ffmpeg-skill

★ 2.0k

openreality

★ 429

ffmpeg-skill vs openreality

Q: Which is better, ffmpeg-skill or openreality?

By GitHub stars, ffmpeg-skill has more community adoption, but the best choice depends on your specific use case.

ffmpeg-skill: ffmpeg-skill is an Agent Skill and MCP server that lets Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or any MCP client edit video with local FFmpeg. It teaches a probe → edit → check → verify workflow and ships 42 tools for cutting, silence removal, captions, reframing, loudness and delivery checks, using only the Python standard library and no cloud or API keys.; openreality: Open Reality turns a phone video into a persistent 3D scene that an AI agent can query through 41 MCP tools. It supports measurement, path planning and robot-training exports, and the whole server can be self-hosted on your own GPU or Modal account.

TL;DR

ffmpeg-skillVision / Multimodal · ★ 2.0k

Asking a coding agent to cut, caption and reframe footage for short-form platforms

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openrealityVision / Multimodal · ★ 429

Ask Claude Code how big a room is or what objects are in a scan

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Features

ffmpeg-skill

0142 tools: cut, join, silence removal, captions and karaoke, overlays, HDR to SDR, LUTs, multicam, loudness

02Every tool callable over MCP; a core 12 are listed by default to keep client context small

03Machine-readable contract describing all tools (npx ffmpeg-skill contract --json)

04Optional local transcription with Parakeet or Whisper; audio is never uploaded

05Tested in CI against FFmpeg 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 8 and 9

openreality

01Upload a phone video and get a persistent 3D scene a few minutes later

02Distance and angle measurement, reported in metres only after calibration with a real distance

03Path planning through the scanned free space to an object or point

04Exports scans as LeRobot / GR00T style datasets or an Isaac Sim scene (hosted service)

05Offline simulator with fixture data for development without an account or GPU

Use Cases

ffmpeg-skill

↳Asking a coding agent to cut, caption and reframe footage for short-form platforms

↳Batch loudness normalisation and delivery checks on a folder of videos

↳Removing silences and filler words from talking-head recordings

openreality

↳Ask Claude Code how big a room is or what objects are in a scan

↳Generate robot-training data from a phone scan of a real space

↳Self-host a video-to-3D reconstruction backend for agents

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FAQ

What is the difference between ffmpeg-skill and openreality?

Both ffmpeg-skill and openreality are in the Vision / Multimodal category. ffmpeg-skill has 2.0k stars, while openreality has 429 stars.

Which is better, ffmpeg-skill or openreality?

The best choice depends on your use case. Choose ffmpeg-skill if Asking a coding agent to cut, caption and reframe footage for short-form platforms, and openreality if Ask Claude Code how big a room is or what objects are in a scan.

Is ffmpeg-skill free or open source?

Yes, ffmpeg-skill is open source on GitHub (MIT).

Is openreality free or open source?

Yes, openreality is open source on GitHub (BSD-2-Clause).

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