source file ] [ start time ] [ stop time ]

Convert Example

Example 1: Convert Video to Audio

The following command will convert an MP4 video to an mp3 file:

myVideoConverter convert my_video.mp4 my_audio.mp3

Trim Examples

Example 2: Trim a song from a specific time to the end of the song

This command will cut a song from the 4 second mark to the end of the song (i.e. it will trim off the first 4 seconds of the song).

myVideoConverter trim my_song.mp3 4

The output will be saved as my_song-trimmed.mp3 in the same directory as the source file.

Example 3: Trim a video from the start to a specific time

myVideoConverter trim my_video.mp4  0 1:24:32

Example 4: Trim a video from a specific time to a specific time

myVideoConverter trim my_video.mp4 0:16:32 1:27:45

Known Issues

1. My Video Converter currently supports only input files without spaces in their name. I'll look for a solution as soon as I have more time to work on the script. Anyone with a solution is welcome to make a pull request or suggest a solution.