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+
+```bash
+conda install ffmpeg
+pip install ffmpeg
+
+```
+#### python3.10
+#### ffmpeg version 4.3 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 7.3.0 (crosstool-NG 1.23.0.449-a04d0)
diff --git a/code.py b/code.py
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 import os
-import ffmpeg
+import subprocess
 from PIL import Image
 from os.path import join
 from PIL.Image import Resampling
 
-direct = "videos"
-output = "output"
-
-# make output directory if not already created
-os.makedirs("output", exist_ok = True)
-
-# retrieve all files from the input video folder
-files = []
-for (_, _, filenames) in os.walk(direct):
-    files.extend(filenames)
-files = [f for f in files if f.endswith(".mp4")]
-
-for (idx, fi) in enumerate(files):
-
-    # designate input and output file names
-    file_name = join(direct, fi)
-    fout = join(output, fi)
-
-    # checking video dimensions
-    probe = ffmpeg.probe(file_name)
-    video_streams = [stream for stream in probe["streams"] if stream["codec_type"] == "video"]
-    base_width = video_streams[0]['width'] - 20
-
-    # resizing overlay to fit
-    im = Image.open('overlay.png')
-    width, height = im.size
-    ratio = base_width/width
-    im = im.resize((base_width, int(ratio * height)), Resampling.LANCZOS)
-    im.save("temp.png")
-
-    # get video and audio streams
-    vid_stream = ffmpeg.input(file_name).video
-    audio_stream = ffmpeg.input(file_name).audio
-    vid_background = ffmpeg.input('temp.png')
-
-    # overlay background on video stream and mix in original audio stream
-    overlaid_vid_stream = ffmpeg.overlay(vid_stream, vid_background, x = 10, y = 10)
-    output_video_and_audio = ffmpeg.output(audio_stream, overlaid_vid_stream, fout)
-    output_video_and_audio.overwrite_output().run(quiet = False) # set quiet = True to remove output clutter
-
-    # clean up
+# Input and output directories
+input_dir = "videos"
+output_dir = "output"
+
+# Create the output directory if it doesn't exist
+os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+# Retrieve all .mp4 files from the input video folder
+files = [f for f in os.listdir(input_dir) if f.endswith(".mp4")]
+
+for idx, file in enumerate(files):
+    input_file = join(input_dir, file)
+    output_file = join(output_dir, file)
+
+    # Check video dimensions using subprocess with ffprobe
+    cmd = [
+        "ffprobe", "-v", "error",
+        "-select_streams", "v:0",
+        "-show_entries", "stream=width,height",
+        "-of", "csv=p=0:s=x",
+        input_file
+    ]
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)
+    width, height = map(int, result.stdout.strip().split('x'))
+    
+    # Adjust the width for overlay
+    base_width = width - 20  # Adjusted width for overlay
+
+    # Resize overlay image to fit video
+    overlay_image = Image.open('overlay.png')
+    overlay_ratio = base_width / overlay_image.width
+    overlay_resized = overlay_image.resize((base_width, int(overlay_image.height * overlay_ratio)), Resampling.LANCZOS)
+    overlay_resized.save("temp.png")
+
+    # Overlay video with FFmpeg
+    cmd = [
+        "ffmpeg", "-i", input_file,
+        "-i", "temp.png",
+        "-filter_complex", f"[0:v][1:v] overlay=10:10,scale={width*2}:-1",
+        "-c:a", "copy",
+        "-y", output_file
+    ]
+    subprocess.run(cmd)
+
+    # Clean up temporary overlay file
     os.remove("temp.png")
 
-    # keep track of videos processed
-    print("Processed", idx + 1, "videos")
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+    # Display progress
+    print(f"Processed {idx + 1}/{len(files)} videos: {file}")