# Commanding the Edit Suite # External Resources - [Free Code Camp](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/command-line-for-beginners/) - [ffmprovisr](https://amiaopensource.github.io/ffmprovisr/) - Tips, tricks, and examples for using `ffmpeg` - [TL:DR;](https://tldr.inbrowser.app/) - Documentation is hard to read, this is more user-friendly ways to learn how commands work! - Youtube channels - [\*NIX Tricks](https://www.youtube.com/@nixtricks) - Great short videos on specific Terminal Commands - [FireshipIO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Mayv5JPz0) - Quick fast videos on programming topics. - [FFMPEG Useful Techniques](https://fireship.io/lessons/ffmpeg-useful-techniques/) - [MacOS Defaults](https://macos-defaults.com/finder/) - Shows commands for setting settings via Terminal on macOS # Moving Files Get every file ending in `.mov` in each folder, and move them into the current folder. ```zsh mv -i **/*.mov ./ ``` # `ffmpeg` More examples on [ffmprovisr](https://amiaopensource.github.io/ffmprovisr/) More detailed explanations on the way! ## Quickly add a mixed file to a video Smash a video file, and an audio file into one, without needing to re-encode. Can be used to quickly add a final mix to a video. ```zsh ffmpeg -i Spring-SFXOnly.mp4 -i Spring-FullMix.aac -map 0:v -map 1:a -c copy Spring-FullMix.mp4 ``` ## Extract Audio from Video Can sometimes be used to save audio from a corrupt video, or just to extract audio when needed. Advanced versions of this can even add full 7.1 Surround Sound audio into a video. ```zsh ffmpeg -i pretend_this_is_corrupt.mxf -vn -c copy saved_audio.wav ``` # Defaults and Preferences Lots of preferences can be brought along with you and can make your life easier if hopping between machines for freelance or school work! ```zsh # Setup Your Dock defaults delete com.apple.dock persistent-apps # Empties Dock defaults write com.apple.dock autohide 1 killall Dock # Restarts the Dock # Setup Finder Defaults defaults write com.apple.finder "FXPreferredViewStyle" -string "Nlsv" # List View defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowPathbar" -bool "true" defaults write com.apple.dock "orientation" -string "left" defaults write NSGlobalDomain "AppleShowAllExtensions" -bool "false" defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop" defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop" defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop" defaults write com.apple.finder "ShowMountedServersOnDesktop" killall Finder # Restarts Finder ``` > [!INFO] What the heck is `killall`? > `killall` is a way to quit a program in the Terminal. There's a lot of history for why it is that. And there's more graceful ways to quit apps. You can sort of think of it as the "Force Quit" of the terminal # Finding Stock Footage This `egrep` command is basically reading the EDL file, and then searching for things that match the given pattern. The pattern is a format called regex. I recommend [regex101](https://regex101.com) or [regexr](https://regexr.com) for learning how that works! ```zsh egrep -io "getty(images)?-[0-9]+" MediaComposer.edl | uniq ``` ## Fancier Example I'm using a different scripting language for this one, nushell, since it's a bit easier to combine lines. You can do the same thing in ZSH no issue! You can set shortcuts for this using macOS Shortcuts, or using aliases in your terminal. ```nushell ^open quot;https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/film?family=editorial&phrase=(open ~/cmd_the_edit/sequence/stock/AvidSequenceReport.txt | egrep -io 'getty(images)?-[0-9]+' | cut -d'-' -f2 | lines | uniq | str join ',')" ``` ## Live Presentation Media Sources Footage and assets from the `Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org` (CCBY4.0): - Spring - Big Buck Bunny - Cosmo's Laundromat