v0.3.0 - Real-time selection previews

Added

• Two-phase processing architecture: Separate extraction/analysis from selection phase
• Interactive selection screen: Visual preview of frame selection with real-time feedback
• Sharpness visualization: Bar chart showing frame quality distribution (first 100 frames)
• Live selection preview: See frame count before applying selection
• Parameter adjustment: Fine-tune selection parameters with instant visual feedback

Changed

• TUI workflow: Now operates in distinct extraction and selection phases
• Selection process: Interactive with visual feedback instead of batch processing
• Resource efficiency: Analyze frames once, try multiple selection methods without reprocessing

Fixed

• Windows compatibility: FFmpeg process hanging on Windows with large videos
• Process termination: Proper subprocess cleanup with timeout handling
• Thread safety: Enhanced concurrent processing stability on Windows

Technical

• Two-phase TUIProcessor: New orchestrator for separated extraction and selection phases
• Selection preview API: Added preview_selection methods to processor and selector
• SharpnessChart widget: Custom Textual widget for frame quality visualization
• Windows FFmpeg fix: Proactive termination on frame count completion with stall detection

V0.2.4

[0.2.4] - 2025-01-21

Added

• Smart Path Sanitization: Automatically removes quotes, shell command prefixes, and escape sequences from pasted file paths
• Intelligent File Path Routing: Drag-and-drop and file paths are automatically routed to appropriate input fields based on context
• Enhanced Input Validation: Visual feedback for valid/invalid inputs with helpful hints
• Improved User Experience: Seamless path handling eliminates common user frustrations

Changed

• Path Input UX: File path inputs now automatically clean user input for better usability
• Input Field Validation: Enhanced validators with automatic path sanitization
• Visual Feedback: Added helpful text indicating automatic quote removal

Fixed

• Processing Error Handling: Improved error messages and user feedback in processing screen
• Configuration Validation: Better handling of path validation edge cases
• MacOS fixes: Versions 0.2.1 - 0.2.3 addressed several cross compatibility issues with the textual interface on MacOS

Technical

• New PathSanitizer Utility: Comprehensive path cleaning with extensive test coverage (366+ test cases)
• Enhanced Validators: All path validators now support automatic sanitization
• Smart File Type Detection: Context-aware routing based on file extensions and current step

v0.2.3 - Cross compatibility patch

Includes macOS processing improvements and fixes.

v0.2.0 - TUI and video directory processing

New Features

Textual Interface (Default)

• Replaces command-line prompts with step-by-step wizard
• Real-time input validation and error feedback
• Enhanced error messages with specific guidance

Video Directory Processing

• Process all videos in a folder with a single command
• Automatically detects and processes supported video formats
• Maintains individual processing settings for each video

Usage Changes

# New default behavior
sharp-frames                    # Launches textual interface

# Existing functionality unchanged  
sharp-frames input.mp4 output/  # Direct processing
sharp-frames video_folder/ output/  # Process all videos in folder
sharp-frames --interactive      # Legacy prompts

Technical Changes

Added

• Path validation with existence/permission checking
• Numeric field validation with range checking
• Thread-safe subprocess management
• UI component testing
• Enhanced error analysis and reporting

Fixed

• Configuration parameter mapping
• Resource cleanup (temp files, subprocesses)
• Error message specificity

Breaking Changes

• sharp-frames without arguments now launches UI instead of showing help
• Use sharp-frames --help for command-line help

Installation

pip install --upgrade sharp-frames
# or
pipx upgrade sharp-frames

Dependencies

• Added: textual>=0.41.0
• All existing dependencies unchanged

v0.1.3 - Image resizing

Added

• Image resizing feature: New --width parameter to specify a custom width for extracted frames
• Proportional scaling that preserves aspect ratio for both video extraction and directory processing
• Interactive mode prompt for specifying resize width

Fixed

• Improved FFmpeg subprocess handling to better manage stderr output

v0.1.2

[0.1.2] - 2024-06-18

Added

• Preserve original filenames when processing images from a directory

Release v0.1.1

Minor fixes and cleanup

• Updated default batch buffer value from 0 to 2 for better results in batched mode
• Improved FFmpeg dependency detection and warning messages

Fixed

• Fixed import issues that caused errors when running without installation

Initial Release v0.1.0

Added

• Initial release
• Support for extracting frames from video files
• Support for processing directories of images
• Three frame selection methods:
  • best-n: Select best frames while maintaining minimum distance
  • batched: Select best frame from each batch
  • outlier-removal: Remove outliers based on comparison with neighbors
• Interactive mode with guided prompts
• Proper Python package structure for pip and pipx installation
• Command-line interface with sharp-frames command