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CLI Usage

Complete reference for the MediaLLM command-line interface.

Basic Syntax

mediallm [OPTIONS] "your request"

Command Options

Option Description
--dry-run Preview command without executing
--version Show version information
--help Show help message

Core Operations

Video Processing

# Format conversion
mediallm "convert video.mov to MP4"

# Resize video
mediallm "resize video.mp4 to 720p"

# Compress video
mediallm "compress large-video.mp4"

# Extract clip
mediallm "trim video.mp4 from 0:30 to 2:00"

Audio Operations

# Extract audio
mediallm "extract audio from video.mp4 as MP3"

# Convert audio format
mediallm "convert music.wav to MP3"

# Remove audio
mediallm "remove audio from video.mp4"

Creative Operations

# Extract thumbnail
mediallm "extract frame from video.mp4 at 30 seconds"

# Create GIF
mediallm "create GIF from video.mp4 first 5 seconds"

# Create slideshow
mediallm "create slideshow from images in folder"

Batch Processing

# Process all files of a type
mediallm "convert all MKV files to MP4"
mediallm "extract audio from all videos"

Output Behavior

File Naming

  • Conversions: input_converted.mp4
  • Audio extractions: input_audio.mp3
  • Thumbnails: input_frame.jpg

Custom Output

mediallm "convert input.avi to MP4 and save as output.mp4"

Tips

Be Specific

# Good
mediallm "convert video.mp4 to high quality MP4"

# Too vague
mediallm "convert video"

Preview First

mediallm --dry-run "compress large-video.mp4"

Next Steps