Edit video with an API, not a shell.
Each guide shows the manual FFmpeg command next to the one typed API call that replaces it — with REST and MCP examples you can run today.
Burn an SRT or WebVTT caption file into a video with a single API call: no FFmpeg install, no shell commands. REST and MCP examples included.
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Convert MOV, WebM or other formats to a browser-friendly H.264 MP4 with one API call. Fast-start enabled, no FFmpeg to install. REST and MCP examples.
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Turn a landscape video into a 9:16 vertical Reel with a blurred background, no stretching or cropping, through one API call. REST and MCP examples.
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Shrink a heavy video into a smaller, web-ready MP4 while keeping it sharp, with one API call and no FFmpeg tuning. REST and MCP examples included.
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Pull the soundtrack out of a video as an MP3 or WAV with one API call: no FFmpeg, no shell. Great for podcasts and transcription. REST and MCP examples.
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Cut a video to a start and end time with one API call: no FFmpeg install, no re-encode guesswork. REST and MCP examples included.
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Overlay a logo on a video with controlled position, size and opacity through one API call. No FFmpeg filtergraphs. REST and MCP examples included.
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Join two to six clips into one MP4, with an optional crossfade, through a single API call. No FFmpeg concat filtergraphs. REST and MCP examples.
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Turn a clip into a crisp, well-sized GIF with one API call: no palette juggling, no two-pass FFmpeg. Set fps and width. REST and MCP examples.
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Grab a poster frame from a video at an exact timestamp as a JPEG or WebP, with one API call. No FFmpeg. REST and MCP examples included.
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Find the moments worth clipping in an hour-long episode and get each one back with a hook, a reason and two scores, then cut them with one API call.
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Skip the audio extraction step: send the video straight to a transcription API, get timestamped segments back, and build your chapter list from them.
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Let the voiceover set the slide durations instead of a template: transcribe it, time each image to its paragraph, join with a crossfade and burn captions.
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Render audio as an MP4 with an animated waveform over your cover art, then burn captions from the transcript so the clip still reads with the sound off.
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Benchmarks
Measured numbers behind the product: what FFmpeg actually costs and how long it takes on serverless CPU and GPU workers.
FFmpeg 9 on RunPod and Cloud Run, 420 measured runs: p50 per recipe, cold starts, burst success and cost per job for CPU and GPU workers.
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