diff --git a/video_contact_sheet/README.md b/video_contact_sheet/README.md
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+# video_contact_sheet
+
+Generate visually rich contact-sheet thumbnails (aka filmstrips) for any number
+of videos—handy for quick QA or cataloging.
+
+```bash
+# single file
+python -m video_contact_sheet.cli demo.mp4 -o out
+
+# entire folder, 8 threads
+python -m video_contact_sheet.cli /videos -o out --threads 8 --cols 6
+```
+
+## Features
+Scene-change detection for “interesting” keyframes
+Multithreaded extraction using OpenCV + ffmpeg
+Footer shows duration / resolution / codec
+Pure-Python, works on Windows/Linux/macOS
+
diff --git a/video_contact_sheet/__init__.py b/video_contact_sheet/__init__.py
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+"""
+video_contact_sheet
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Generate key-frame contact sheets (filmstrip grids) from videos.
+
+>>> python -m video_contact_sheet.cli --help
+"""
+
+# __init__.py
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
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diff --git a/video_contact_sheet/cli.py b/video_contact_sheet/cli.py
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+"""
+Command-line tool: bulk process folders / single files; supports multi-threading.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import click
+from pathlib import Path
+from tqdm import tqdm
+
+from .core import video_to_contact_sheet
+from .utils import parallel_map
+
+@click.command()
+@click.argument("inputs", nargs=-1, type=click.Path(exists=True, path_type=Path))
+@click.option("-o", "--out-dir", type=click.Path(path_type=Path), default="sheets")
+@click.option("--max-frames", default=15, show_default=True)
+@click.option("--cols", default=5, show_default=True, help="Columns in grid")
+@click.option("--scene-thresh", default=30.0, show_default=True, help="Scene-change threshold (higher = fewer frames)")
+@click.option("--threads", default=4, show_default=True, help="Parallel workers")
+def main(
+    inputs: tuple[Path],
+    out_dir: Path,
+    max_frames: int,
+    cols: int,
+    scene_thresh: float,
+    threads: int,
+):
+    """Generate contact sheets for videos or folders of videos."""
+
+    vids = []
+    for p in inputs:
+        if p.is_dir():
+            vids.extend(list(p.rglob("*.mp4")))
+        else:
+            vids.append(p)
+    if not vids:
+        click.echo("No videos found.", err=True)
+        raise SystemExit(1)
+
+    click.echo(f"Processing {len(vids)} video(s)…")
+    task = lambda v: video_to_contact_sheet(
+        v, out_dir, max_frames=max_frames, cols=cols, scene_thresh=scene_thresh
+    )
+    for _ in tqdm(parallel_map(task, vids, max_workers=threads), total=len(vids)):
+        pass
+    click.echo(f"Done! Saved to {out_dir}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/video_contact_sheet/core.py b/video_contact_sheet/core.py
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+"""
+Core logic: Keyframe extraction, contact table splicing.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import math
+import cv2
+import numpy as np
+from pathlib import Path
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
+from typing import List, Dict, Tuple
+
+from .utils import ffprobe_metadata
+
+
+def extract_keyframes(
+    video_path: Path, max_frames: int = 15, scene_thresh: float = 30.0
+) -> List[np.ndarray]:
+    """
+    Return up to *max_frames* key frames (BGR ndarray). 
+    Use HSV histogram difference for simple scene change detection.
+    """
+    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(str(video_path))
+    if not cap.isOpened():
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Cannot open {video_path}")
+
+    frames: List[np.ndarray] = []
+    prev_hist = None
+
+    while len(frames) < max_frames:
+        ok, frame = cap.read()
+        if not ok:
+            break
+        hsv = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2HSV)
+        hist = cv2.calcHist([hsv], [0, 1], None, [50, 60], [0, 180, 0, 256])
+        hist = cv2.normalize(hist, hist).flatten()
+
+        if prev_hist is None:
+            frames.append(frame)
+        else:
+            diff = cv2.compareHist(prev_hist, hist, cv2.HISTCMP_BHATTACHARYYA)
+            if diff * 100 > scene_thresh:  # scale for intuition
+                frames.append(frame)
+        prev_hist = hist
+
+    cap.release()
+    if not frames:
+        raise RuntimeError("No frames extracted")
+    return frames
+
+
+FONT = ImageFont.load_default()
+
+
+def make_contact_sheet(
+    frames: List[np.ndarray],
+    metadata: Dict,
+    cols: int = 5,
+    margin: int = 8,
+) -> Image.Image:
+
+    rows = math.ceil(len(frames) / cols)
+    h, w, _ = frames[0].shape
+    sheet_w = w * cols + margin * (cols + 1)
+    sheet_h = h * rows + margin * (rows + 1) + 60 
+    canvas = Image.new("RGB", (sheet_w, sheet_h), "black")
+
+    for idx, frame in enumerate(frames):
+        r = idx // cols
+        c = idx % cols
+        x = margin + c * (w + margin)
+        y = margin + r * (h + margin)
+        canvas.paste(Image.fromarray(cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)), (x, y))
+
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(canvas)
+    text = (
+        f"{metadata['file']}  |  {metadata['duration']:.1f}s  "
+        f"|  {metadata['width']}x{metadata['height']}  |  {metadata['codec']}"
+    )
+    bbox = draw.textbbox((0, 0), text, font=FONT)
+    tw = bbox[2] - bbox[0]
+    th = bbox[3] - bbox[1]
+    draw.text(((sheet_w - tw) // 2, sheet_h - th - 10), text, fill="white", font=FONT)
+    return canvas
+
+
+def video_to_contact_sheet(
+    video_path: Path,
+    out_dir: Path,
+    max_frames: int = 15,
+    cols: int = 5,
+    scene_thresh: float = 30.0,
+    quality: int = 85,
+) -> Path:
+
+    frames = extract_keyframes(video_path, max_frames=max_frames, scene_thresh=scene_thresh)
+    meta = _collect_meta(video_path)
+    sheet = make_contact_sheet(frames, meta, cols=cols)
+
+    out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    out_path = out_dir / f"{video_path.stem}_sheet.jpg"
+    sheet.save(out_path, "JPEG", quality=quality)
+    return out_path
+
+
+def _collect_meta(video_path: Path) -> Dict:
+    info = ffprobe_metadata(video_path)
+    v_stream = next(s for s in info["streams"] if s["codec_type"] == "video")
+    return dict(
+        file=video_path.name,
+        duration=float(info["format"]["duration"]),
+        width=int(v_stream["width"]),
+        height=int(v_stream["height"]),
+        codec=v_stream["codec_name"],
+    )
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diff --git a/video_contact_sheet/requirements.txt b/video_contact_sheet/requirements.txt
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+opencv-python>=4.9
+ffmpeg-python>=0.2
+Pillow>=10.3
+tqdm>=4.66
+click>=8.1
+pytest>=8.2
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diff --git a/video_contact_sheet/utils.py b/video_contact_sheet/utils.py
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+"""
+Shared utilities: ffprobe metadata, parallel helpers, paths.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List
+
+FFPROBE_CMD = [
+    "ffprobe",
+    "-v",
+    "error",
+    "-print_format",
+    "json",
+    "-show_format",
+    "-show_streams",
+]
+
+
+def ffprobe_metadata(path: Path) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Return ffprobe JSON metadata for *path*."""
+    proc = subprocess.run(
+        FFPROBE_CMD + [str(path)], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True
+    )
+    return json.loads(proc.stdout)
+
+
+def parallel_map(func, iterable: Iterable, max_workers: int = 4) -> List:
+    """Lightweight ThreadPool map that preserves order."""
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as pool:
+        futures = [pool.submit(func, item) for item in iterable]
+        return [f.result() for f in futures]
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