tvas 0.1.3

Travel Vlog Automation System - Automate vlog ingestion, junk detection, and DaVinci Resolve import

Vlog tools

A set of tools to help with travel videos and photos, including:

• TVAS - Process videos for DaVinci Resolve
• TPRS - Process photos for Lightroom or DxO PhotoLab

TPRS Quickstart (Recommended with LM Studio)

For the best performance, we recommend using LM Studio to host the vision model locally. For simplicity, we recommend running via uv.

1. Install LM Studio: Download from lmstudio.ai.
2. Download Model: Search for qwen 3 vl 8B in LM Studio and download it. Wait for the download to complete.
   • (Optional) Between 4B, 8B, and 30B, choose the largest one that says "Full GPU Offload Possible". 8B is a good default.
3. Install uv: As per official instructions

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

4. Run TPRS:

uvx --from tvas tprs

Running with OpenRouter instead of LM Studio

If your machine isn't powerful enough to run models like Qwen3-VL, or you simply prefer faster processing, you can use a cloud provider.

1. Create Account: Register on openrouter.ai and add credits ($1 covers ~1000 photos).
2. Get API Key: Create an API key.
3. Save Key: Run this command in your terminal to save your key (replace sk-or-... with your actual key):

   echo "sk-or-..." > ~/.openrouterkey
   

4. Configure Providers: Go to preferences and add Together and DeepInfra to Ignored Providers (to avoid reliability issues).
5. Install uv: As per official instructions
6. Run TPRS:

   uvx --from git+https://github.com/kagelump/vlog2 tprs --openrouter
   

FAQ

• I have a ChatGPT subscription, can I use that instead? No, ChatGPT subscriptions do not cover API usage.

• Wait I can use ChatGPT for this? Yeah but even GPT 5 mini is like 4x more expensive than Qwen3-VL. Regular ChatGPT is 20x more expensive.

Features

TVAS (Travel Vlog Automation System)

• SD Card Detection: Automatically detects camera SD cards (Sony A7C, DJI Pocket 3, iPhone, Insta360)
• Smart Ingestion: Copies files with SHA256 verification and organized folder structure
• AI Analysis: Uses Qwen3-VL (8B) via mlx-vlm for intelligent junk detection on Apple Silicon
• OpenCV Pre-screening: Fast blur and darkness detection before VLM analysis
• Review UI: Native macOS UI (Toga) for reviewing AI decisions
• Timeline Generation: Generates an import script for DaVinci Resolve

TPRS (Travel Photo Rating System)

• macOS Native App: Runs as a standalone .app with a native GUI.
• JPEG Photo Scanning: Scans SD cards for JPEG photos.
• AI Photo Rating: Uses Qwen VL to analyze photo quality and rate 1-5 stars.
• Keyword Extraction: Automatically generates 5 descriptive keywords for each photo.
• Caption Generation: Creates captions to help distinguish similar high-rated photos.
• Review Mode: Click on processed photos to view details, including AI reasoning and subject detection.
• Subject Detection: Overlays a red bounding box on the detected subject in Review Mode.
• XMP Sidecar Generation: Outputs XMP files compatible with DxO PhotoLab and other tools, including debug data.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• FFmpeg (for proxy generation and video analysis)
• OpenCV (for frame extraction and pre-screening)
• Apple Silicon Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) - required for mlx-vlm VLM analysis

macOS (Homebrew)

# Install system dependencies
brew install python@3.11 ffmpeg

# Install TVAS with all features
pip install -e ".[full]"

The VLM model (mlx-community/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct-8bit) will be automatically downloaded from HuggingFace on first use (~6GB).

Building the Release (Recommended for TPRS)

To build the standalone tprs.app:

./build_release.sh

This will create tvas_release/tprs.app which you can move to your Applications folder or run directly.

Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/kagelump/vlog2.git
cd vlog2
pip install -e ".[full]"

Usage

TVAS - Video Analysis

Watch for SD Cards

tvas --watch

Process a Specific Volume

tvas --volume /Volumes/DJI_POCKET3 --project "Tokyo Day 1"

Skip UI (Auto-approve AI Decisions)

tvas --volume /Volumes/SONY_A7C --auto-approve

Disable VLM (Use OpenCV Only)

tvas --volume /Volumes/DJI_POCKET3 --no-vlm

TPRS - Photo Rating System

TPRS is best used as the standalone macOS app generated by the build script.

Launch GUI App

Open tprs.app (built via ./build_release.sh).

The GUI provides:

• Folder Selection: Choose a folder to scan.
• Live Progress: View photos as they are analyzed.
• Recent Strip: Side-scrolling list of recently processed photos.
• Review Mode: Click "View" on any recent photo to see:
  • Full resolution preview
  • Red bounding box around the primary subject
  • Detailed metadata (Rating, Keywords, Description, Raw AI Response)
• Resume Live View: Return to the live processing view.

Run via CLI (Alternative)

You can still run TPRS via the command line if installed via pip:

tprs                          # Launch GUI with folder selection dialog
tprs /Volumes/SD_CARD         # Launch GUI with pre-selected folder

Run in Headless Mode

For automated workflows or when GUI is not needed:

tprs /Volumes/SD_CARD --headless

This will:

• Scan for all JPEG photos on the SD card
• Analyze each photo for quality, sharpness, and composition
• Generate XMP sidecar files with:
  • xmp:Rating - Star rating (1-5)
  • dc:subject - 5 keywords describing the image
  • dc:description - Caption for the photo

Output XMP Files to Different Directory

tprs /Volumes/SD_CARD --headless --output /path/to/xmp/files

Preview Photos Without Processing

tprs /Volumes/SD_CARD --headless --dry-run

Use with DxO PhotoLab

After running tprs, the XMP sidecar files will be created next to your photos. When you import the photos into DxO PhotoLab:

1. The star ratings appear in the rating field
2. Keywords appear in the "Keywords" palette
3. Descriptions appear in the metadata
4. You can search for keywords like "Sunset", "Cat", or "Blurry" to find photos without looking at them

Output Folder Structure

~/Movies/Vlog/
  └── 2025-11-30_Tokyo/
      ├── SonyA7C/
      ├── DJIPocket3/
      ├── iPhone11Pro/
      └── .cache/  (AI proxies, analysis JSON)

Pipeline Stages

1. Ingestion: Copy files from SD card with verification
2. Proxy Generation: Create ProRes edit proxies using FFmpeg
3. AI Analysis: Generate clip names and suggest trim points using Qwen3 VL (8B)
4. Timeline Generation: Run the generated script in DaVinci Resolve to import clips and build timeline

Configuration

Option	Description	Default
--archival-path	Path for archival storage (auto-detects ACASIS)	Auto-detect
--proxy-path	Path for edit proxies and cache	~/Movies/Vlog
--model	mlx-vlm model for VLM	mlx-community/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct-8bit

Development

Source Code Structure

The project is organized into three main modules:

• src/tvas/: Travel Vlog Automation System (video processing, ingestion, timeline generation)
• src/tprs/: Travel Photo Rating System (photo analysis, rating, metadata generation)
• src/shared/: Shared utilities and prompts used by both systems

Run Tests

pytest

Run with Verbose Logging

tvas --volume /path/to/volume --verbose

License

MIT