Combine all videos in a folder using ffmpeg and python

combine_videos.py

import subprocess
import os

# Attempt to import prompt_toolkit for enhanced input functionality
try:
    from prompt_toolkit import prompt
    from prompt_toolkit.completion import PathCompleter
    prompt_toolkit_available = True
except ImportError:
    prompt_toolkit_available = False

def get_input(prompt_message, path_completion=False):
    if prompt_toolkit_available and path_completion:
        return prompt(prompt_message, completer=PathCompleter())
    else:
        return input(prompt_message)

# Use the get_input function for user input
input_folder = get_input("Folder with videos to combine: ", path_completion=True)
output_file_path = get_input("Combined video file path (including filename and extension): ", path_completion=True)



# Ensure the output folder exists
output_folder = os.path.dirname(output_file_path)
if output_folder:
	if not os.path.exists(output_folder):
		os.makedirs(output_folder)

# Check if the input folder exists
if not os.path.exists(input_folder):
	print("Input folder does not exist.")
	exit()

# Get a list of all the files in the input folder
input_files = [os.path.join(input_folder, file) for file in sorted(os.listdir(input_folder))]

# Construct the ffmpeg command
command = ["ffmpeg"]
for file in input_files:
    command.extend(["-i", file])
command.append("-filter_complex")
command.append("[0:v] [0:a] [1:v] [1:a] concat=n={}:v=1:a=1 [v] [a]".format(len(input_files)))
command.extend(["-map", "[v]", "-map", "[a]", output_file_path])

# Execute the command
subprocess.run(command)

CombineVideosWithFFmpegAndPython.md

Combine Videos with FFmpeg and Python

This script allows you to combine multiple videos into a single video using FFmpeg and Python.

Dependencies

• Python
• FFmpeg

Optional Enhancement

• Prompt_Toolkit
  • Used to show file path options, installed with pip install prompt_toolkit
  • If you do not import it, the script will still run.

Usage

1. Place the videos you wish to combine in a folder.
2. Run the python script with python combine_videos.py.
3. When prompted, provide the folder path with the videos you wish to combine and the file path for the combined video.

Example Usage

Windows:

python .\combine_videos.py
Folder with videos to combine: sampleVideos
Combined video file path (including filename and extension): outputVideos/combinedVideo.mkv

macOS & Linux:

python3 combine_videos.py
Folder with videos to combine: sampleVideos
Combined video file path (including filename and extension): outputVideos/combinedVideo.mkv