check_video_deps (video/__init__.py)

Video content factory for CheetahClaws. Idea → AI Story → AI Voice → AI Images → Subtitles → Final Video Zero-cost path: Edge TTS (free) + Gemini Web images (Playwright, free). Paid path: Gemini TTS / ElevenLabs + SDXL local GPU.

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"""
Video content factory for CheetahClaws.
Idea → AI Story → AI Voice → AI Images → Subtitles → Final Video

Zero-cost path: Edge TTS (free) + Gemini Web images (Playwright, free).
Paid path: Gemini TTS / ElevenLabs + SDXL local GPU.
"""

import shutil


def check_video_deps() -> dict:
    """Return a dict of which video pipeline dependencies are available."""
    deps: dict = {}

    # ── System tools ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    deps["ffmpeg"]        = bool(shutil.which("ffmpeg"))
    deps["ffprobe"]       = bool(shutil.which("ffprobe"))



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