VideoTools/scripts

VideoTools Build Scripts

This directory contains scripts for building and managing VideoTools on different platforms.

Recommended Workflow

For development on any platform:

./scripts/install.sh
./scripts/build.sh
./scripts/run.sh

Use ./scripts/install.sh whenever you add new dependencies or need to reinstall.

Linux

Install Dependencies

Automatically installs all required dependencies for your Linux distribution:

./scripts/install-deps-linux.sh

Supported distributions:

• Fedora / RHEL / CentOS
• Ubuntu / Debian / Pop!_OS / Linux Mint
• Arch Linux / Manjaro / EndeavourOS
• openSUSE / SLES

Installs:

• Go 1.21+
• GCC compiler
• OpenGL development libraries
• X11 development libraries
• ALSA audio libraries
• ffmpeg

Build VideoTools

./scripts/build.sh

Features:

• Automatic dependency verification
• Clean build option
• Progress indicators
• Error handling

Run VideoTools

./scripts/run.sh

Runs VideoTools with proper library paths configured.

Shell Alias

source ./scripts/alias.sh

Adds a VideoTools command to your current shell session.

Windows

Install Dependencies

Run in PowerShell as Administrator:

.\scripts\install-deps-windows.ps1

Options:

• -UseScoop - Use Scoop package manager instead of Chocolatey
• -SkipFFmpeg - Skip ffmpeg installation (if you already have it)

Installs:

• Go 1.21+
• MinGW-w64 (GCC compiler)
• ffmpeg
• Git (optional, for development)
• DVD authoring tools (via DVDStyler portable: dvdauthor + mkisofs)

Package managers supported:

• Chocolatey (default, requires admin)
• Scoop (user-level, no admin)

Build VideoTools

Run in PowerShell:

.\scripts\build.ps1

Options:

• -Clean - Clean build cache before building
• -SkipTests - Skip running tests

Features:

• Automatic GPU detection (NVIDIA/Intel/AMD)
• Dependency verification
• File size reporting
• Build status indicators

Cross-Platform Notes

CGO Requirements

VideoTools uses Fyne for its GUI, which requires CGO (C bindings) for OpenGL support. This means:

1. C compiler required (GCC on Linux, MinGW on Windows)
2. OpenGL libraries required (system-dependent)
3. Build time is longer than pure Go applications

ffmpeg Requirements

VideoTools requires ffmpeg to be available in the system PATH:

• Linux: Installed via package manager
• Windows: Installed via Chocolatey/Scoop or manually

The application will auto-detect available hardware encoders:

• NVIDIA: NVENC (h264_nvenc, hevc_nvenc)
• Intel: Quick Sync Video (h264_qsv, hevc_qsv)
• AMD: AMF (h264_amf, hevc_amf)
• VA-API (Linux only)

GPU Encoding

For best performance with hardware encoding:

NVIDIA (Recommended for Jake's setup):

• Install latest NVIDIA drivers
• GTX 1060 and newer support NVENC
• Reduces 2-hour encode from 6-9 hours to <1 hour

Intel:

• Install Intel Graphics drivers
• 7th gen (Kaby Lake) and newer support Quick Sync
• Built into CPU, no dedicated GPU needed

AMD:

• Install latest AMD drivers
• Most modern Radeon GPUs support AMF
• Performance similar to NVENC

Troubleshooting

Linux: Missing OpenGL libraries

# Fedora/RHEL
sudo dnf install mesa-libGL-devel

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dev

# Arch
sudo pacman -S mesa

Windows: MinGW not in PATH

After installing MinGW, restart PowerShell or add to PATH manually:

$env:Path += ";C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\mingw\tools\install\mingw64\bin"

Build fails with "cgo: C compiler not found"

Linux: Install gcc Windows: Install MinGW via install-deps-windows.ps1

ffmpeg not found

Linux:

sudo dnf install ffmpeg-free  # Fedora
sudo apt install ffmpeg       # Ubuntu

Windows:

choco install ffmpeg
# or
scoop install ffmpeg

GPU encoding not working

1. Verify GPU drivers are up to date
2. Check ffmpeg encoders:

   ffmpeg -encoders | grep nvenc  # NVIDIA
   ffmpeg -encoders | grep qsv    # Intel
   ffmpeg -encoders | grep amf    # AMD
   

3. If encoders not listed, reinstall GPU drivers

Development

Quick Build Cycle

Linux:

./scripts/build.sh && ./scripts/run.sh

Windows:

.\scripts\build.ps1 && .\VideoTools.exe

Clean Build

Linux:

./scripts/build.sh  # Includes automatic cleaning

Windows:

.\scripts\build.ps1 -Clean

Build for Distribution

Linux:

CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o VideoTools .
strip VideoTools  # Further reduce size

Windows:

$env:CGO_ENABLED = "1"
go build -ldflags="-s -w -H windowsgui" -o VideoTools.exe .

The -H windowsgui flag prevents a console window from appearing on Windows.

Platform-Specific Notes

Linux: Wayland vs X11

VideoTools works on both Wayland and X11. The build scripts automatically detect your display server.

Windows: Antivirus False Positives

Some antivirus software may flag the built executable. This is common with Go applications. You may need to:

1. Add an exception for the build directory
2. Submit the binary to your antivirus vendor for whitelisting

• Handle codesigning requirements

License

VideoTools build scripts are part of the VideoTools project. See the main project LICENSE file for details.