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Video Utils

FFmpeg-powered video utilities (20M+ runs) — convert to mp4/gif, extract audio as mp3, or dump zipped frames, all with one task parameter. The Swiss-army knife for media pipelines.

5 credits

per operation

Convert any video to mp4 or gif

Extract audio as mp3

Dump frames as a zip (with fps control)

7 credits per operation

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Quick Start

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nicolascoutureau/video-utils",
  "input": {
    "input_file": "https://example.com/meeting-recording.mp4",
    "task": "extract_video_audio_as_mp3"
  }
}'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`task`	string	Yes	-	Operation to perform convert_input_to_mp4convert_input_to_gifextract_video_audio_as_mp3zipped_frames_to_mp4zipped_frames_to_gifextract_frames_from_inputreverse_videobounce_videocreate_image_previewcreate_preview_videoget_video_metadatareencode_audio_for_fast_seekingencode_for_instareencode_for_web
`input_file`	string	Yes	-	Input video/media file URL
`fps`	integer	No	0	Frame rate for gif/frames tasks (0 = source fps)

Common Parameters

Common parameters used when calling POST /v1/predictions.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`model`	string	Yes	-	Model identifier
`input`	object	Yes	-	Object containing the model-specific parameters from the table above
`output_folder`	string	No	-	Folder path for output files (max 256 chars, '..' not allowed)
`webhook_url`	string	No	-	Webhook URL to call on completion
`is_public`	boolean	No	false	If true, output files are also available via permanent public URLs

Examples

Extract Audio for Transcription

Pull the mp3 track to feed into Whisper

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nicolascoutureau/video-utils",
  "input": {
    "input_file": "https://example.com/meeting-recording.mp4",
    "task": "extract_video_audio_as_mp3"
  }
}'