automation

Automate Video Tasks with ffmpeg-engineering-handbook

Name: Automate Video Tasks with ffmpeg-engineering-handbook
Author: endcycles

Get a practical cheatsheet for video automation.

86 stars8 forksGuide quality 8/10Updated 7/27/2026100% free · open source

What it does

The ffmpeg-engineering-handbook provides a practical cheatsheet for automating video processing tasks, such as clipping and media processing pipelines.

When to use it

•When you need to automate video editing tasks for your startup's social media content
•When you want to create a media processing pipeline for your video-sharing platform
•When you need to clip and process videos in bulk for your e-learning course

Ready-to-paste prompt

Use the command `ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "scale=640:480, crop=320:240:100:100" output.mp4` to scale and crop a video

Heads up: Make sure you have FFmpeg installed on your system and the executable is in your system's PATH, as the cheatsheet assumes you have a working FFmpeg installation

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ffmpeg-engineering-handbook && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/ffmpeg-engineering-handbook/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/ffmpeg-engineering-handbook/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.