Video Compressor Tool

A Python script to compress video files using ffmpeg. It supports both single file compression and batch processing of entire directories.

Features

• Smart Compression: Uses libx264 codec with a CRF of 28 for a good balance between quality and file size.
• Batch Processing: Can process an entire folder of videos at once.
• Safe Output:
  • For folders: Creates a new folder (e.g., videos_compressed) so original files are untouched.
  • For files: Creates a new file with _compressed suffix (e.g., video_compressed.mp4).
• Reporting: Shows progress and calculates total space saved after compression.
• Cross-Platform Checks: Automatically detects if ffmpeg is missing and provides OS-specific installation commands.

Prerequisites

1. Python 3: Ensure you have Python 3 installed.
2. FFmpeg: This tool requires ffmpeg to be installed on your system.

Installing FFmpeg

• macOS:

  brew install ffmpeg

• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):

  sudo apt install ffmpeg

• Windows/Other: Download from ffmpeg.org and add it to your system PATH.

Usage

1. Compress a Single File

To compress a single video file, provide the path using the -p flag:

python3 video_compressor.py -p /path/to/your/video.mp4

Output: Creates /path/to/your/video_compressed.mp4

2. Compress a Folder (Batch Mode)

To compress all videos in a folder, provide the folder path and add the -f (folder) flag:

python3 video_compressor.py -p /path/to/your/video_folder -f

Output: Creates a new folder /path/to/your/video_folder_compressed containing all the compressed videos.

Supported Formats

The tool automatically detects and processes the following video extensions: .mp4, .mov, .avi, .mkv, .flv, .wmv, .m4v, .webm