pexels-footage

name	pexels-footage
description	Search and download copyright-free images and video clips from Pexels API. Supports both photo search (--type image) and video search (--type video, default).
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Pexels Footage — 版权免费图片/视频素材下载

Use this skill when:

• You need real photos or video clips (not AI-generated) as source material
• User wants professional-looking footage or images from Pexels
• Preparing visual assets for content creation

Prerequisites: PEXELS_API_KEY must be set. Register free at https://www.pexels.com/api/

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Usage

下载图片

python3 ./scripts/pexels_search.py \
  --type image \
  --terms "sunset ocean,mountain landscape,forest path" \
  --aspect 16:9 \
  --output-dir ./assets/images \
  [--max-clips 15]

下载视频

python3 ./scripts/pexels_search.py \
  --type video \
  --terms "sunset ocean" \
  --aspect 9:16 \
  --output-dir ./video_assets/footage \
  --min-duration 5 \
  --max-duration 30

重要：视频下载一次只允许下载一个（脚本已强制 --max-clips=1），不允许批量下载。下载时应根据 content-check 报告的时长缺口，通过 --min-duration 和 --max-duration 精确匹配所需时长，不要下载远超需求的素材。

Options

Option	Default	Description
--terms	required	Comma-separated search keywords (one per scene)
--type	video	image or video
--aspect	9:16	9:16 (portrait) | 16:9 (landscape) | 1:1 (square)
--output-dir	required	Directory to save downloaded files
--min-duration	5	Minimum clip duration in seconds (video only)
--max-duration	none	Maximum clip duration in seconds (video only). 强烈建议设置，避免下载过长的素材
--max-clips	1 (video) / 15 (image)	Maximum total files to download. 视频类型强制为 1

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Output

图片输出

✅ Downloaded 12 images to ./assets/images/
   pexels-sunset-ocean-abc123.jpg  (1920x1280)
   pexels-mountain-def456.jpg      (2048x1365)
   ...

Returns JSON to stdout:

{
  "ok": true,
  "images": ["path1.jpg", "path2.jpg"],
  "total": 12,
  "output_dir": "./assets/images"
}

视频输出

{
  "ok": true,
  "clips": ["path1.mp4", "path2.mp4"],
  "total": 12,
  "output_dir": "./video_assets/footage"
}

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Environment Variables

Variable	Description
PEXELS_API_KEY	Pexels API key (required)

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Error Handling

Error	Action
PEXELS_API_KEY not set	Check environment variables
No results found for term	Try broader/simpler keywords (English works best)
Download fails	Retry once; skip if fails again
Rate limit (HTTP 429)	Wait 60s, then retry