Auto-Editor is a command line application for automatically editing video and audio by analyzing a variety of methods, most notably audio loudness.
Before doing the real editing, you first cut out the "dead space" which is typically silence. This is known as a "first pass". Cutting these is a boring task, especially if the video is very long.
auto-editor path/to/your/video.mp4
pip install auto-editor
See Installing for additional information.
Change the pace of the edited video by using --margin.
--margin adds in some "silent" sections to make the editing feel nicer. Setting --margin to 0.2sec will add up to 0.2 seconds in front of and 0.2 seconds behind the original clip.
auto-editor example.mp4 --margin 0.2sec
Use the --edit option to change how auto-editor makes automated cuts.
For example, edit out motionlessness in a video by setting --edit motion.
# cut out sections where percentage of motion is less than 2.
auto-editor example.mp4 --edit motion:threshold=2%
# --edit is set to "audio:threshold=4%" by default.
auto-editor example.mp4
# Different tracks can be set with different attribute.
auto-editor multi-track.mov --edit '(or audio:stream=0 audio:threshold=10%,stream=1)'
# Different editing methods can be used together.
auto-editor example.mp4 --edit '(or audio:threshold=3% motion:threshold=6%)'
To export what auto-editor normally cuts out. Set --video-speed to 99999 and --silent-speed to 1. This is the reverse of the usual default values.
auto-editor example.mp4 --video-speed 99999 --silent-speed 1
Create an XML file that can be imported to Adobe Premiere Pro using this command:
auto-editor example.mp4 --export premiere
Auto-Editor can also export to:
- Final Cut Pro with
--export final-cut-pro - ShotCut with
--export shotcut
Other editors, like Sony Vegas, can understand the premiere format. If your favorite editor doesn't, you can use --export clip-sequence which creates many video clips that can be imported and manipulated like normal.
Use the --cut-out option to always remove a section.
# Cut out the first 10 seconds.
auto-editor example.mp4 --cut-out start,10sec
# Cut out the first 10 frames.
auto-editor example.mp4 --cut-out start,10
# Cut out the last 10 seconds.
auto-editor example.mp4 --cut-out -10sec,end
# Cut out the first 10 seconds and cut out the range from 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
auto-editor example.mp4 --cut-out start,10sec 15sec,20sec
And of course, all the audio cuts still apply.
If you don't want any automatic cuts, use --edit none
# Cut out the first 5 seconds, leave the rest untouched.
auto-editor example.mp4 --edit none --cut-out start,5sec
# Leave in the first 5 seconds, cut everything else out.
auto-editor example.mp4 --edit all --add-in start,5sec
List all available options:
auto-editor --help
Use --help with a specific option for more information:
auto-editor --scale --help
--scale
type: number
default: 1.0
------------
Scale the input video's resolution by the given factor.
Auto-Editor is under the Public Domain and includes all directories besides the ones listed below. Auto-Editor was created by these people.
ae-ffmpeg is under the LGPLv3 License. The FFmpeg and FFprobe programs were created by the FFmpeg team and purposely compiled by WyattBlue for use in auto-editor.
If you encounter a bug or have a feature request, you can create a new issue. If you'll like to discuss this project, and chat with other users, you can use the discord server.