As video data continues to dominate global bandwidth, the need for efficient workflows to convert raw video into manageable, searchable, and archivable formats has become critical. This paper explores the "videos_2zip" methodology—a systematic pipeline for extracting high-fidelity metadata (frames, audio, and transcriptions) from bulk video files and encapsulating them into compressed ZIP archives. We discuss the optimization of frame extraction using FFmpeg, the integration of machine learning for automated tagging, and the comparative efficiency of various compression algorithms for high-density storage. 1. Introduction
Automated Pipelines for Large-Scale Video-to-Archive (V2A) Processing videos_2zip
Modern data science requires massive datasets often derived from video sources. However, raw video files are frequently too large for direct manipulation in many lightweight analysis environments. A "videos_2zip" workflow bridges this gap by transforming temporal data into structured, compressed assets. This process is essential for training computer vision models where only representative frames or specific metadata are required. 2. System Architecture The proposed pipeline consists of four primary stages: As video data continues to dominate global bandwidth,