Automated YouTube shorts creator with yt-dlp & FFmpeg

Automated YouTube Shorts Creator with yt-dlp & FFmpeg

Description How It Works • Downloads videos/music from YouTube using yt-dlp • Merges assets with dynamic text overlays • Automatically uploads to YouTube as Shorts (9:16 format) • Tracks everything in Google Sheets

Set Up Steps (~10 minutes)

- Install yt-dlp and FFmpeg in your n8n environment - Connect Google Sheets (for video/music pools) - Set up YouTube OAuth credentials - Configure text overlay font (NotoSerif included)

Key Features Dual Pipeline System - Video Downloader (MP4) + Music Downloader (MP3 with thumbnails) - Random pairing for endless combinations

Professional Text Overlays - Dynamic line wrapping for perfect 9:16 formatting - Customizable fonts/colors

YouTube API Integration - Automatic upload with metadata (titles/descriptions) - Privacy/license controls

Google Sheets Tracking - Logs download paths, YouTube URLs, timestamps - Prevents duplicate processing