Reusing Artifacts¶

Every full run saves the expensive intermediate files. Use them when tuning crop, subtitle style, FPS, or output duration.

Skip Whisper¶

poetry run python -m shortificator \
  --input my_video.mp4 \
  --transcript output/my_video_transcript.json

Skip Whisper and Ollama¶

poetry run python -m shortificator \
  --input my_video.mp4 \
  --transcript output/my_video_transcript.json \
  --candidates output/my_video_candidates.json

This is the fastest rerender path.

Tip

If you want specific cut points instead of reusing the LLM picks, pass them directly with --clip START-END (repeatable) — see Clip Analysis. It combines with --transcript, but not with --candidates.

Typical style iteration¶

poetry run python -m shortificator \
  --input my_video.mp4 \
  --transcript output/my_video_transcript.json \
  --candidates output/my_video_candidates.json \
  --dynamic-subtitles \
  --sub-highlight-color "#20C997" \
  --sub-font-size 84 \
  --sub-y-ratio 0.8