Simple GUI toolset for FFmpeg
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Advanced Mode Encoder Settings:
- Added full video encoding controls: codec (H.264/H.265/VP9/AV1), encoder preset,
  manual CRF, bitrate modes (CRF/CBR/VBR), target resolution, frame rate,
  pixel format, hardware acceleration (nvenc/vaapi/qsv/videotoolbox), two-pass
- Added audio encoding controls: codec (AAC/Opus/MP3/FLAC), bitrate, channels
- Created organized UI sections in Advanced tab with 13 new control widgets
- Simple mode remains minimal with just Format, Output Name, and Quality preset

Snippet Generation Improvements:
- Optimized snippet generation to use stream copy for fast 2-second processing
- Added WMV detection to force re-encoding (WMV codecs can't stream-copy to MP4)
- Fixed FFmpeg argument order: moved `-t 20` after codec/mapping options
- Added progress dialog for snippets requiring re-encoding (WMV files)
- Snippets now skip deinterlacing for speed (full conversions still apply filters)

Window Layout Fixes:
- Fixed window jumping to second screen when loading videos
- Increased window size from 920x540 to 1120x640 to accommodate content
- Removed hardcoded background minimum size that conflicted with window size
- Wrapped main content in scroll container to prevent content from forcing resize
- Changed left column from VBox to VSplit (65/35 split) for proper vertical expansion
- Reduced panel minimum sizes from 520px to 400px to reduce layout pressure
- UI now fills workspace properly whether video is loaded or not
- Window allows manual resizing while preventing auto-resize from content changes

Technical Changes:
- Extended convertConfig struct with 14 new encoding fields
- Added determineVideoCodec() and determineAudioCodec() helper functions
- Updated buildConversionCommand() to use new encoder settings
- Updated generateSnippet() with WMV handling and optimized stream copy logic
- Modified buildConvertView() to use VSplit for flexible vertical layout

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VideoTools Prototype

Requirements

  • Go 1.21+
  • Fyne 2.x (pulled automatically via go mod tidy)
  • FFmpeg (not yet invoked, but required for future transcoding)

Running

Launch the GUI:

go run .

Run a module via CLI:

go run . convert input.avi output.mp4
go run . combine file1.mov file2.wav / final.mp4
go run . logs

Add -debug or VIDEOTOOLS_DEBUG=1 for verbose stderr logs.

Logs

  • All actions log to videotools.log (override with VIDEOTOOLS_LOG_FILE=/path/to/log).
  • CLI command videotools logs (or go run . logs) prints the last 200 lines.
  • Each entry is tagged (e.g. [UI], [CLI], [FFMPEG]) so issues are easy to trace.

Notes

  • GUI requires a running display server (X11/Wayland). In headless shells it will log [UI] DISPLAY environment variable is empty.
  • Convert screen accepts drag-and-drop or the "Open File…" button; ffprobe metadata populates instantly, the preview box animates extracted frames with simple play/pause + slider controls (and lets you grab cover art), and the "Generate Snippet" button produces a 20-second midpoint clip for quick quality checks (requires ffmpeg in PATH).
  • Simple mode now applies smart inverse telecine by default—automatically skipping it on progressive footage—and lets you rename the target file before launching a convert job.
  • Other module handlers are placeholders; hook them to actual FFmpeg calls next.