Video logging for editing

Python script that can be used to quickly organize rushes from a video shooting session, by:

• sorting files (type, date)
• renaming files
• removing very short videos

📌 The tool is not perfect but don't worry, it doesn't break anything 😄

Table of contents

1. Installation
2. How to use
3. Customize
4. Example

1. Installation

To use this tool, type in a terminal:

# clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/theodumont/video-logging.git
# go to folder
cd video-logging
# install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# launch tool
python cli.py

It will run the tool, waiting for your input.

2. How to use

With this tool, you can navigate trough directories using the >> cd command. For instance, if you're in the C:/Users/Foo directory, you can type

>> cd bar

and you will be in the C:/Users/Foo/bar directory. To go back in the directories structure, you can use >> cd ... Navigate like this to the folder you would like to sort.

Once you are in the right folder, you can realize multiple operations, such as:

• sorting files by their extension, using:

>> folder

• trashing the videos of length shorter than a certain value, getting rid of the useless ones, using:

>> trash $TIME_LIMIT

where $TIME_LIMIT is a positive integer;

• sorting files by date, using:

>> date

The folders will be in the form of YYMMDD-Day.

• renaming files one by one, using:

>> rename [$TYPE]

where $TYPE is a type of files, such as Videos, Documents, Audio...

If you are lost, you can always type >> help, or even >> help <command> for help on a specific command among the previously evoked ones.

3. Customize

You can customize a number of elements of the tool:

• if the tool runs in sudo mode by default;
• the default folder where to boot the tool;
• the name of the folder for trashing files ('Trash');
• the names of the folders for sorting files ('Documents', 'Audio', 'Videos'...), and which extension corresponds to which folder;
• whether or not opening files while renaming them.

In order to change some stuff, just go to video-logging/data.json and change the values of the variables.

4. Example

When I have to sort my files after a video shooting, I tend to execute these commands:

>> f    # 'folder' command, sort files
>> cd Videos
>> t 3  # 'trash' command, remove videos shorter than 3 seconds
>> d    # 'date' command, sort files by date
>> cd $ANY_VIDEO_FOLDER
# with `open_while_renaming` set to True
>> r    # renaming videos, moving them to trash if needed