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Created January 14, 2024 10:58
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Loops through directories, checks the health of the videos, and if they are healthy, moves them to another directory.
import os
import shutil
import uuid
import ffmpeg
# Dependencies:
# sudo apt install ffmpeg
# pip install python-ffmpeg
def is_video(file_path):
try:
# ffmpeg.input(file_path).output(os.devnull, format='null').run(capture_stdout=True, capture_stderr=True)
# ffmpeg.input(file_path).output('-', format='null').run(overwrite_output=True) => errors are thrown
ffmpeg.input(file_path).output('dummy_output', format='null').run(capture_stdout=True, capture_stderr=True)
return True
except ffmpeg.Error:
return False
def move_videos(source_folders, destination_folder):
if not os.path.exists(destination_folder):
os.makedirs(destination_folder)
video_extensions = ['.mp4', '.mov', '.avi', '.mkv', '.wmv', '.webm']
for source_folder in source_folders:
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(source_folder):
for file in files:
if any(file.lower().endswith(ext) for ext in video_extensions):
source_path = os.path.join(root, file)
if is_video(source_path):
unique_identifier = str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]
new_filename = f"{os.path.splitext(file)[0]}_{unique_identifier}{os.path.splitext(file)[1]}"
destination_path = os.path.join(destination_folder, new_filename)
shutil.move(source_path, destination_path)
print(f'Moved: {file} to {destination_path}')
else:
print(f'Error: {file} is a corrupted video.')
else:
print(f'Error: {file} is not a valid video format.')
source_folders = ['Videos']
destination_folder = 'VideosThatCanBeOpened'
move_videos(source_folders, destination_folder)
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