Open Source Python Video Converters

AMV Converter is a lightweight tool designed to convert videos to the AMV (Actions Media Video) format — a proprietary format used primarily in older MP4/MP3 players. Built using ffmpeg, this converter is optimized to produce AMV files with smaller file sizes, perfect for low-storage portable devices. The tool also includes a built-in video downloader powered by yt-dlp, with support for a wide range of video formats and subtitle/audio preservation options.

DPG for X (dpg4x) is a program that was designed to allow the easy creation of DPG video files on Linux, but now it can also run on OS X and Windows. DPG is a special format of MPEG-1 video specifically made for playback on a Nintendo DS.

A multimedia authoring and processing framework and a video playout server for television broadcasting.

You-Get is a small command-line utility for downloading media (video, audio and images) from the Web when there are no other means to do so. It can download video and audio files from such popular web sites as YouTube, Twitter, Niconico, Vimeo, Flickr, Instagram and a whole lot more. You-Get is a great option for when you want to enjoy your favorite videos, audio or images from the internet without having to open any web browsers or get interrupted by ads. It’s also a good choice for when you want to get rid of any closed-source technology or proprietary JavaScript code from running on your computer.

LiVES mixes realtime video performance and non-linear editing in one professional quality application. It is designed to be simple to use, yet powerful. It is small in size, yet it has many advanced features. Using LiVES, you can start editing and making video right away, without having to worry about formats, frame sizes, or framerates. It is a very flexible tool which is used by both professional VJ's and video editors - mix and switch clips from the keyboard, use dozens of realtime effects, trim and edit your clips in the clip editor, and bring them together using the multitrack timeline. You can even record your performance in real time, and then edit it further or render it straight away. For the more technically minded, the application is frame and sample accurate, and it can be controlled remotely or scripted for use as a video server. And it supports all of the latest free standards.

Video Object Remover – Frame Accurate Edition is a free and open-source desktop application that helps you remove unwanted objects, logos, or watermarks from videos using brush-based masking and AI inpainting. The tool extracts video frames using FFmpeg, lets you mask objects frame-by-frame, and removes them using OpenCV. Built with Python and Tkinter, it features a modern dark-themed GUI, adjustable brush tool, zoom control, and real-time logging. The cleaned video is rebuilt and exported with original quality. Includes a precompiled Windows EXE for normal users (no Python required) and full source code for developers or students. Perfect for YouTubers, video editors, educators, and open-source enthusiasts. 🖥️ Website: https://projectworlds.in 📺 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@projectworlds 📬 Support: https://projectworlds.in/contact-us

pyTivo is both an HMO and GoBack server. Similar to TiVo Desktop pyTivo loads many standard video compression codecs and outputs mpeg2 video to the TiVo. However, pyTivo is able to load MANY more file types than TiVo Desktop.

This project is a simple GUI wrapper for lsdvd and vobcopy. It allows you to copy DVD vobs to a single vob file, suitable for transcoding to your favourite video format. Check out the wiki for more http://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/streamcap

Youtube2mp3 is a cross-platform video downloader and converter that converts YouTube, Google Video, DVDs, and local media files into a wide range of audio and video formats.

Pymedia is a C/C++/Python multimedia module to allow encode/decode/play multimedia information in mp3,ogg,avi etc. formats. Based on ffmpeg with added features and simple Python interface. To be used in multimedia apps written in Python.

The most advanced downloader & converter tool that combines the power of leading open-source technologies under an intuitive GUI. Download videos, Audio, from 10000+ of sites, and also files from any platform with advanced format conversion capabilities. Features a built-in browser with JavaScript injection support that remembers logins while maintaining complete privacy. Five powerful tabs streamline your workflow: Home tab for pasting URLs, channels, playlists, and direct search; Browser tab for seamless web navigation; Downloads tab with resume/cancel support and download history; Utilities tab offering lossless conversion for all file formats plus URL analysis tools; Settings tab for proxy configuration, search limits, download engine selection, and advanced customization. Experience lightning-fast downloads, universal format support, and privacy-focused browsing in one revolutionary application. Perfect for content creators, researchers, media enthusiasts and anyone who demand.

A simple Youtube to mp3 application written in python. I did my best to make it have a simple intuitive design, so now you don't have to go to the sketchy converters. IF NOT ON WINDOWS I believe it should work on other operating systems but I've not tested. If your OS can't run an .exe file then you must run the .py file (source code) directly.

Convert between various image, audio and video formats using the context menu. The addon is written in Python and available for Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar and Dolphin file viewers. It adds a new option to the context menu to create an easy way to convert between a huge amount of file types. The program offers many options to customize the appearance of its context menu. There are also a few extra formats which can be added by installing optional dependencies. The tool has a built-in auto-update function to make sure the newest version is always installed.

This is a program with one, specific purpose: to provide the ability to demux ALL of the streams in any number of Matroska container (mkv) files automatically.

GEntrans is a collection of plug-ins and tools for the GStreamer multimedia framework. It provides a set of GStreamer elements useful in transcoding pipelines and an application to aid in running such pipelines. It also provides a plain and simple though capable and configurable GStreamer based multimedia player.

Elltube is a YouTube Downloader and Converter. The only you have to do is to put YouTube URL and choose the desired format, then, push Download!

Fastest Video player Build Using FFPLAY and FFMPEG Multi-Media Library with Python and Very easy to Control from KeyBoard and runs very fast as ffplay runs.

An easy DVD ripper and DIVX four-pass encoder for the GNOME desktop. GUI for mencoder, lsdvd and vobcopy. (Sencillísimo ripeador de DVDs y compresor a DIVX de 4 pasadas. Interfaz gráfica para mencoder, lsdvd y vobcopy)

VCD Commander aims to produce (S)VCD image (and video) disks with minimal user intervention. Simply arrange the files into directories - VCD Commander will recurse the subdirectories and build menu structures to reflect this.

sub2srt convert subtitles in *.sub (MicroDVD) to *.srt (subrip) format. Using python. there is also portable version. there is another project with similar name which does not work for me. Command line, multiplatform, portable.

Acará is an easy-to-use DVD creator for Unix* build with PyQt4

AnAviPreviewGUI is an avi preview GUI for the command line tool AviPreviewC (from www.funkster.org) AviPreviewC make avi from tempory file ".part" of eDonkey software. The GUI set size, frame, codec, resolution, ... before sand command to create preview.

Automatically call VirtualDubMod and Lame to compress your mpeg2 DV to Xvid video with mp3 audio. Help you save different xvid compress parameters.

BlackLight is a Linux program for managing content on the Sony Drag 'n' Drop Walkman (featuring video encoding!) through wired connection.