Commands

`hance <input> [options]`

The default command. Applies film effects to one or more video/image files.

hance video.mp4
hance video.mp4 photo.jpg another.mov -o output-dir/

Output

Flag	Description	Default
`--output`, `-o`	Output file (single input) or directory (multiple inputs)	`<input>_hanced.<ext>`
`--codec`	Output codec: `h264`, `h265`, `prores`	`h264`
`--encode-preset`	FFmpeg preset: `fast`, `medium`, `slow`	`medium`
`--crf`	Quality (0–51, lower is better; ignored for ProRes)	`18`
`--export`	Export quality preset: `low`, `medium`, `high`, `max`	none
`--blend`	Blend with original (0–1)	`1`

Presets

Flag	Description	Default
`--preset`	Load a look file by name	`default`

General

Flag	Description
`--no-config`	Ignore config file
`--help`, `-h`	Show help
`--version`, `-v`	Print version

`hance ui [file] [options]`

Launch the browser-based editor.

hance ui
hance ui video.mp4
hance ui --port 8080 --no-open

Flag	Description	Default
`--port`	Server port	`4800`
`--no-open`	Don’t open browser automatically	opens browser

`hance preview <input> [options]`

Generate a quick preview frame.

`hance preset <subcommand>`

Manage looks/presets.

`hance skills [subcommand]`

Print the agent skill docs baked into the binary, so an AI harness gets version-matched instructions at runtime.

hance skills              # the router / entry doc (for AI harnesses)
hance skills list         # available subcommand + reference docs
hance skills get refine   # print one doc
hance skills path         # extract the docs to a local dir

Batch processing

Pass multiple inputs to process them in sequence:

hance clip1.mp4 clip2.mp4 clip3.mp4 -o graded/

Batch processing requires a pro license.