Answers.Body: <p>Consider the following technologies:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>ffmpeg + command line </p></li>
  <li><p>Adobe After Effects + ExtendScript language (based on JavaScript) </p></li>
  <li><p>Sony Vegas Pro + C# language (or any other Microsoft .NET language)</p></li>
  </ol>
  
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Body: <p>I am looking for a scripting language that can handle cutting together 50+ mp4 files.  In addition to this I'd also like it if I can provide a text file with the date of each video and make some sort of slightly opaque box containing the date that I can burn over the video.  Is there a good tool out there for this?  Most of the stuff I've found only works on avi files.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Welcome derek :) you can use ffmpeg and call it as subprocess via python. For the ffmpeg part, you will find all necessary informations on this site. I would write an answer, but your question is a bit too broad. Maybe let us know what files you have and what exactly you want to do with it. Anyway, enjoy the site!
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Tags: <editing><automation>
Title: Automated/Scripted Video Editing
UserDisplayName: derek
ThreadText: # Automated/Scripted Video Editing
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-04)
  
  I am looking for a scripting language that can handle cutting together 50+ mp4 files. In addition to this I'd also like it if I can provide a text file with the date of each video and make some sort of slightly opaque box containing the date that I can burn over the video. Is there a good tool out there for this? Most of the stuff I've found only works on avi files.
  
  **Tags:** editing, automation
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Welcome username_0 :) you can use ffmpeg and call it as subprocess via python. For the ffmpeg part, you will find all necessary informations on this site. I would write an answer, but your question is a bit too broad. Maybe let us know what files you have and what exactly you want to do with it. Anyway, enjoy the site!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-05. Score: 1
  
  Consider the following technologies:
  
  1. ffmpeg + command line
  2. Adobe After Effects + ExtendScript language (based on JavaScript)
  3. Sony Vegas Pro + C# language (or any other Microsoft .NET language)
  
  
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