AWS cli download/upload from MacOS
3 easy steps to download from an S3 bucket via commandline: 123brew install awscli # (mac) **install homebrew if needed** aws configure [add access_key_id and secure_access_key when prompted] aws s3 … Read More
Tag: Bash
MacOS (upto Ventura checked) QuickLook preview for .srt .vtt and other subtitle files.
QuickLook is great – when it works… photos, some audio, some video, some documents…. what about the rest? There are many plugins available, but since MacOS 12 (Monterey) – they … Read More
ffmpeg on OSX with hardware enabled encoding
Add to the standard :ffmpeg -i source destination” :: 1-c:v h264_videotoolbox Also – it is critical that the bitrate be set, otherwise the default drops quality down to 600kb/s. to … Read More
Amazon Web Services – CLI client OSX
AWS command line interface user guide can be found here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-welcome.html Installing for OSX in cli: 12curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg" -o "AWSCLIV2.pkg" sudo installer -pkg AWSCLIV2.pkg -target / **The … Read More
Combine AUDIO and VIDEO on OSX – NOT using a NLE/DAW – part 2 – FFMPEG
Simple methods to combine Audio & Video files. For example, update a video file with a new mix, resulting in a single new MOV file. *This will work on OSX, … Read More
Install OSX Command Line Tools without using the GUI
Running xcode-select –install will trigger the standard gui interface confirming download, etc. So trying this over an ssh connection will note be possible. StackExchange to the rescue! 12345678touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress; … Read More
OSX BonjourName HostName LocalHostName NetBIOS Name – making sense of it all
DEFINITIONS:ComputerName = The computer name as visible in the OSX GUI (System Preferences / Sharing …) Also known as the AppleTalk name, and is used by Finder’s Network Browser.LocalHostName = … Read More
bash – iterating over a string array
123456789101112131415#declare -a myArrayList=( myArrayList=( # NEW ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE Judy Bob "Adam Smith" Bonnie # NEW ENTRIES ABOVE THIS LINE ) ## IF YOU HAVE SPACES IN THE ITEMS … Read More
OSX system volume (sound) GET / SET via Terminal / bash
Source: Coderwall.com Manipulate the volume settings on an OSX machine via command line: Get volume # Echos a number from 0 to 100osascript -e ‘output volume of (get volume settings)’ … Read More