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claude-real-video has two install tiers. The core install gives you scene-aware frame extraction and deduplication — everything you need to feed a video’s key frames to an LLM. The full install adds openai-whisper so the tool can also transcribe the audio and write a plain-text transcript alongside the frames.
Python 3.10 or later is required. Check your version with
python --version before continuing.Install the package
yt-dlp (for URL sources) and Pillow (for pixel-level deduplication). The [whisper] extra additionally installs openai-whisper.
Install ffmpeg
ffmpeg and ffprobe are used for frame extraction and audio processing. They are not pip-installable — you must install them through your system’s package manager and ensure they are on your PATH.
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
The easiest path is Homebrew:
Verify ffmpeg is on your PATH
After installation, confirmffmpeg can be found:
ffmpeg version 7.x .... If the command is not found, check that the bin\ folder (Windows) or the install path (macOS/Linux) is in your PATH.
Whisper
Transcription uses thewhisper CLI, which is installed automatically by the [whisper] extra. You can also install it separately:
ffmpeg to extract audio from video files, so the ffmpeg installation above is a prerequisite for transcription as well. If whisper is not found on your PATH, claude-real-video skips transcription cleanly and notes the reason in MANIFEST.txt.
Verify the install
Supported platforms
claude-real-video is tested on macOS, Linux, and Windows.