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Video Commands (owl video)

Tools for processing and analyzing MKV video files from OWA recordings.

FFmpeg Required

Video commands require FFmpeg to be installed and available in your system PATH.

Command Reference

owl video

MKV management commands.

Usage:

owl video [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:

Name Type Description Default
--install-completion boolean Install completion for the current shell. None
--show-completion boolean Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or customize the installation. None
--help boolean Show this message and exit. False
owl video probe

Analyze frame types and patterns in a video file

Usage:

owl video probe [OPTIONS] VIDEO_PATH

Options:

Name Type Description Default
--detailed, -d boolean Show detailed frame information False
--frames, -f boolean Show intervals in frames instead of seconds False
--max-frames, -m integer Maximum frames to show in pattern visualization 200
--max-gops, -g integer Maximum GOPs to analyze in detail 3
--help boolean Show this message and exit. False
owl video vfr-to-cfr

Convert MKV files with Variable Frame Rate (VFR) to Constant Frame Rate (CFR).

Usage:

owl video vfr-to-cfr [OPTIONS] PATH

Options:

Name Type Description Default
--workers, -w integer Maximum number of parallel conversions None
--dry-run boolean Show what would be done without actually converting files False
--help boolean Show this message and exit. False