#!/bin/bash # Ensure a video file is passed as an argument if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then echo "Usage: $0 path/to/video.mp4" exit 1 fi VIDEO_FILE=$1 FRAME_FILE="frame.png" OUTPUT_FILE="frame_transparent.png" # Extract the first frame as a PNG ffmpeg -i "$VIDEO_FILE" -vf "select=eq(n\,0)" -q:v 3 "$FRAME_FILE" # Ensure ffmpeg succeeded if [ ! -f "$FRAME_FILE" ]; then echo "Failed to extract the first frame." exit 1 fi # Use ImageMagick to convert white to transparent # Replace 'convert' with 'magick' for ImageMagick v7 magick "$FRAME_FILE" -fuzz 15% -transparent white "$OUTPUT_FILE" # Notify the user of success if [ -f "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]; then echo "The transparent PNG has been saved as $OUTPUT_FILE" else echo "Failed to create a transparent PNG." exit 1 fi