Reduce ffmpeg console output

.gitignore

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ __pycache__/
 venv/
 
 # Generated videos / outputs
+movmaker.log
 out/
 *.mp4
 *.mov

README.md

@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ python3 movmaker.py input --preview
 - embeds MP4 metadata: title, date, location/place, QuickTime location name, artist, comment, and creation_time
 - writes an MP4 file named like `YYYYMMDD_title.mp4` in the current directory by default; use `--out-dir DIR` to choose another output directory
 - takes `YYYYMMDD` from the first picture/video metadata, falling back to file modification date
+- keeps console output minimal during rendering and writes detailed ffmpeg output to `movmaker.log` in the input directory
 - uses local `ffmpeg/ffmpeg` and `ffmpeg/ffprobe` when present, otherwise system tools
 
 ## Notes

movmaker.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 FFMPEG = BASE_DIR / "ffmpeg" / "ffmpeg"
 FFPROBE = BASE_DIR / "ffmpeg" / "ffprobe"
 PIXABAY_ENV = Path.home() / ".config" / "movmaker" / "pixabay.env"
+LOG_PATH: Path | None = None
 
 
 def tool_path(local_path: Path, fallback: str) -> str:
@@ -56,9 +57,75 @@ class MediaItem:
     duration: float
 
 
-def run(cmd: list[str]) -> None:
+def log_message(message: str) -> None:
-    print("+", shlex.join(cmd))
+    if LOG_PATH:
-    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
+        with LOG_PATH.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as log:
+            log.write(message.rstrip() + "\n")
+
+
+def ffmpeg_progress_cmd(cmd: list[str], progress: bool) -> list[str]:
+    if not cmd or Path(cmd[0]).name != "ffmpeg":
+        return cmd
+    out = [cmd[0], "-hide_banner", "-nostats"]
+    rest = cmd[1:]
+    if rest and rest[0] == "-y":
+        out.append("-y")
+        rest = rest[1:]
+    if progress:
+        out += ["-progress", "pipe:1"]
+    return out + rest
+
+
+def format_bytes(value: int) -> str:
+    size = float(max(0, value))
+    for unit in ["B", "KB", "MB", "GB"]:
+        if size < 1024 or unit == "GB":
+            return f"{size:.1f}{unit}"
+        size /= 1024
+    return f"{size:.1f}GB"
+
+
+def run(cmd: list[str], progress_duration: float | None = None) -> None:
+    progress = progress_duration is not None and progress_duration > 0 and Path(cmd[0]).name == "ffmpeg"
+    run_cmd = ffmpeg_progress_cmd(cmd, progress)
+    log_message("+ " + shlex.join(run_cmd))
+    if not LOG_PATH:
+        subprocess.run(run_cmd, check=True)
+        return
+
+    with LOG_PATH.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as log:
+        if not progress:
+            subprocess.run(run_cmd, stdout=log, stderr=log, check=True)
+            return
+
+        process = subprocess.Popen(run_cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=log, text=True, bufsize=1)
+        fields: dict[str, str] = {}
+        assert process.stdout is not None
+        for raw_line in process.stdout:
+            line = raw_line.strip()
+            log.write(line + "\n")
+            if "=" not in line:
+                continue
+            key, value = line.split("=", 1)
+            fields[key] = value
+            if key in {"out_time_ms", "total_size", "speed", "fps", "progress"}:
+                try:
+                    seconds = int(fields.get("out_time_ms", "0")) / 1_000_000
+                except ValueError:
+                    seconds = 0.0
+                try:
+                    written = int(fields.get("total_size", "0"))
+                except ValueError:
+                    written = 0
+                percent = min(100.0, max(0.0, seconds / progress_duration * 100.0))
+                fps = fields.get("fps", "?")
+                speed = fields.get("speed", "?")
+                sys.stdout.write(f"\rRendering {percent:5.1f}%  fps={fps}  speed={speed}  written={format_bytes(written)}")
+                sys.stdout.flush()
+        rc = process.wait()
+        sys.stdout.write("\n")
+        if rc != 0:
+            raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(rc, run_cmd)
 
 
 def capture(cmd: list[str]) -> str:
@@ -785,7 +852,7 @@ def build_video(
         cmd += ["-an"]
 
     cmd += ["-c:v", "libx264", "-preset", preset, "-crf", str(crf), "-r", str(fps), "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p", "-movflags", "+faststart+use_metadata_tags", str(output)]
-    run(cmd)
+    run(cmd, total_duration)
 
 
 def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
@@ -806,6 +873,10 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
     parser.add_argument("--music-genre", default="cinematic punk rock", help="Pixabay music search query used only when input has no audio files")
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
+    global LOG_PATH
+    LOG_PATH = args.input / "movmaker.log"
+    LOG_PATH.write_text("movmaker log\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
     require_tool("ffmpeg")
     require_tool("ffprobe")
 
@@ -852,6 +923,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
 
     print(f"Found {len(media)} media file(s), {len(audio_files)} audio file(s).")
     print(f"Output: {output}")
+    print(f"Log: {LOG_PATH}")
     if data.title or data.date or data.place:
         print("Title data:", " | ".join(x for x in [data.title, data.date, data.place] if x))
 
@@ -860,15 +932,16 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
         jobs = max(1, args.jobs)
         clips = [tmp / f"clip_{idx:04d}.mp4" for idx in range(len(media))]
         if jobs == 1:
+            print("Preparing clips...")
             for item, out in zip(media, clips):
-                print(f"Preparing {item.kind}: {item.path.name}")
+                log_message(f"Preparing {item.kind}: {item.path.name}")
                 normalize_clip(item, out, width, height, fps, preset, crf)
         else:
             print(f"Preparing clips with {jobs} parallel jobs")
             with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=jobs) as executor:
                 futures = []
                 for item, out in zip(media, clips):
-                    print(f"Preparing {item.kind}: {item.path.name}")
+                    log_message(f"Preparing {item.kind}: {item.path.name}")
                     futures.append(executor.submit(normalize_clip, item, out, width, height, fps, preset, crf))
                 for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(futures):
                     future.result()