# 🎥 LCS Pipeline

Automated livestream highlight rendering and publishing for Fortnite content featuring Gramps.

This project powers the backend of [Llama Chile Shop](https://www.youtube.com/@llamachileshop), transforming raw livestream clips into polished, uploaded videos — complete with titles, thumbnails, intros/outros, and social metadata.

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## ⚙️ Features

* ✅ Daily folder scan for new stream sessions (2025‑07‑10) \[`v0.1.0`]
* 📂 Clip classification (`hits/`, `misses/`, `montages/`, `outtakes/`, `timelapses/`) (2025‑08‑07) \[`v0.1.2`]
* 🧠 AI‑generated titles and descriptions via OpenAI (2025‑07‑10) \[`v0.1.0`]
* 🎬 Auto‑stitched intro + title card + outro (2025‑07‑23) \[`v0.1.0`]
* 🖼️ Dynamic thumbnail creation with Fortnite styling (2025‑07‑25) \[`v0.1.0`]
* ⬆️ Uploads to YouTube (2025‑07‑29) and PeerTube (2025‑08‑07) \[`v0.1.1` & `v0.1.2`]
* 📜 Metadata archive and session history (2025‑07‑26) \[`v0.1.0`]
* 🐘 (Planned) Social posts to Mastodon and Bluesky (2025‑07‑20) \[`v0.2.0`]

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## 🚀 Quick Start

```bash
git clone https://llgit.llamachile.tube/gramps/video-pipeline.git
cd video-pipeline
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.example .env  # Fill in your API keys and config
python main.py
```

> Requires Python 3.13+ and access to mapped NAS directory (e.g. `Z:\2025.08.05\hits\`).

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## 📁 Folder Structure

```
video-pipeline/
├── main.py
├── config.py
├── .env.example
├── modules/
│   ├── render_engine.py
│   ├── title_utils.py
│   ├── thumbnail_utils.py
│   ├── yt_poster.py
│   └── ...
├── assets/         # Branding assets (intros, fonts, logos)
├── logs/           # Sync logs, wiki publish logs, etc.
└── metadata/
    └── history/    # Per-clip metadata archive
```

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## 📚 Documentation

Full documentation is hosted in the [📖 Gitea Wiki](https://llgit.llamachile.tube/gramps/video-pipeline/wiki)

Recommended pages:

* 🏠 [Home](https://llgit.llamachile.tube/gramps/video-pipeline/wiki)
* 🎯 [Clip Handling Logic](https://llgit.llamachile.tube/gramps/video-pipeline/wiki/Clip-Handling-Logic)
* 🗃️ [Metadata Extraction](https://llgit.llamachile.tube/gramps/video-pipeline/wiki/Metadata-Extraction)
* 📺 [YouTube Upload Logic](https://llgit.llamachile.tube/gramps/video-pipeline/wiki/YouTube-Upload-Logic)

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## 🛠️ Development Mode

* `DEBUG=True` in `.env` disables destructive operations
* All modules can be run/tested independently
* Wiki editing is supported via local Markdown and `wiki_publish.log`

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## 👤 About

Created by Gramps for Llama Chile Shop — a custom content pipeline for old-school gaming chaos.

> Maintainer: `gramps@llamachile.shop`
> Contributions welcome in the form of bug reports, pull requests, or Fortnite gifts.