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February 12, 2026 · View on GitHub
VideoDB Cookbook
Video Database for your AI Applications
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Videodb Cookbook
This repo has example code and quick tutorials for solving common tasks with the VideoDB SDK. To run these examples, you'll need to signup for VideoDB and get the API key (create a free account here).
Most of the code examples are written in Python, though the concepts can be applied in any language.
Contents
Quickstart
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| VideoDB Quickstart |  |
| Scene Index QuickStart | |
| Multimodal Quickstart | |
| Scene Level Metadata Indexing | |
Real Time Streaming
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| Baby Crib Monitoring | |
| Cricket Match Monitoring | |
| Flash Flood Detection | |
| Intrusion Detection | |
| Road Monitoring | |
| Roadcam | |
Multicam
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| Multicam Basketball Analysis | |
| Multicam Public Surveillance | |
Meeting Agent
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| Interview Evaluation To Slack | |
| Sales Meeting To CRM | |
| Webinar To Linkedin | |
Integrations
LLama Index
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| Simple Video RAG | |
TwelveLabs
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| Baby Crib Monitoring TwelveLabs | |
| Flash Flood Detection TwelveLabs | |
Guides
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| Cleanup | |
| GenAI | |
| Subtitle | |
| VideoDB Search and Evaluation | |
Multimodal
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| Prompt Experiments and Benchmarking | |
Scene Index
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| Advanced Visual Search | |
| Custom Annotations | |
| Playground Scene Extraction | |
Editor
Creative
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| 2025 in Frames | |
| AI Storyteller for Kids | |
| Automated Video Copyright Detection | |
| Chess Montage | |
| Faceless Video | |
| Tiktok Style Lyric Video Creator | |
Feature
| Cookbook | Colab |
|---|---|
| Caption Asset Auto Subtitles | |
| Clip Control Layer | |
| Fit Position Aspect Ratios | |
| Timeline Basic | |
| Trimming vs Timing | |
Examples
Contributing
The VideoDB Cookbook is a community-driven resource. Whether you're submitting an idea, fixing a typo, adding a new guide, or improving an existing one, your contributions are greatly appreciated!
Before contributing, read through the existing issues and pull requests to see if someone else is already working on something similar. That way you can avoid duplicating efforts.
If there are examples or guides you'd like to see, feel free to suggest them on the issues page.