vdx

An intuitive CLI for processing video, powered by FFmpeg

• Crop, trim, resize, reverse, rotate, strip audio, change the speed, change the frame rate, change the volume, convert to a different file format
• Run multiple operations on multiple files concurrently

Quick start

Requires FFmpeg and Node.js.

$ npm install --global vdx

A variety of common video processing operations are supported:

$ vdx '*.mov' --crop=360,640    # Crop to width 360, height 640
$ vdx '*.mov' --format=gif      # Convert to GIF
$ vdx '*.mov' --fps=12          # Change the frame rate to 12
$ vdx '*.mov' --no-audio        # Strip audio
$ vdx '*.mov' --resize=360,-1   # Resize to width 360, maintaining aspect ratio
$ vdx '*.mov' --reverse         # Reverse
$ vdx '*.mov' --rotate=90       # Rotate 90 degrees clockwise
$ vdx '*.mov' --speed=2         # Double the speed
$ vdx '*.mov' --trim=0:05,0:10  # Trim from time 0:05 to 0:10
$ vdx '*.mov' --volume=0.5      # Halve the volume

We can also run multiple operations all at once:

$ vdx '*.mov' --format=gif --fps=12 --resize=360,640 --speed=2 --trim=0:05,0:10

By default, the processed files will be written to a directory called ./build. To change this, use the --output flag:

$ vdx '*.mov' --format=gif --output='./gifs'

By default, up to 3 input files will be processed concurrently. To change this, use the --parallel flag:

$ vdx '*.mov' --format=gif --output='./gifs' --parallel=5

Usage

Usage: vdx <pattern> [options]

<pattern>

One or more globs of input files to process.

[options]

Use the -d or --debug flag to print the underlying FFmpeg commands that are being run.

-c, --crop [<x>,<y>,]<width>,<height>

<x> and <y> both default to 0.

# Crop to width 360, height 640
$ vdx '*.mov' --crop=360,640

# Crop to width 360, height 640, starting from coordinates (10, 20)
$ vdx '*.mov' --crop=10,20,360,640

-f, --format <format>

# Convert to GIF
$ vdx '*.mov' --format gif

-fp, --fps <fps>

# Change the frame rate to 12
$ vdx '*.mov' --fps=12

-na, --no-audio

# Strip audio
$ vdx '*.mov' --no-audio

-o, --output <directory>

<directory> defaults to './build'.

# Output files to './gifs'
$ vdx '*.mov' --format=gif --output='./gifs'

-p, --parallel <concurrency>

<concurrency> defaults to 3.

# Process up to 5 files concurrently
$ vdx '*.mov' --format=gif --parallel=5

-r, --resize <width>,<height>

Set either <width> or <height> to -1 to maintain the aspect ratio.

# Resize to width 360, height 640
$ vdx '*.mov' --resize=360,640

# Resize to width 360, maintaining the aspect ratio
$ vdx '*.mov' --resize=360,-1

# Resize to height 640, maintaining the aspect ratio
$ vdx '*.mov' --resize=-1,640

-rv, --reverse

# Reverse
$ vdx '*.mov' --reverse

-ro, --rotate <angle>

<angle> must be one of -90, 90, or 180.

# Rotate 90 degrees clockwise
$ vdx '*.mov' --rotate=90

# Rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise
$ vdx '*.mov' --rotate=-90

# Rotate 180 degrees
$ vdx '*.mov' --rotate=180

-s, --speed <speed>

# Halve the speed
$ vdx '*.mov' --speed=0.5

# Double the speed
$ vdx '*.mov' --speed=2

-t, --trim <start>[,<end>]

Omit <end> to trim from <start> to the end of the input file.

# Trim from time 0:05 to the end of the input file
$ vdx '*.mov' --trim=0:05

# Trim from time 0:05 to 0:10
$ vdx '*.mov' --trim=0:05,0:10

-vo, --volume <volume>

# Halve the volume
$ vdx '*.mov' --volume=0.5

# Double the volume
$ vdx '*.mov' --volume=2

Installation

$ npm install --global vdx

Prior art

• fluent-ffmpeg

See also

• FFmpeg Cheatsheet

License

MIT