PyVideoKit-GUI 0.4.0

GUI for PyVideoKit — FFmpeg-based video processing

🎬 PyVideoKit-GUI

Graphical interface for PyVideoKit — FFmpeg-based video processing. Provides the same operations as PyVideoKit-CLI through a PySide6 desktop application with real-time progress tracking, drag-and-drop input, and batch processing.

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✨ Features

• 🎞️ Convert to FFV1 — batch-convert multiple videos to lossless FFV1/MKV masters
• ✂️ Trim — cut a segment by start/end time with stream copy (no re-encoding)
• 🔗 Concatenate — join multiple videos with drag-and-drop reordering and multi-selection
• 🎬 Fade — fade-in and/or fade-out on an FFV1 master
• 📼 VHS effect — batch-apply retro visual noise, color bleed, and audio degradation
• 🔊 Extract audio — batch-export audio tracks to uncompressed WAV (PCM 16-bit)
• 📺 Prepare for YouTube — batch-encode to ProRes 422 HQ MOV, upscaled to 4K
• 🖱️ Drag & drop — drop files anywhere on any panel; drop multiple files onto batch panels
• 📁 Output directory — optionally redirect all batch output to a chosen folder

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📦 Requirements

• Python ≥ 3.10
• PySide6 ≥ 6.0
• FFmpeg and FFprobe available in PATH
• SoX available in PATH (required by VHS effect)
• PyVideoKit-Libs — installed automatically as a dependency
• paplay, pw-play, or ffplay in PATH (optional — for completion sound)

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🔧 Installation

🏗️ Arch Linux (AUR)

yay -S python-pyvideokit-gui

FFmpeg, FFprobe, SoX, PySide6, and PyVideoKit-Libs are installed automatically as pacman dependencies.

🐍 Other systems (pip)

pip install PyVideoKit-GUI

Make sure FFmpeg, FFprobe, and SoX are available in your PATH.

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🖥️ Desktop Integration

Arch Linux users get the launcher entry and icon automatically via the AUR package. For all other systems, create them manually:

1. Save the icon:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
cat > ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/pvk-gui.svg << 'EOF'
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 48 48">
  <rect x="4" y="14" width="40" height="30" rx="3" fill="#2d3561"/>
  <rect x="10" y="19" width="28" height="20" rx="2" fill="#1a2038"/>
  <polygon points="18,21 18,37 33,29" fill="#ff6b6b"/>
  <rect x="4" y="6" width="40" height="8" rx="2" fill="#ff6b6b"/>
  <rect x="11" y="6" width="6" height="8" fill="#ffffff"/>
  <rect x="23" y="6" width="6" height="8" fill="#ffffff"/>
  <rect x="35" y="6" width="5" height="8" fill="#ffffff"/>
</svg>
EOF

2. Create the .desktop entry:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
cat > ~/.local/share/applications/pvk-gui.desktop << 'EOF'
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=PyVideoKit
GenericName=Video Processing Tool
Comment=FFmpeg-based video processing GUI
Exec=pvk-gui
Icon=pvk-gui
Categories=AudioVideo;Video;AudioVideoEditing;
Terminal=false
Keywords=video;ffmpeg;trim;fade;vhs;youtube;convert;
EOF

3. Refresh the icon cache (maybe required in some desktop environments):

gtk-update-icon-cache ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/

PyVideoKit will now appear in your application launcher.

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🚀 Usage

pvk-gui

The application opens a tabbed window. Each tab corresponds to one operation:

Tab	Operation	Batch
🎞️ Convert to FFV1	Convert videos to lossless FFV1/MKV masters	✅
✂️ Trim	Cut a segment by start/end time (no re-encoding)	—
🔗 Concat	Join multiple videos (drag to reorder, multi-select to remove)	—
🎬 Fade	Add fade-in and/or fade-out	—
📼 VHS Effect	Apply retro VHS visual and audio effect	✅
🔊 Extract Audio	Export audio tracks to WAV	✅
📺 YouTube	Encode to ProRes 422 HQ MOV for upload	✅

Batch panels accept multiple input files via drag & drop or the "Add files…" button, and optionally redirect output to a chosen directory. They show two progress bars: one for the current file and one for the overall batch.

All operations run in a background thread. A system sound plays on completion.

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🔄 Typical Workflow

🎞️ Convert to FFV1  →  ✂️ Trim / 🎬 Fade / 📼 VHS Effect  →  📺 YouTube

Operations that re-encode (Fade, VHS Effect, YouTube) expect an FFV1 .mkv as input.

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⚖️ License

This project is licensed under the GPLv3 License — see the LICENSE file for details.