Download videos, extract transcripts, capture frames. Analyze YouTube, tutorials, DD videos with yt-dlp + Whisper + ffmpeg.
---
name: video-watcher
description: Download videos, extract transcripts, capture frames. Analyze YouTube, tutorials, DD videos with yt-dlp + Whisper + ffmpeg.
metadata: {"clawdbot":{"requires":{"bins":["yt-dlp","ffmpeg","whisper"]}}}
---
# Video Watcher
Download, transcribe, and screenshot videos for analysis.
## Requirements
```bash
brew install yt-dlp ffmpeg openai-whisper
```
## Quick Start
```bash
./scripts/analyze.sh "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
```
## Output
```
outputs/
├── video.mp4 # Downloaded video
├── audio.mp3 # Extracted audio
├── transcript.txt # Plain text
├── transcript.srt # Subtitles
└── frames/ # Screenshots every 30s
```
## Commands
### Analyze video
```bash
./scripts/analyze.sh "URL" [output-dir] [frame-interval] [whisper-model]
```
### Summarize transcript
```bash
./scripts/summarize.sh ./outputs/transcript.txt
```
Or with AI:
```bash
cat outputs/transcript.txt | clawdbot ask "Summarize this"
```
## Config
`config.json`:
```json
{
"whisper_model": "medium",
"frame_interval": 30,
"output_dir": "./outputs"
}
```
## Use Cases
- DD (Due Diligence) videos
- Lecture notes
- Podcast summaries
- Tutorial documentation
- Meeting recordings
don't have the plugin yet? install it then click "run inline in claude" again.