What I do
- Download Videos - Fetch videos from YouTube, Facebook, and other platforms
- Extract Audio - Pull audio tracks from video files in various formats (MP3, WAV, AAC, etc.)
- Transcribe Audio - Convert speech to text with word-level timestamps using faster-whisper (supports Bengali and English)
- Analyze Videos - Detect scenes, extract keyframes, generate thumbnails and subtitles
Commands
Download a video
video download <url> [--output <path>] [--format <mp4|webm>] [--quality <quality>]Extract audio from video
video extract-audio <video> [--output <path>] [--format <mp3|wav|aac>] [--bitrate <kbps>]Transcribe video to text
video transcribe <video> [--output <path>] [--format <json|srt|vtt>] [--language <code>]Analyze video comprehensively
video analyze <video> [--output <path>] [--threshold <0.0-1.0>] [--interval <seconds>]Requirements
- Node.js 18+
- FFmpeg (system installation required)
- faster-whisper (CTranslate2-based Whisper implementation for faster local transcription)
Usage examples
# Download YouTube video
video download "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." --output ./videos
# Extract MP3 from video
video extract-audio ./video.mp4 --format mp3 --bitrate 320k
# Generate subtitles
video transcribe ./video.mp4 --format srt --language en
# Analyze video with scene detection
video analyze ./video.mp4 --threshold 0.3When to use me
Use this skill when you need to:
- Save online videos for offline viewing
- Convert video content to audio (podcasts, music)
- Create subtitles or transcripts from video content
- Analyze video structure for editing or highlights