Second-Party Plugins¶

Second-party plugins are officially maintained but distributed as separate packages to keep the core installation lightweight.

Overview¶

Installation¶

Second-party plugins are officially maintained but distributed as separate Python packages. Note that many of these also require specific native VapourSynth plugins to be installed in your VapourSynth environment.

You can start with the Essential Bundle.

pip install "vsview[essential]"

uv add vsview --extra essential

Detailed installation for individual packages can be found in their respective sections below.

Audio Convert ¶

pip install vsview-audio-convert

uv add vsview-audio-convert

The Audio Convert plugin integrates a specialized AudioNode processor into the VSView pipeline for reconciling differences between script audio and system playback capabilities.

Available Options¶

• Sample type conversion
• Sample rate conversion
• SoX Quality presets

VapourSynth Requirements¶

• ares: Required for SoX quality presets and higher-quality resampling.
• atools: Fallback for basic sample type conversion if ares is not installed.

Comparison ¶

pip install vsview-comp

uv add vsview-comp

The Comparison plugin provides an integrated workflow for extracting frames and uploading them directly to Slow.pics.

It features automated frame selection, filtering by picture type, and integration with TMDB.

Features¶

• Frame Selection:
  • Choose frames manually or automatically based on frame count and time range.
  • Filter by picture types (I/P/B-frames) and combed frames.
  • Auto-select based on frame brightness (darkest/lightest).
• TMDB Integration:
  • Search and retrieve metadata from TMDB to automatically populate collection names.
  • Customize the naming format in the plugin settings.
• Direct Upload:
  • Upload extracted frames directly to Slow.pics.
  • Configure login in the plugin settings to upload directly.

VapourSynth Requirements¶

• fpng (Optional): For slightly faster frame extraction.

FFT Spectrum ¶

pip install vsview-fftspectrum

uv add vsview-fftspectrum

The FFT Spectrum tool provides a visualization of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) spectrum of all the planes of a video clip.

VapourSynth Requirements¶

• fftspectrum_rs

FrameProps Extended ¶

pip install vsview-frameprops-extended

uv add vsview-frameprops-extended

This plugin adds more categories and formatters to the built-in Frame Properties panel.

Split Planes ¶

pip install vsview-split-planes

uv add vsview-split-planes

Split Planes splits a video clip into its individual planes for inspection.

Features¶

• Extends the Graphics View's default context menu to provide a way to offset chroma plane values.

VapourSynth Requirements¶

• akarin