kolaente/video-decode repository overview

⁠Video Decoding with Docker containers

This image provides an easy way to convert a video file in multiple different output formats. Just specify a folder which holds the video files, it will automatically watch it and convert everything you specify.

It will create a new folder for each video which will hold all outputted formats. Once finished, it creates a file [videoname].done in said folder to indicate it is done. It will also move (and rename) the original file to this folder.

⁠Running, the easy way

The following command will convert all mp4 and webm videos to webm files.

docker run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v /path/to/video/files:/var/videos --name videodecoding --env VIDEO_FOLDER=/path/to/video/files --env VIDEO_FORMATS='.mp4':'.webm' kolaente/video-decode

⁠Options

All settings can be done via environment variables passed to the container.

• VIDEO_FORMATS_LOCATION: Pass a location to a different JSON file holding video convert configurations (see below for more informations about that file).
• VIDEO_FORMATS: Pass all video formats which should trigger the conversion, seperated by ':. Example: .mp4:.wmv

⁠Video location

Videos are placed in /var/videos inside the container. Mount a folder from your host holding the videos.

⁠Specify output video formats

This is done via a JSON file at /var/videoconversion/config/video_formats.json. You can mount /var/videoconversion/config/ to your host and specify your own formats.

framerate is the only one optional. You need to specify everything else.

Standard configuration looks like this:

[
    {
        "name": "720p",
        "height": "720",
        "video_bitrate": "5000k",
        "video_codec": "libvpx",
        "audio_bitrate": "256k",
        "audio_codec": "libvorbis",
        "file_ending": "webm"
    },
    {
        "name": "480p",
        "height": "480",
        "framerate": 24,
        "video_bitrate": "2500k",
        "video_codec": "libvpx",
        "audio_bitrate": "256k",
        "audio_codec": "libvorbis",
        "file_ending": "webm"
    },
    {
        "name": "360p",
        "height": "360",
        "framerate": 24,
        "video_bitrate": "1000k",
        "video_codec": "libvpx",
        "audio_bitrate": "256k",
        "audio_codec": "libvorbis",
        "file_ending": "webm"
    }
]

⁠License

Copyright 2017 K. Langenberg Licensed under GNU GPLv3