Cover Video Maker (CVM)

This C++ console program converts MP3 audio files to MP4 videos by using the album cover images as frames for the video.

Build & Run

Windows only. Requires Visual Studio with C++ workload and FFmpeg binaries.

1. Place FFmpeg binaries (ffmpeg.exe, ffprobe.exe) in dependencies/ffmpeg/
2. Place your MP3s in media/1_Audio/ and cover images (PNG) in media/2_Covers/
3. Run scripts\launch.bat - builds and runs automatically
4. Converted MP4s appear in media/3_Videos/

Alternatively, open project/ in Visual Studio and build manually with Ctrl+Shift+B.

Info

• Requires FFmpeg (Official Site, GitHub Releases) - place binaries in dependencies/ffmpeg/.
• Was originally a series of Batch scripts created on June 4th, 2023.
• For Windows OS only (Command class is designed for Windows).

Features

• Highly customizable, extensible, and modular (from a developer perspective).
• Much easier to work with compared to batch scripts.
• Achieves desired results with just a single click.
• No restrictions on the number of files or video duration.
• Can handle audio filenames with special characters.
• Can handle audio files with irregular album art.

Tech

• Language: C++
• IDE: Visual Studio (Windows only)
• Video encoding: FFmpeg for MP3+image → MP4 conversion

Alternatives

• Online Converter: Limited to single file processing.
• Wondershare UniConverter: Free version has many restrictions (e.g. duration limits).

Development

Developed: June 2023 (originally batch scripts, rewritten in C++)