Hyper Log#

Fetch bookmarks from Karakeep, download videos via yt-dlp, compile to single MP4, generate report. Filters videos >3min.

Prerequisites#

• Python 3.7+: pip install requests python-dotenv jinja2
• yt-dlp: pip install yt-dlp
• FFmpeg: sudo apt install ffmpeg
• Karakeep instance with API access

Setup#

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env:

KARAKEEP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3080
KARAKEEP_LIST_ID=your_list_id
KARAKEEP_API_KEY=ak2_xxxxx

Usage#

# Default: last 7 days, YouTube format (1920x1080)
python main.py

# Specific date range
python main.py --start-date 2025-09-23 --end-date 2025-09-30

# Skip download, merge only
python main.py --merge-only --end-date 2025-09-30

# TikTok format (1080x1920 portrait)
python main.py --tiktok

# Combined flags
python main.py --tiktok --merge-only --end-date 2025-09-30

Features#

• Format normalization: Re-encodes mixed video formats (MP4/WebM) to uniform H.264/AAC
• Dimension consistency: Scales videos to fit standard dimensions with letterboxing (no distortion)
• Platform presets: YouTube (1920x1080) or TikTok (1080x1920) via --tiktok flag
• Merge-only mode: Skip downloads, compile existing videos via --merge-only
• Timestamp correction: Fixes non-monotonic DTS warnings with -vsync cfr and -async 1
• Smart caching: Skips re-encoding if normalized files already exist

YouTube Publishing#

Minimal YouTube uploader in youtube.py (104 lines):

# Setup environment variables
export YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID="your_client_id"
export YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET="your_secret"
export YOUTUBE_PROJECT_ID="your_project"

# Upload latest compilation
python youtube.py

Auto-uploads latest .mp4 from compilation/ with matching .md description as private video.

License#

MIT