diff --git a/programs/__init__.py b/programs/__init__.py
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diff --git a/programs/convert.py b/programs/convert.py
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+from utils.ffmpeg_operations import run_ffmpeg_command
+
+def convert_video(input_file, output_file, format):
+    command = [
+        "ffmpeg",
+        "-i", input_file,
+        output_file
+    ]
+    run_ffmpeg_command(command)
+    print(f"Video converted to {format} format and saved as {output_file}")
diff --git a/programs/extract_frames.py b/programs/extract_frames.py
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+++ b/programs/extract_frames.py
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+from utils.ffmpeg_operations import run_ffmpeg_command
+
+def extract_frames(input_file, output_folder, frame_rate):
+    command = [
+        "ffmpeg",
+        "-i", input_file,
+        "-vf", f"fps={frame_rate}",
+        f"{output_folder}/frame_%04d.png"
+    ]
+    run_ffmpeg_command(command)
+    print(f"Frames extracted from {input_file} at {frame_rate} fps and saved to {output_folder}")
diff --git a/programs/resize.py b/programs/resize.py
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+++ b/programs/resize.py
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+from utils.ffmpeg_operations import run_ffmpeg_command
+
+def resize_video(input_file, output_file, width, height):
+    command = [
+        "ffmpeg",
+        "-i", input_file,
+        "-vf", f"scale={width}:{height}",
+        output_file
+    ]
+    
+    run_ffmpeg_command(command)
+    print(f"Video resized to {width}x{height} and saved as {output_file}")
diff --git a/programs/silence_extraction.py b/programs/silence_extraction.py
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+++ b/programs/silence_extraction.py
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+import sys
+from videogrep import parse_transcript, create_supercut
+
+
+def slncx_main(min_d, max_d, adj, input_file, output_file):
+    print('DID WE MAKE IT^&(#(*&#(*&#(*&W#(*#&(*#&(*#&(*#&#*(&#))')
+    print(input_file)
+    # the min and max duration of silences to extract
+    min_duration = min_d #0.1
+    max_duration = max_d #1000.0
+
+    # value to to trim off the end of each clip
+    adjuster = adj #0.0
+
+    filenames = input_file
+
+    silences = []
+
+    try:
+        for filename in filenames:
+            timestamps = parse_transcript(filename)
+
+            words = []
+            print(timestamps)
+            for sentence in timestamps:
+                words += sentence['words']
+
+            for word1, word2 in zip(words[:-2], words[1:]):
+                start = word1['end']
+                end = word2['start'] - adjuster
+                duration = end - start
+                if duration > min_duration and duration < max_duration:
+                    silences.append({'start': start, 'end': end, 'file': filename})
+
+        create_supercut(silences, f"{output_file}.mp4")
+        return "ok"
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+        return e
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+annotated-types==0.6.0
+beautifulsoup4==4.12.3
+blis==0.7.11
+Brotli==1.1.0
+catalogue==2.0.10
+certifi==2024.2.2
+cffi==1.16.0
+charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+click==8.1.7
+cloudpathlib==0.16.0
+colorama==0.4.6
+confection==0.1.4
+cupy-cuda11x==12.3.0
+cymem==2.0.8
+decorator==4.4.2
+en-core-web-sm @ https://github.com/explosion/spacy-models/releases/download/en_core_web_sm-3.7.1/en_core_web_sm-3.7.1-py3-none-any.whl#sha256=86cc141f63942d4b2c5fcee06630fd6f904788d2f0ab005cce45aadb8fb73889
+fastrlock==0.8.2
+idna==3.7
+imageio==2.34.1
+imageio-ffmpeg==0.4.9
+Jinja2==3.1.4
+langcodes==3.4.0
+language_data==1.2.0
+marisa-trie==1.1.1
+MarkupSafe==2.1.5
+moviepy==1.0.3
+murmurhash==1.0.10
+mutagen==1.47.0
+numpy==1.26.4
+packaging==24.0
+pillow==10.3.0
+preshed==3.0.9
+proglog==0.1.10
+pycparser==2.22
+pycryptodomex==3.20.0
+pydantic==2.7.1
+pydantic_core==2.18.2
+pydub==0.25.1
+requests==2.31.0
+smart-open==6.4.0
+soupsieve==2.5
+spacy==3.7.4
+spacy-legacy==3.0.12
+spacy-loggers==1.0.5
+srsly==2.4.8
+srt==3.5.3
+thinc==8.2.3
+tqdm==4.66.4
+typer==0.9.4
+typing_extensions==4.11.0
+urllib3==2.2.1
+videogrep==2.3.0
+vosk==0.3.45
+wasabi==1.1.2
+weasel==0.3.4
+websockets==12.0
+yt-dlp==2024.4.9
diff --git a/utils/__init__.py b/utils/__init__.py
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diff --git a/utils/ffmpeg_operations.py b/utils/ffmpeg_operations.py
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+++ b/utils/ffmpeg_operations.py
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+import subprocess
+
+def run_ffmpeg_command(command):
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(command, check=True)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
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diff --git a/videobeaux.py b/videobeaux.py
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+++ b/videobeaux.py
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+import typer
+import yaml
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from programs import silence_extraction, resize, convert, extract_frames
+
+config_file = Path(__file__).parent / "config.yaml"
+
+def load_config():
+    with open(config_file, 'r') as file:
+        return yaml.safe_load(file)
+
+config = load_config()
+
+app = typer.Typer()
+
+@app.command()
+def silence_xtraction(
+    min_d: int = typer.Option(None, help="Width of the output video"),
+    max_d: int = typer.Option(None, help="Height of the output video"),
+    adj: int = typer.Option(None, help="Height of the output video"),
+    input_file: str = typer.Option(None, help="Input video file"),
+    output_file: str = typer.Option(None, help="Output video file")
+):
+    params = { 
+        "min_d": min_d,
+        "max_d": max_d,
+        "adj": adj,
+        "input_file": input_file, 
+        "output_file": output_file, 
+        
+    }
+    defaults = config['silence_x']
+    params = {key: params.get(key) or defaults[key] for key in defaults}
+
+    silence_extraction.slncx_main(**params)
+
+@app.command()
+def resize_video(
+    input_file: str = typer.Option(None, help="Input video file"),
+    output_file: str = typer.Option(None, help="Output video file"),
+    width: int = typer.Option(None, help="Width of the output video"),
+    height: int = typer.Option(None, help="Height of the output video")
+):
+    """
+    Resize a video to the given width and height.
+    """
+    params = { 
+        "input_file": input_file, 
+        "output_file": output_file, 
+        "width": width, 
+        "height": height 
+    }
+    defaults = config['resize']
+    params = {key: params.get(key) or defaults[key] for key in defaults}
+
+    resize.resize_video(**params)
+
+@app.command()
+def convert_video(
+    input_file: str = typer.Option(None, help="Input video file"),
+    output_file: str = typer.Option(None, help="Output video file"),
+    format: str = typer.Option(None, help="Format of the output video")
+):
+    """
+    Convert a video to a different format.
+    """
+    if not input_file:
+        input_file = config['convert']['input_file']
+    if not output_file:
+        output_file = config['convert']['output_file']
+    if not format:
+        format = config['convert']['format']
+
+    convert.convert_video(input_file, output_file, format)
+
+@app.command()
+def extract_frames(
+    input_file: str = typer.Option(None, help="Input video file"),
+    output_folder: str = typer.Option(None, help="Output folder for frames"),
+    frame_rate: int = typer.Option(None, help="Frame rate for extracting frames")
+):
+    """
+    Extract frames from a video at the specified frame rate.
+    """
+    if not input_file:
+        input_file = config['extract_frames']['input_file']
+    if not output_folder:
+        output_folder = config['extract_frames']['output_folder']
+    if not frame_rate:
+        frame_rate = config['extract_frames']['frame_rate']
+
+    extract_frames.extract_frames(input_file, output_folder, frame_rate)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app()
+
+
+'''def main():
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="VideoBeaux - It's You're Best Friend")
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title='Subcommands', dest='command', help='Sub-command help')
+
+
+    # Program selection
+    #add_parser = subparsers.add_parser('program', help='Add a new task')
+    #add_parser.add_argument('task', type=str, help='The task to add')
+
+    # Project Management
+    #prjmgmt_parser = subparsers.add_parser('project', help='Add a new task')
+    #prjmgmt_parser.add_argument('--input_file', dest='infile', type=str, help='Full path to input file') # todo - use a path defined in config 
+    #prjmgmt_parser.add_argument('--output_file', dest='outfile', type=str, help='filename of output file that will be save in videobeaux root dir') # todo - use a path defined in config 
+
+    
+
+
+    # Silence Xtraction
+    silencextraction_parser = subparsers.add_parser('silence-xtraction', help='extracts silence from a given video')
+    silencextraction_parser.add_argument('--min_d', dest='mind', type=int, help='Minimum duration of a silent chunk')
+    silencextraction_parser.add_argument('--max_d', dest='maxd', type=int, help='Maximum duration of a silent chunk')
+    silencextraction_parser.add_argument('--adj', dest='adj', type=int, help='Maximum duration of a silent chunk')
+    silencextraction_parser.add_argument('--input_file', dest='infile', type=str, help='Full path to input file') # todo - use a path defined in config 
+    silencextraction_parser.add_argument('--output_file', dest='outfile', type=str, help='filename of output file that will be save in videobeaux root dir') # todo - use a path defined in config 
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    if args.command == 'silence-xtraction':
+        silence_extraction.slncx_main(args.mind, args.maxd, args.adj, args.infile, args.outfile)
+
+    else:
+        parser.print_help()
+
+'''