From 10e9c5fae1efd41de949f71c4c1888a86e5b1fdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hbrain <hbrain@piagent.local>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 00:56:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Use current directory for default output

---
 README.md   |  4 ++--
 movmaker.py | 12 ++++++------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14fbaa9..61fb2c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ With options:
 
 ```bash
 python3 movmaker.py input \
-  --out-dir out \
+  --out-dir . \
   --image-duration 6 \
   --fade 3 \
   --audio-fade 10 \
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ python3 movmaker.py input --preview
 - adds persistent bottom-left title/date/place and bottom-right `@bubulescu` stamps
 - writes safe ASCII text in rendered overlays and metadata, so special letters become readable equivalents like `Č` -> `C`, `å` -> `a`, `ø` -> `o`
 - embeds MP4 metadata: title, date, location, artist, comment, and creation_time
-- writes an MP4 file named like `YYYYMMDD_title.mp4` by default
+- writes an MP4 file named like `YYYYMMDD_title.mp4` in the current directory by default
 - takes `YYYYMMDD` from the first picture/video metadata, falling back to file modification date
 - uses local `ffmpeg/ffmpeg` and `ffmpeg/ffprobe` when present, otherwise system tools
 
diff --git a/movmaker.py b/movmaker.py
index 15e7297..14c016d 100755
--- a/movmaker.py
+++ b/movmaker.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def build_video(
         nonlocal text_file_count
         path = text_dir / f"drawtext_{text_file_count:04d}.txt"
         text_file_count += 1
-        path.write_text(ascii_safe(text), encoding="utf-8")
+        path.write_text(text, encoding="utf-8")
         return f"textfile='{path}':expansion=none"
 
     cmd = [tool_path(FFMPEG, "ffmpeg"), "-y"]
@@ -541,9 +541,9 @@ def build_video(
 
     cmd += ["-filter_complex", ";".join(filters), "-map", f"[{final_label}]"]
     metadata = {
-        "title": ascii_safe(data.title),
-        "date": ascii_safe(data.date),
-        "location": ascii_safe(data.place),
+        "title": data.title,
+        "date": data.date,
+        "location": data.place,
         "artist": "@bubulescu",
         "comment": "Created with movmaker",
         "creation_time": creation_date.isoformat(),
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ def build_video(
 def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Make a video from a flat folder of images/videos/audio.")
     parser.add_argument("input", type=Path, help="flat input directory")
-    parser.add_argument("--output", "-o", type=Path, help="output mp4 path; defaults to out/YYYYMMDD_title.mp4")
-    parser.add_argument("--out-dir", type=Path, default=Path("out"), help="directory for auto-named output videos")
+    parser.add_argument("--output", "-o", type=Path, help="output mp4 path; defaults to YYYYMMDD_title.mp4 in the current directory")
+    parser.add_argument("--out-dir", type=Path, default=Path("."), help="directory for auto-named output videos")
     parser.add_argument("--image-duration", type=float, default=6.0, help="seconds each image is visible")
     parser.add_argument("--fade", type=float, default=3.0, help="crossfade duration in seconds")
     parser.add_argument("--audio-fade", type=float, default=10.0, help="music fade-out duration in seconds")