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A CLI tool for generating thumbnails from video files.

Thumbnail Generator CLI Tool

A command-line interface (CLI) tool for generating thumbnails from video files. The tool allows you to list files in a directory, generate thumbnails for video files, and specify custom frame extraction points.

Features

• List Directory Contents: View detailed information about files and directories.
• Generate Thumbnails: Automatically extract frames from video files at specified intervals.
• Supported Formats: .mp4, .mov, .mkv.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• OpenCV (cv2) library

Installation

First, make sure you have Python 3.x installed on your system. Then, install the required dependencies:

pip install opencv-python

Usage

The CLI tool provides several options:

1. Listing Directory Contents

You can list the contents of a directory using the --ls option:

python main.py --ls /path/to/directory

2. Generating Thumbnails for a Directory of Videos

To generate thumbnails for all supported video files in a directory:

python main.py --dir /path/to/videos --format .mp4 .mkv --dest /path/to/output --at 0.25 0.5 0.75

• --dir: Directory containing video files.
• --format: (Optional) Specify file formats to include. Default is .mp4.
• --dest: (Optional) Output directory where thumbnails will be saved. Default is the current directory.
• --at: (Optional) Frame capture points as a percentage of video duration (e.g., 0.25 for 25%).

3. Generating Thumbnails for a Single Video File

To generate thumbnails for a specific video file:

python main.py --file /path/to/video.mp4 --dest /path/to/output --at 0.1 0.5 0.9

• --file: Path to the video file.
• --dest: (Optional) Output directory where thumbnails will be saved. Default is the current directory.
• --at: (Optional) Frame capture points as a percentage of video duration.

Example Commands

List directory contents:

python main.py --ls /path/to/directory

Generate thumbnails for all .mp4 files in a directory:

python main.py --dir /path/to/videos --format .mp4 --dest /path/to/output

Generate thumbnails for a single video file:

python main.py --file /path/to/video.mp4 --dest /path/to/output --at 0.1 0.5 0.9

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.