Video creation and editing tools

movietools.py

import argparse as ap
from pathlib import Path
import ffmpeg

def compress(in_file):
    out_file = in_file.parent / (in_file.stem + ' (1440p)' + in_file.suffix)
    opts = {
        'c:a': 'copy',
        'c:v': 'libx265',
        'crf': '24',
        'preset': 'medium',
    }
    (
        ffmpeg
        .input(str(in_file))
        .filter('scale', -1, 1440)
        .output(str(out_file), **opts)
        .run()
    )

def reencode(in_file, frame_rate):
    out_file = in_file.parent / (in_file.stem + '_r' + in_file.suffix)
    opts = {
        'c:a': 'copy',
        'c:v': 'libx264',
        'map_metadata': '0'
    }
    (
        ffmpeg
        .input(str(in_file))
        .output(str(out_file), **opts)
        .run()
    )


if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = ap.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('task', choices=['compress', 'reencode'])
    parser.add_argument('-i', dest='in_file', type=str)
    parser.add_argument('-r', dest='frame_rate', default=30.0)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    if args.task == "compress":
        compress(Path(args.in_file))
    elif args.task == "reencode":
        reencode(Path(args.in_file), frame_rate=args.frame_rate)