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Toolkit expanding video processing capabilities. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Toolkit expanding video processing capabilities
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Commands and aliases
- videoalchemy
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Project history and usage
VideoAlchemy is a young FFmpeg-oriented video processing toolkit that uses YAML configuration to describe media tasks. Its core idea is to make FFmpeg pipelines more readable by moving inputs, outputs, codecs, filters, task ordering, and validation into structured compose files.
Project history
The first public upstream release, v0.0.1-alpha, was published on September 7, 2024 and introduced the project as a way to simplify FFmpeg by running sequences of commands from a human-readable YAML configuration. A 1.0.0 release candidate followed on December 17, 2024 with complex-filter support, stronger compose-file validation, and refactored FFmpeg command generation.
Version 1.0.0 was published on January 1, 2025. Its release notes presented YAML-based configuration, command sequencing through `run_after`, readable command attributes, multi-bitrate HLS generation, advanced filters such as stabilization, and validation as the major features.
How it is used
VideoAlchemy is used as a declarative wrapper around repeatable FFmpeg work: define a `viddo-compose.yaml`, validate it, and let the tool execute dependent video tasks in order. The documentation pitches it to content creators, streamers, and developers who need FFmpeg workflows without constantly hand-writing long command lines.
Why package nerds care
Its significance is still early and niche, but it represents a common package ecosystem pattern: a thin, domain-specific orchestration layer over FFmpeg. The history is therefore best treated as release-line context rather than evidence of broad adoption.
Timeline
- 2024-09-07: v0.0.1-alpha introduces YAML-driven FFmpeg task sequences.
- 2024-12-17: 1.0.0-RC1 adds complex-filter support and improved compose-file validation.
- 2025-01-01: 1.0.0 is published as the first stable milestone.
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security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:video
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
videoalchemy | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.0.0
https://github.com/viddotech/videoalchemy
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:videoalchemy |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/videoalchemy |
| Homepage | https://viddotech.github.io/videoalchemy/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/viddotech/videoalchemy |
| Upstream docs | https://viddotech.github.io/videoalchemy |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/viddotech/videoalchemy/archive/refs/tags/1.0.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | videoalchemy |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
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