video_compressing 0.1.4

Package to compress multiple large .MOV or .MP4 videos into a single light .mp4 video.

Video Compressing

A Python library for reducing the size of and merging multiple video files. This package is designed for simplicity and efficiency, leveraging FFmpeg for video compression and manipulation.

Features

• Reduce Video Size: Scale down video dimensions and bitrate using a customizable reduction factor.
• Merge Multiple Videos: Combine multiple video files into a single output.
• Command-Line Interface: Use the package directly from the terminal for quick processing.

Installation

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Gabriel-melki/video_compressing.git
cd video_compressing

Install Dependencies

This project uses Poetry for dependency management. Install Poetry if you don’t have it:

pip install poetry

Install the dependencies and activate the vitual environment:

poetry install
poetry shell

Ensure FFmpeg is installed on your system:

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install ffmpeg

MacOS (with Homebrew):

brew install ffmpeg

Windows:

Download FFmpeg and add it to your PATH.

Usage

Command-Line Tool You can run the VideoCompressing tool directly from the terminal.

python -m src.video_compressing.reduce_video input1.mp4 input2.mp4 -r 0.5 -o output.mp4

Parameters:

• input_files: List of input video files (required)
• -r, --reduction-factor: A float value to scale down videos (required). Example: 0.5 reduces the size by 50%.
• o, --output-file: Name of the output file (optional). Default: Automatically generated if not provided.

Example:

Reduce and merge video1.mp4 and video2.mp4 by 50% into output.mp4:

python -m src.video_compressing.reduce_video video1.mp4 video2.mp4 -r 0.5 -o output.mp4

Without an output file:

python -m src.video_compressing.reduce_video video1.mp4 video2.mp4 -r 0.5

Using as a Library Import and call the reduce_and_merge_videos function directly in your Python code:

from video_compressing.tools import reduce_and_merge_videos

reduce_and_merge_videos(
    input_files=["video1.mp4", "video2.mp4"],
    reduction_factor=0.5,
    output_file="output.mp4"
)