Overview
This project provides a complete solution for managing extensive video libraries. It automates sorting, re-encoding, and duplicate detection to maintain collections efficiently. By leveraging automation, it reduces storage requirements while ensuring consistency across files.
The tool is designed for creators, archivists, or media enthusiasts handling large sets of video files. It streamlines organization, optimizes formats for efficiency, and eliminates redundancies in libraries.
Key Features
- Sorts video files automatically into folders by resolution.
- Re-encodes files to HEVC codec for storage efficiency.
- Detects duplicate files by comparing size and metadata.
- Reduces storage space without manual intervention.
- Ensures consistent file structure across libraries.
Purpose & Vision
Before this project, managing large video libraries required manual sorting and occasional re-encoding. Duplicate files often consumed valuable disk space unnecessarily.
This tool simplifies the workflow by combining sorting, efficient encoding, and duplication removal into a single process. It delivers scalable and reliable media management with minimal effort.
Technologies Used
- Python — scripting for automation and file handling.
- FFmpeg — video re-encoding and format optimization.
- File system utilities — comparison and duplication detection.
Workflow
- Scan the video directory and collect file metadata.
- Sort videos into resolution-based folders automatically.
- Re-encode videos using the HEVC codec for improved compression.
- Identify duplicate files through size and metadata checks.
- Remove or archive duplicates to optimize storage.
Results & Impact
- Reduced storage usage by applying HEVC re-encoding.
- Improved media organization through resolution-based sorting.
- Eliminated duplicates, ensuring a cleaner and leaner collection.
Future Enhancements
- Introduce perceptual hashing for advanced duplicate detection.
- Add support for batch metadata editing during sorting.
- Integrate GPU acceleration for faster encoding.