# lisamelton/video_transcoding

Tools to transcode, inspect and convert videos.

Repository: https://github.com/lisamelton/video_transcoding
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/video_transcoding
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-01-28T23:57:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 35/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 3, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4137, "days_push": 582, "days_rel": 582, "gap_med": 2.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2517, forks 165 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:57.713401+00:00)

## What it is
A set of standalone Ruby command-line scripts that wrap HandBrake and FFmpeg to transcode, inspect, and convert video files. It focuses on shrinking Blu-ray and DVD rips into smaller, portable formats while preserving quality.

## Use cases
- transcode blu-ray and dvd rips to smaller files
- convert mkv to mp4 without re-encoding
- detect crop values for a video
- batch shrink a movie collection while keeping quality
- wrap handbrake and ffmpeg with sensible defaults

## When to choose
- you want opinionated, high-quality video transcoding from the command line
- you need to convert between Matroska and MP4 containers without re-encoding
- you work across Windows, Linux, and macOS with Ruby installed

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI video converter
- you want a library to embed in another application rather than shell scripts
- you rely on the pre-2025 RubyGems API, which is incompatible

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, cli, developer-tools
- domain: media
- platform: windows, cli, ruby
- tags: transcoding, handbrake, ffmpeg, video-conversion, crop-detection, video, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- lisamelton/video_transcoding (main) score 35

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.713401+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:26:08.640534+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lisamelton/video_transcoding (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.713401+00:00, sha ec8e9ff95570)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.