Video_Stripe_Generator

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Video Stripe Preview Generator

This is a Script that uses ffmpeg to generate a stripe preview of a given video.

Usage

video_strip_preview.sh [ -Flag "Input" ]...

• First Argument is the path to the shell script file
• Second argument is the Flag
• Third Argument is the Input for the Flag

Flag, Input, and Description Table

This table will show possible flags and Inputs

Flag	Input	Description
-h --help	[N/A]	This Flag will print out the useful info about this script
-sr --safe_run	[N/A]	This flag will Quit the Script right before FFmpeg command (-dr -el -ew wont work with this)
-dr --dry_run	[N/A]	This flag will Run the FFmpeg but outputs no data "-f null /dev/null"
-el --error_log	[N/A]	This Flag will make ffmpeg log everything to stderr
-ew --error_write	[N/A]	This Flag will write FFmpegs stderr to ffmpeg_error.log in Current Working Directory
-q --quiet	[N/A]	This Flag will print out the useful info about this script
-vf --video_file	Input File [**]	This flag will take <String> Input of the Video File location
-l --lenght	Final Preview Width [~]	This flag will take <Integer> Input of the approximate width in pixels of the final preview image
-b --border	Border Size [~]	This flag will take <Integer> Input of border size in pixels of the final tiled preview
-p --padding	Padding Size [~]	This flag will take <Integer> Input of padding size in pixels of the final tiled preview
-c --column	No of Columns [~]	This flag will take <Integer> Input of number of columns of tiles in the final preview Minimum Value = 1
-r --row	No of Rows [~]	This flag will take <Integer> Input of number of rows of tiles in the final preview Minimum Value = 1

[N/A]: This Flag requires no Input.

[**]: This Flag requires a mandatory Input.

[~]: This Flag is Optional.

[!IMPORTANT] If Name has [Space], then wrap it in Double Quotes -> "Name"

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Requirements

Requiremets

I don’t know what packages you'll need to use the following tools, i.e I'll just list the tools, and you make sure to get it before running the script.

• bash
• printf
• echo
• test
• expr
• ffmpeg
• ffprobe
• exit
• shift
• basename
• grep
• sed
• tail
• tr
• eval
• pwd
• readlink

[!NOTE] Probably the Only additional package you'll need is FFmpeg, but better be safe that sorry