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The Rendobar CLI runs FFmpeg in the cloud from your shell. You write the same ffmpeg command you’d run locally, prefixed with rb.
rb ffmpeg renders a video in the cloud
curl -fsSL https://rendobar.com/install.sh | sh
rb login
rb ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:720 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 output.mp4
The binary is called rb. It auto-uploads local inputs, submits a raw.ffmpeg job, and downloads the result to the path your ffmpeg command names.

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CLI or SDK

You’re in…Use
A shell or CI scriptCLI
A Node.js / TypeScript programSDK
The CLI covers raw.ffmpeg and the auth + diagnostics around it. The SDK covers every endpoint with typed responses, webhooks, and batch orchestration.

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Install

curl -fsSL https://rendobar.com/install.sh | sh
Open a new shell, then verify: 
rb --version
rb doctor
Full options: Installation.

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First render

rb login
rb ffmpeg -i ./clip.mp4 -vf scale=1280:720 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 out.mp4
rb login opens your browser for OAuth. The render command uploads clip.mp4, runs the job, and writes the result to out.mp4. Progress prints to stderr; stdout stays empty for piping.

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Scope

The CLI does one thing: run FFmpeg jobs. It does not bundle filter chaining, batch primitives, or the other job types. Submit those via the SDK or POST /jobs.

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See also