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Media Processing by hoanghd218 — Agent Skill

Name: Media Processing
Author: hoanghd218

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Media Processing Skill

Process video, audio, and images using FFmpeg, ImageMagick, and RMBG CLI tools.

Tool Selection

Task	Tool	Reason
Video encoding/conversion	FFmpeg	Native codec support, streaming
Audio extraction/conversion	FFmpeg	Direct stream manipulation
Image resize/effects	ImageMagick	Optimized for still images
Background removal	RMBG	AI-powered, local processing
Batch images	ImageMagick	mogrify for in-place edits
Video thumbnails	FFmpeg	Frame extraction built-in
GIF creation	FFmpeg/ImageMagick	FFmpeg for video, ImageMagick for images

Installation

# macOS
brew install ffmpeg imagemagick
npm install -g rmbg-cli

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg imagemagick
npm install -g rmbg-cli

# Verify
ffmpeg -version && magick -version && rmbg --version

Essential Commands

# Video: Convert/re-encode
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy output.mp4
ffmpeg -i input.avi -c:v libx264 -crf 22 -c:a aac output.mp4

# Video: Extract audio
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vn -c:a copy audio.m4a

# Image: Convert/resize
magick input.png output.jpg
magick input.jpg -resize 800x600 output.jpg

# Image: Batch resize
mogrify -resize 800x -quality 85 *.jpg

# Background removal
rmbg input.jpg                          # Basic (modnet)
rmbg input.jpg -m briaai -o output.png  # High quality
rmbg input.jpg -m u2netp -o output.png  # Fast

Key Parameters

FFmpeg:

-c:v libx264 - H.264 codec
-crf 22 - Quality (0-51, lower=better)
-preset slow - Speed/compression balance
-c:a aac - Audio codec

ImageMagick:

800x600 - Fit within (maintains aspect)
800x600^ - Fill (may crop)
-quality 85 - JPEG quality
-strip - Remove metadata

RMBG:

-m briaai - High quality model
-m u2netp - Fast model
-r 4096 - Max resolution

References

Detailed guides in references/:

ffmpeg-encoding.md - Codecs, quality, hardware acceleration
ffmpeg-streaming.md - HLS/DASH, live streaming
ffmpeg-filters.md - Filters, complex filtergraphs
imagemagick-editing.md - Effects, transformations
imagemagick-batch.md - Batch processing, parallel ops
rmbg-background-removal.md - AI models, CLI usage
common-workflows.md - Video optimization, responsive images, GIF creation
troubleshooting.md - Error fixes, performance tips
format-compatibility.md - Format support, codec recommendations

---name: media-processingdescription: Process media with FFmpeg (video/audio), ImageMagick (images), RMBG (AI background removal). Use for encoding, format conversion, filters, thumbnails, batch processing, HLS/DASH streaming.license: MIT---# Media Processing SkillProcess video, audio, and images using FFmpeg, ImageMagick, and RMBG CLI tools.## Tool Selection| Task | Tool | Reason ||------|------|--------|| Video encoding/conversion | FFmpeg | Native codec support, streaming || Audio extraction/conversion | FFmpeg | Direct stream manipulation || Image resize/effects | ImageMagick | Optimized for still images || Background removal | RMBG | AI-powered, local processing || Batch images | ImageMagick | mogrify for in-place edits || Video thumbnails | FFmpeg | Frame extraction built-in || GIF creation | FFmpeg/ImageMagick | FFmpeg for video, ImageMagick for images |## Installation```bash# macOSbrew install ffmpeg imagemagicknpm install -g rmbg-cli# Ubuntu/Debiansudo apt-get install ffmpeg imagemagicknpm install -g rmbg-cli# Verifyffmpeg -version && magick -version && rmbg --version```## Essential Commands```bash# Video: Convert/re-encodeffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy output.mp4ffmpeg -i input.avi -c:v libx264 -crf 22 -c:a aac output.mp4# Video: Extract audioffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vn -c:a copy audio.m4a# Image: Convert/resizemagick input.png output.jpgmagick input.jpg -resize 800x600 output.jpg# Image: Batch resizemogrify -resize 800x -quality 85 *.jpg# Background removalrmbg input.jpg # Basic (modnet)rmbg input.jpg -m briaai -o output.png # High qualityrmbg input.jpg -m u2netp -o output.png # Fast```## Key Parameters**FFmpeg:**- `-c:v libx264` - H.264 codec- `-crf 22` - Quality (0-51, lower=better)- `-preset slow` - Speed/compression balance- `-c:a aac` - Audio codec**ImageMagick:**- `800x600` - Fit within (maintains aspect)- `800x600^` - Fill (may crop)- `-quality 85` - JPEG quality- `-strip` - Remove metadata**RMBG:**- `-m briaai` - High quality model- `-m u2netp` - Fast model- `-r 4096` - Max resolution## ReferencesDetailed guides in `references/`:- `ffmpeg-encoding.md` - Codecs, quality, hardware acceleration- `ffmpeg-streaming.md` - HLS/DASH, live streaming- `ffmpeg-filters.md` - Filters, complex filtergraphs- `imagemagick-editing.md` - Effects, transformations- `imagemagick-batch.md` - Batch processing, parallel ops- `rmbg-background-removal.md` - AI models, CLI usage- `common-workflows.md` - Video optimization, responsive images, GIF creation- `troubleshooting.md` - Error fixes, performance tips- `format-compatibility.md` - Format support, codec recommendations

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