This is a command line Perl script I made a while back to simply show details about a specified video. It is tested on Ubuntu.
You can modify it for your specific requirements or grab some code for another use.
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use warnings;
use IPC::Open3;
# example
my $filename = $ARGV[0];
my %videoInfo = videoInfo($filename);
print "duration: " . $videoInfo{'duration'} . [...]
I wanted a command language translator that can be used in bash shell scripts. There are a couple of options available, but none that were versatile enough. A little research resulted in finding that Google Translate offered what I wanted and that there was a JSON interface, which I could use with Perl’s JSON module.
I added [...]
This is the script I use to SSH remotely dump Subversion repositories on various servers for which I am responsible.
Before you can use this script, you need to set up SSH so your local cron can access the remote servers without a password.
One thing to note about this script is that it automatically rotates the archived [...]
The following is the same on recent Ubuntu releases, including Karmic Koala.
What will not work
There seems to be a problem if you install Net::Amazon::S3 from CPAN. This will not work:
sudo cpan Net::Amazon::S3
Just about every dependency in the world installs, but fails in the home stretch when XML::LibXML::XPathContext and XML::LibXML fail to install.
What will work
sudo aptitude install [...]
This program contains a Perl function I wrote to extract data about a given video.
It also shows how to parse information from program output and organize it usefully.
This has been used a few times in production systems.
If you use this, please drop a comment! It would be fun to know.
Share and enjoy!
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
# get_video_info.pl
# by Andrew [...]
I wanted a test pattern video to test a transcoding daemon I wrote for an iPhone application. I wanted to use the classic RCA test pattern image and a tone.
Simply edit the program header with the path to an image you want to use and the name of the output file you’d like to create.
You’ll need [...]
As is typical of my posts, this is another reference for my own use. When I can’t immediately remember something, I look here or on my private wiki. I hope you find this list useful.
perl.org
http://www.perl.org/
The mothership. Includes: Planet Perl : Perl History : Learn Perl : Online Perl Documentation
Home of the baddest Swiss Army Chainsaw there [...]
Before you can use this script, you need to set up SSH so your local cron can access the remote servers without a password.
One thing to note about this script is that it automatically rotates the archived dump files; keeping a fie for the 1st of the week on a month, 1st of the month and [...]
This creates the small .mov (or whatnot) redirect files that Apple’s makeiPhoneRefMovie generates. This is simply a driver to creat those files with makeiPhoneRefMovie.
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#
# gen_mwn_iphone_mov_redirect_files.pl
#
# This makes the special iPhone .mov rediect files (~ 300 bytes) that the iPhone
# uses to redirect to the appropriate actual movie file.
#
# To use this utility:
#
# Make sure [...]