smick / video-squisher

"Video Squisher: A Python script to effortlessly adjust the duration of your videos using FFmpeg. Squish your video files to a target duration while keeping the audio in sync, perfect for youtube shorts.

Video Squisher

This Python script uses FFmpeg to squish a video to fit a specified duration while keeping the audio in sync. The output video file will be created in the same folder as the input file with _squish added to the end of the file name.

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• FFmpeg

Installation

1. Install Python 3.6 or higher, if not already installed.
2. Install FFmpeg on your system. Follow the installation instructions on the official FFmpeg website. If you're on OS X you can use brew brew install ffmpeg.

Usage

To use the script, open a terminal, navigate to the directory containing the squish_video.py script, and run the following command:

python squish_video.py <input_file> <target_duration>

Replace <input_file> with the path to the video file you want to squish, and <target_duration> with the desired duration in seconds.

For example:

python squish_video.py "/aliens/took/my/laptop/videos/SquirrelNinjaAcademy.mp4" 59

This command will take the input video file, squish it to fit the 59-second duration, and save the result as a new file with _squish added to the end of the file name. The output video will have audio that is in sync with the adjusted video speed.

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.