Useful Scripts

A collection of useful command-line utilities for video/audio processing and transcription.

Tools

mp4len

A shell script that calculates and displays the total duration of video files in a directory.

Features:

• Supports multiple video formats: MP4, MKV, MOV, WebM
• Parallel processing for faster execution
• Unicode-aware filename display with proper truncation
• Formatted duration output (HH:MM:SS)
• Individual file durations plus total duration

Usage:

./mp4len [directory]

If no directory is specified, it processes the current directory.

Example Output:

File                                     Duration
---------------------------------------- --------
movie1.mp4                               01:23:45
very_long_filename_that_gets_trunca...   02:15:30
short.mkv                                00:45:12
---------------------------------------- --------
                                   Total: 04:24:27

deepgram-cli

A Python command-line interface for transcribing audio and video files using Deepgram's speech-to-text API.

Features:

• Transcribe individual files or entire directories
• Generate SRT subtitles or plain text transcripts
• Support for MP3 audio files and MP4/WebM/MKV video files
• Enhanced video processing: Audio extraction from video files for transcription
• Batch processing with concurrent execution
• Multiple Deepgram model support
• Configurable language and model options
• Automatic cleanup of temporary files

Setup:

1. Install dependencies: pip install -r deepgram-cli/requirements.txt
2. Set up API key: echo "DEEPGRAM_API_KEY=your_key" > deepgram-cli/.env
3. Install FFmpeg (required for video processing)

Usage:

cd deepgram-cli
./deepgram_cli.py -f audio.mp3              # Generate subtitles for audio
./deepgram_cli.py -f audio.mp3 -t           # Generate transcript only
./deepgram_cli.py -v video.mp4              # Generate subtitles for video
./deepgram_cli.py -v /path/to/directory     # Process all video files in directory
./deepgram_cli.py -f /path/to/directory     # Process all MP3s in directory

Video Processing Workflow: When using the -v flag with video files (MP4/WebM/MKV), the tool performs:

1. Extracts audio from video using FFmpeg
2. Sends audio to Deepgram for transcription
3. Generates SRT subtitle file alongside the original video
4. Automatically cleans up temporary audio files
5. Outputs separate SRT file that can be used with any video player

Requirements

• mp4len: zsh, ffprobe (from FFmpeg)
• deepgram-cli: Python 3.6+, Deepgram API key, FFmpeg (for video processing)