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+"""Classes for producing videos"""
+
+from abc import ABC
+import logging
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+
+class VideoProducer(ABC):
+    """Video producer interface."""
+    def __init__(self, features):
+        pass
+    def produce(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class FfmpegVideoProducer(VideoProducer):
+    """Produce videos using ffmpeg"""
+    # TODO: consider output filename options
+
+    def __init__(self, features):
+        if not features:
+            raise ValueError("No features provided")
+        # TODO: consider if we want to permit empty features (producing no video)
+        self.features = features
+
+    def _ffmpeg_feature_to_clip(self, feature=None, output_filepath=None):
+        """use ffmpeg to produve a video clip from a feature"""
+        OVERWRITE = True # TODO: consider making this a config option
+        if not feature or not feature.interval:
+            raise ValueError("No feature provided")
+
+        if not output_filepath:
+            raise ValueError("No output filepath provided")
+
+        ffmpeg_prefix = ["ffmpeg", "-y"] if OVERWRITE else ["ffmpeg"]
+        ffmpeg_suffix = ["-r", "60", "-c:v", "libx264", "-crf", "26", "-c:a", "aac", "-preset", "ultrafast"]
+        # TODO: match framerate of input video
+        # TODO: adjustable encoding options
+        seek = ["-ss", str(feature.interval.start)]
+        duration = ["-t", str(feature.interval.duration)]
+        ffmpeg_args = ffmpeg_prefix + seek + ["-i"] + [feature.path] + duration + ffmpeg_suffix + [output_filepath]
+        logging.info(f"ffmpeg_args: {ffmpeg_args}")
+        subprocess.run(ffmpeg_args, stdout=None, stderr=None)
+
+    def _ffmpeg_concat_clips(self, clips=None, output_filepath=None):
+        """use ffmpeg to concatenate clips into a single video"""
+        OVERWRITE = True
+        ffmpeg_prefix = ["ffmpeg"]
+        ffmpeg_prefix += ["-y"] if OVERWRITE else []
+        ffmpeg_prefix += ["-f", "concat", "-safe", "0", "-i"]
+
+        # there is a method to do this via process substitution, but it's not portable
+        # so we'll use the input file list method
+
+        if not clips:
+            raise ValueError("No clips provided")
+
+        if not output_filepath:
+            raise ValueError("No output filepath provided")
+
+        # generate a temporary file with the list of clips
+        join_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w")
+        for clip in clips:
+            join_file.write(f"file '{clip}'\n")
+        join_file.flush()
+
+        ffmpeg_args = ffmpeg_prefix + [join_file.name] + ["-c", "copy", output_filepath]
+        logging.info(f"ffmpeg_args: {ffmpeg_args}")
+        subprocess.run(ffmpeg_args, stdout=None, stderr=None)
+        join_file.close()
+
+    def produce(self):
+        OUTPUT_DIR = "/tmp/" # TODO: make this a config option
+
+        clips = []
+        for num, feature in enumerate(self.features):
+            output_filepath = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/highlight_{num}.mp4"
+            self._ffmpeg_feature_to_clip(feature, output_filepath)
+            clips.append(output_filepath)
+
+        # concatenate the clips
+        output_filepath = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/highlights.mp4"
+        self._ffmpeg_concat_clips(clips, output_filepath)
+        logging.info(f"Produced video: {output_filepath}")