.. _auto_movie_editor:

*MOVIE EDITOR*
==============

Provides simple movie editing features including frame extraction, downsizing, and custom FFmpeg-style operations on a video file. Use it to pull individual frames from a simulation animation, reduce video resolution, or apply custom processing options.

When to use
-----------

Tagged: ``animation``, ``downsize``, ``editing``, ``ffmpeg``, ``frames``, ``image``, ``movie``, ``video``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Movie File
     - movie
     - file
     - —
     - ✓
     - Input video file (e.g. MP4, AVI) to be processed; required for all task types.
   * - Task Type
     - task
     - select
     - get_frames
     - ✓
     - Editing operation to perform: 'get_frames' extracts individual frames as images, 'downsize' reduces video resolution, 'custom' applies user-defined options; defaults to 'get_frames'.
   * - Options
     - options
     - textarea
     - —
     - 
     - Optional key-value parameters passed to the selected task, supplied as comma-separated 'key=value' pairs (e.g. 'fps=10, scale=640x480'); leave blank unless the chosen task requires additional configuration.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Modified Movie
     - modified_movie
     - movie
     - Processed video file produced by the 'downsize' or 'custom' task; not populated when 'get_frames' is selected.
   * - Frames
     - data
     - dataset
     - Dataset of extracted frame images produced by the 'get_frames' task; not populated for 'downsize' or 'custom' tasks.

Disciplines
-----------

- cae.postprocessing.visualization
- data.io.file

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