VideoTools Documentation

VideoTools is a desktop video processing application built on FFmpeg. It provides a graphical interface for converting, inspecting, and preparing video.

For a high-level overview of what is currently implemented, in progress, or planned, please see the Project Status Page.

Builds

• Daily (dev): https://git.leaktechnologies.dev/Leak_Technologies/VideoTools
• Stable (public): https://github.com/LeakTechnologes/VideoTools
• Wiki (active docs portal): https://git.leaktechnologies.dev/leak_technologies/VideoTools/wiki

Documentation Structure

Core Modules (Implementation Status)

Implemented

• Convert - Video transcoding and format conversion with DVD presets.
• Merge - Join multiple clips with format presets and queue support.
• Filters - FFmpeg filter chains and stylistic presets.
• Audio - Audio extraction and batch output tools.
• Thumb - Thumbnail/contact sheet generation.
• Inspect - Metadata viewing with interlacing analysis.
• Compare - Side-by-side playback comparison.
• Rip - Extraction from VIDEO_TS folders and .iso images.
• Author - DVD authoring and menu generation.
• Queue System - Batch processing with job management.
• Settings - Preferences for language and hardware acceleration.

Implemented With Known Issues / Partial

• Player - Core playback works but has critical issues. See PLAYER_PERFORMANCE_ISSUES.md.
• Upscale - Traditional scaling plus Real-ESRGAN (ncnn) integration.

Planned

• Trim - [PLANNED] Cut and split videos.
• Subtitles - [PLANNED] Subtitle management.
• Blu-ray - [PLANNED] Disc authoring pipeline.
• Enhancement - [PLANNED] Unified enhancement pipeline (post-player).

Additional Modules (All Planned)

• Streams - [PLANNED] Multi-stream handling.
• GIF - [PLANNED] Animated GIF creation.
• Crop - [PLANNED] Video cropping tools.
• Screenshots - [PLANNED] Frame extraction.

Implementation Documents

• DVD Implementation Summary - Technical details of the DVD encoding system.
• Windows Compatibility - Notes on cross-platform support.
• Queue System Guide - Deep dive into the batch processing system.
• Module Overview - The complete feature list for all modules (implemented and planned).
• Persistent Video Context - Design for cross-module video state management.
• Custom Video Player - Documentation for the embedded playback implementation.

Development Documentation

• Integration Guide - System architecture and integration plans.
• Build and Run Guide - Instructions for setting up a development environment.
• Dev30 Finalization Checklist - Release-close checklist for CI, smoke tests, docs, and tag handoff.
• FFmpeg Integration - [PLANNED] Documentation on FFmpeg command building.
• Contributing - [PLANNED] Contribution guidelines.

User Guides

• Installation Guide - Comprehensive installation instructions.
• DVD User Guide - A step-by-step guide to the DVD encoding workflow.
• Quick Start - The fastest way to get up and running.
• Workflows - [PLANNED] Guides for common multi-module tasks.
• Keyboard Shortcuts - [PLANNED] A reference for all keyboard shortcuts.

Quick Links

• Module Feature Matrix
• Latest Updates - Recent development changes.
• Windows Implementation Notes
• VT_Player Integration - [PLANNED] Frame-accurate playback system.