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Changelog
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
The format follows Keep a Changelog.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning.
[0.1.2] - 2025-11-06
Added
- Relative path headers (
# docs/...) restored to the top of all documentation files for readability and navigation. - Updated documentation to reflect:
videoinfoand--verbosefunctionality.- Logging directory structure with ISO timestamps and
latest.logsymlink. - Cross-platform (Linux/Windows) compatibility details.
- Added clarification on the
--hi-rateand--portableprofiles indocs/CLI_Functions.md. - Added reference to computed bitrate fallback in the upcoming version roadmap.
Changed
- Documentation standardized for plain-text (Gitea-safe) format.
- Minor corrections to examples and paths in
README.mdandCLI_Functions.md. - Clarified usage of
convert-multipleand quoting rules for paths with spaces. - Improved layout consistency across all docs for version parity.
Planned for 0.1.3
- Computed fallback bitrate in
videoinfofor older containers (AVI, WMV, MPG). - Colorized technical output for clarity.
- Header profile label display (Default / High Rate / Portable).
- Automatic configuration detection improvements.
[0.1.1] - 2025-11-05
Added
--hi-rateand--portableprofile options:- High-rate: CRF 14, preset
veryslow, 320 kbps audio - Portable: CRF 24, preset
faster, 128 kbps audio
- High-rate: CRF 14, preset
videoinfocommand:- Displays concise technical details (duration, codecs, resolution, FPS, bitrate, etc.)
--verboseflag outputs fullffprobemetadata for debugging
- Automatic log directory:
~/.local/share/video-tools/logs/with ISO-timestamped filenames- Symlink
latest.logpoints to the newest log
- Conversion summary now includes bitrate, FPS, elapsed time, and mux overhead
- Cross-platform compatibility confirmed for Linux and Windows (Git Bash / WSL)
Changed
- Improved
convert-multiplehandling of spaced file paths - Cleaner and color-coded CLI output
- Updated internal default values for logging and error messages
- Improved argument parsing for optional profile flags
Fixed
- Resolved “unbound variable output_name” in
convert_multiple - Fixed missing log directory permissions
- Corrected path handling issues on Windows systems
- Ensured temporary concat lists are removed after conversion
[0.1.0] - 2025-11-04
Added
- Initial release of Video Tools CLI
convert-singlecommand:- Converts a single input file (AVI, MPG, MKV, MOV, etc.) into MP4
- Uses FFmpeg with modern compression (
libx264,AAC, CRF 18) - Automatically corrects timestamps (
-fflags +genpts) - Outputs to
~/Videos
convert-multiplecommand:- Merges multiple video inputs into one MP4
- Re-encodes using same compression settings
- Creates and cleans temporary file lists automatically
- Config system (
config/config.json) with optionaljqparsing - Version tracking via
VERSIONfile - Color-coded CLI feedback for INFO, WARN, ERROR, OK
- Graceful error handling with safe exits and cleanup
- Compatible with:
- Linux (bash / zsh / fish shells)
- Windows (via Git Bash or WSL)
Documentation
docs/README.md— general usage and installation guidedocs/CLI_Functions.md— detailed command referencedocs/Conversion_Settings.md— technical breakdown of FFmpeg defaultsdocs/Upscale.md— planned module outline for future upscaling support
Build System
Makefilewith:install/uninstall/verify/docs/helptargets- Version-aware output and FFmpeg dependency check
- Installs both binary and documentation to system paths
Planned for [0.2.0]
Added
upscale-videocommand:- FFmpeg
lanczosscaling for 720p / 1080p / 4K - Optional H.265 (HEVC) encoding for smaller files
- FFmpeg
convert-batchfor folder-wide conversions- JSON-driven override for per-run configuration (custom CRF, bitrate, etc.)
- Optional parallel encoding support
- Automatic codec detection before re-encoding
Improvements
- More detailed progress bar during FFmpeg execution
- Unified cross-platform installer for Windows (PowerShell script)
- Expanded error handling and logging to
logs/directory
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