format-converter

name	format-converter
description	Convert files between formats. Use for Document conversion, Image format conversion, and Audio/Video format conversion. Use when this capability is needed.
metadata	{"author":"AFK-surf"}

File Format Conversion

Execution Environment

Run format conversion commands in the local VM environment by default. Do not perform conversion work on local macOS or a cloud VM unless the user explicitly asks for that environment.

Workflow Decision

Task	Tool	Reference
Document conversion	pandoc	document-convert.md
Image format conversion	Python (Pillow)	image-convert.md
Audio/video conversion	ffmpeg	av-convert.md

Quick Reference

Document Conversion

Read references/document-convert.md for detailed workflow.

Key points:

• PDF generation: ALWAYS use --pdf-engine=weasyprint (lightweight, auto-installed)
• Pandoc supports markdown, HTML, PDF, DOCX, LaTeX, and many more formats

# PDF from markdown
pandoc input.md -o output.pdf --pdf-engine=weasyprint

# DOCX from HTML
pandoc input.html -o output.docx

Image Conversion

Read references/image-convert.md for detailed workflow.

Key points:

• Use Image.LANCZOS for any resize operation (prevents color banding/aliasing)
• Convert RGBA to RGB before saving as JPEG
• Preserve EXIF metadata when possible

# Dependencies
apt install python3-pil python3-pillow-heif

Audio/Video Conversion

Read references/av-convert.md for detailed workflow.

Key points:

• Use -c copy when only changing container format (fast, lossless)
• Use flags=lanczos in scale filters for best quality
• Use -crf for quality-based encoding

Check ffmpeg available before using it.

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