Settings File

A configuration file path can be specified using the -c/--config argument. PySceneDetect also looks for a config file named scenedetect.cfg in one of the following locations:

• Windows:

  • C:/Users/%USERNAME%/AppData/Local/PySceneDetect/scenedetect.cfg

• Linux:

  • ~/.config/PySceneDetect/scenedetect.cfg
  • $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/scenedetect.cfg

• Mac:

  • ~/Library/Preferences/PySceneDetect/scenedetect.cfg

Run scenedetect help to see the exact path on your system which will be used (it will be listed under the help text for the -c/--config option). You can click here to download a scenedetect.cfg config file to use as a template. Note that lines starting with a # are comments and will be ignored. The scenedetect.cfg template file is also available in the folder where PySceneDetect is installed.

Specifying a config file path using -c/--config overrides the user config file. Specifying values on the command line will override those values in the config file.

The syntax of a configuration file is:

[command]
option_a = value
#comment
option_b = 1

Example

[global]
min-scene-len = 0.8s

[detect-content]
threshold = 26

[split-video]
preset = slow
rate-factor = 17
# Don't need to use quotes even if filename contains spaces
filename = $VIDEO_NAME-Clip-$SCENE_NUMBER

[save-images]
format = jpeg
quality = 80
num-images = 3

See the scenedetect.cfg file in the location you installed PySceneDetect or download it from Github for a complete listing of all configuration options.