mckruz/comfyui-expert/video-assembly

# Create file list
echo "file 'clip1.mp4'" > filelist.txt
echo "file 'clip2.mp4'" >> filelist.txt
echo "file 'clip3.mp4'" >> filelist.txt
 
# Concatenate (same codec/resolution)
ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i filelist.txt -c copy output.mp4
 
# Concatenate (different codecs/resolutions - re-encode)
ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i filelist.txt -vf "scale=1920:1080:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=1920:1080:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2" -c:v libx264 -crf 19 output.mp4

# Replace audio
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i audio.wav -c:v copy -c:a aac -map 0:v:0 -map 1:a:0 output.mp4
 
# Mix audio (keep original + add music)
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i music.mp3 -filter_complex "[0:a][1:a]amix=inputs=2:duration=first:dropout_transition=3" -c:v copy output.mp4
 
# Add audio with volume control
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i bgm.mp3 -filter_complex "[1:a]volume=0.3[bg];[0:a][bg]amix=inputs=2:duration=first" -c:v copy output.mp4

# Burn subtitles (SRT file)
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vf "subtitles=subs.srt:force_style='FontName=Arial,FontSize=24,PrimaryColour=&HFFFFFF,OutlineColour=&H000000,Outline=2'" -c:a copy output.mp4
 
# Burn subtitles (ASS file for styled)
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vf "ass=subs.ass" -c:a copy output.mp4

# Crossfade (2 second transition)
ffmpeg -i clip1.mp4 -i clip2.mp4 -filter_complex \
  "[0:v]trim=0:5,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[v0]; \
   [1:v]trim=0:5,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[v1]; \
   [v0][v1]xfade=transition=fade:duration=2:offset=3[outv]" \
  -map "[outv]" output.mp4

# Extract frames
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vf "fps=1" frames/frame_%04d.png
 
# Create video from frames
ffmpeg -framerate 24 -i frames/frame_%04d.png -c:v libx264 -crf 19 -pix_fmt yuv420p output.mp4
 
# Speed up/slow down
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -filter:v "setpts=0.5*PTS" -filter:a "atempo=2.0" fast.mp4   # 2x speed
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -filter:v "setpts=2.0*PTS" -filter:a "atempo=0.5" slow.mp4   # 0.5x speed

# MP4 (H.264) - universal compatibility
ffmpeg -i input.mov -c:v libx264 -crf 19 -preset medium -c:a aac -b:a 192k output.mp4
 
# WebM (VP9) - web delivery
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libvpx-vp9 -crf 30 -b:v 0 -c:a libopus output.webm
 
# GIF (short clips)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "fps=15,scale=480:-1:flags=lanczos" -loop 0 output.gif

1. Gather clips from comfyui-video-pipeline outputs
2. Gather audio from comfyui-voice-pipeline outputs
3. Normalize audio levels (-16 LUFS for YouTube)
4. Trim/arrange clips to match script timing
5. Add transitions between clips (if multiple)
6. Add background music (optional, lower volume)
7. Add subtitles (if applicable)
8. Export in target format

1. Lip-synced video from comfyui-voice-pipeline
2. Add intro/outro (if applicable)
3. Add lower thirds or name cards
4. Add background music at -20dB below speech
5. Normalize speech to -16 LUFS
6. Export

1. Screen recordings + talking head overlay
2. Use Remotion for animated annotations
3. Add chapter markers
4. Add subtitles (auto-generate from audio)
5. Export with chapters embedded

# Normalize to -16 LUFS (YouTube standard)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af "loudnorm=I=-16:TP=-1.5:LRA=11" -c:v copy output.mp4
 
# Two-pass normalization (more accurate)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af loudnorm=I=-16:TP=-1.5:LRA=11:print_format=json -f null -
# Read measured values, then:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af "loudnorm=I=-16:TP=-1.5:LRA=11:measured_I=-20:measured_TP=-2:measured_LRA=8:measured_thresh=-30" -c:v copy output.mp4