diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/analyze-video-volume b/dotfiles/bin/analyze-video-volume
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c69c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/analyze-video-volume
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Use this to get a report on the video audio volume. You can use this info
+# manually normalize or increase/decrease a video's volume using the
+# change-video-volume script, supplying it the volume delta you want. Typically
+# you use the delta from the analysis report this script provides, e.g. if the
+# max_volume is -5 db then you would call change-video-volume with a value of
+# 5. I find that the two pass normalize-video-audio script works better than
+# this approach...but it will take longer to run!
+#
+# Inspired by https://superuser.com/a/323127 and https://superuser.com/a/1312885
+
+if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    ncolors=$(tput colors)
+fi
+if [ -t 1 ] && [ -n "$ncolors" ] && [ "$ncolors" -ge 8 ]; then
+    RED="$(tput setaf 1)"
+    GREEN="$(tput setaf 2)"
+    YELLOW="$(tput setaf 3)"
+    BLUE="$(tput setaf 4)"
+    MAGENTA="$(tput setaf 5)"
+    CYAN="$(tput setaf 6)"
+    BOLD="$(tput bold)"
+    NORMAL="$(tput sgr0)"
+else
+    RED=""
+    GREEN=""
+    YELLOW=""
+    BLUE=""
+    MAGENTA=""
+    CYAN=""
+    BOLD=""
+    NORMAL=""
+fi
+
+if [[ $1 == "" ]]; then
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: analyze-video-volume <video filename>${NORMAL}\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+filename="$1"
+
+printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Analyzing audio in $filename${NORMAL}\n"
+
+# -vn, -sn,  and -dn tells ffmpeg to ignore non-audio streams during the analysis. This speeds things up.
+cmd="ffmpeg -i \"$filename\" -af volumedetect -vn -sn -dn -f null /dev/null"
+printf "\n${BOLD}Running: $cmd\n\n${NORMAL}"
+eval $cmd
+
+printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Done analyzing audio in $filename\n${NORMAL}"
+printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Look at the reported max_volume value. If != 0 then call the change-video-volume script, passing it the filename, an output name and the delta to bring the volume to 0.\ne.g. if the max_volume is -5 db, then you would pass 5.${NORMAL}\n\n"
+
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-disable.bat b/dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-disable.bat
index 2f45f81..c49ad56 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-disable.bat
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-disable.bat
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ if not "%1"=="am_admin" (
     exit /b
 )
 
-rem USE AT OWN RISK AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND !!!!!
-rem NOTE: Defender may see this file as malware, so you will likely need to exclude this before things can be disabled.
+rem NOTE: Defender may see this file as malware, so you might need to exclude this before things can be disabled.
 rem
 rem Modified version of
 rem https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattreecebentley/win10_disable_defender/main/win10_enable_defender.bat
@@ -104,4 +103,4 @@ echo Defender has already been disabled by this script.
 
 :eof
 echo.
-pause
+pause
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-enable.bat b/dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-enable.bat
index 4a0dcd7..dc9c08e 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-enable.bat
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/antimalware-service-enable.bat
@@ -105,4 +105,4 @@ echo Defender has already been enabled by this script.
 
 :eof
 echo.
-pause
+pause
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/change-video-volume b/dotfiles/bin/change-video-volume
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96557bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/change-video-volume
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Re-encodes the audio, modify the volume based on the supplied db delta. The
+# video is copied as-is. If you want to bring the max_volume to 0 db then call
+# analyze-video-volume prior to this and pass a delta based on the reported
+# max_volume.
+#
+# Inspired by https://superuser.com/a/323127 and https://superuser.com/a/1312885
+
+if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    ncolors=$(tput colors)
+fi
+if [ -t 1 ] && [ -n "$ncolors" ] && [ "$ncolors" -ge 8 ]; then
+    RED="$(tput setaf 1)"
+    GREEN="$(tput setaf 2)"
+    YELLOW="$(tput setaf 3)"
+    BLUE="$(tput setaf 4)"
+    MAGENTA="$(tput setaf 5)"
+    CYAN="$(tput setaf 6)"
+    BOLD="$(tput bold)"
+    NORMAL="$(tput sgr0)"
+else
+    RED=""
+    GREEN=""
+    YELLOW=""
+    BLUE=""
+    MAGENTA=""
+    CYAN=""
+    BOLD=""
+    NORMAL=""
+fi
+
+if [[ $1 == "" ]]; then
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: change-video-volume <filename> <output name> <volume delta in db>${NORMAL}\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+filename=$(basename -- "$1")
+extension="${filename##*.}"
+filename="${filename%.*}"
+
+output_name="$2"
+delta_db="$3"
+
+if [[ $output_name == "" ]]; then
+    output="${filename}_normalized_audio.$extension"
+else
+    output="${output_name}.$extension"
+fi
+
+printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Modifying audio volume in $filename.$extension | output: $output | delta: $delta_db${NORMAL}\n"
+
+# Since we're re-encoding the audio we have to specify a codec to use.
+cmd="ffmpeg -i \"$filename.$extension\" -af \"volume=${delta_db}dB\" -c:v copy -c:a aac -map 0 \"$output\""
+printf "\n${BOLD}Running: $cmd\n\n${NORMAL}"
+eval $cmd
+
+printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Done modifying volume in $filename.$extension | output: $output | delta: $delta_db${NORMAL}\n"
+
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/embed-subtitles b/dotfiles/bin/embed-subtitles
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adbf54a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/embed-subtitles
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Adds subtitles to a video. You can pass multiple srt files in one go. This
+# preserves all existing streams, so if you've already added subtitle tracks to
+# the video then these new ones will be appended. I haven't extensively tested
+# appending yet (not sure if the mapping arg is correct), so I recommend adding
+# all of your tracks in one go.
+
+if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    ncolors=$(tput colors)
+fi
+if [ -t 1 ] && [ -n "$ncolors" ] && [ "$ncolors" -ge 8 ]; then
+    RED="$(tput setaf 1)"
+    GREEN="$(tput setaf 2)"
+    YELLOW="$(tput setaf 3)"
+    BLUE="$(tput setaf 4)"
+    MAGENTA="$(tput setaf 5)"
+    CYAN="$(tput setaf 6)"
+    BOLD="$(tput bold)"
+    NORMAL="$(tput sgr0)"
+else
+    RED=""
+    GREEN=""
+    YELLOW=""
+    BLUE=""
+    MAGENTA=""
+    CYAN=""
+    BOLD=""
+    NORMAL=""
+fi
+
+filename=$(basename -- "$1")
+extension="${filename##*.}"
+filename="${filename%.*}"
+
+output_name="$2"
+output="${output_name}.$extension"
+
+shift 2
+subtitles=("$@")
+
+if [[ $filename == "" || $output_name == "" || ${#subtitles[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: embed-subtitles <video filename> <output name> <subtitle filenames>${NORMAL}\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Adding subtitles to $filename.$extension | output: $output${NORMAL}\n"
+
+mapping="-map 0"
+tracks=""
+
+map_index=1
+for track in "$@"; do
+    tracks+="-i \"$track\" "
+    mapping+=" -map $map_index"
+    map_index=$((map_index+1))
+done
+
+cmd="ffmpeg -i \"$filename.$extension\" $tracks $mapping -c copy -c:s mov_text \"$output\""
+printf "\n${BOLD}Running: $cmd\n\n${NORMAL}"
+eval $cmd
+
+printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Done adding subtitles to $filename.$extension | output: $output\n${NORMAL}"
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/join-video b/dotfiles/bin/join-video
index 45daf02..7bd094c 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bin/join-video
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/join-video
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# Re-encodes the video to get a more accurate timeline. If you want fast video joining at the expense of accuracy then use join-video-fast.
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ output="${output_name}.mp4"
 
 printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Joining contents of '$filename'| output: $output${NORMAL}\n"
 
-ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i "$filename" -c copy "$output"
+ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -accurate_seek -i "$filename.$extension" -c:v libx264 -c:a copy "$output"
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished joining${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/join-video-fast b/dotfiles/bin/join-video-fast
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3928dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/join-video-fast
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# A fast way to join video clips that might result in some weird playback cursor timings,
+# e.g. video player might show negative seconds at the start of the vid or the
+# playback time might oscillate a bit. Use join-video for accurate joining at
+# the cost of a much slower processing time.
+
+if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    ncolors=$(tput colors)
+fi
+if [ -t 1 ] && [ -n "$ncolors" ] && [ "$ncolors" -ge 8 ]; then
+    RED="$(tput setaf 1)"
+    GREEN="$(tput setaf 2)"
+    YELLOW="$(tput setaf 3)"
+    BLUE="$(tput setaf 4)"
+    MAGENTA="$(tput setaf 5)"
+    CYAN="$(tput setaf 6)"
+    BOLD="$(tput bold)"
+    NORMAL="$(tput sgr0)"
+else
+    RED=""
+    GREEN=""
+    YELLOW=""
+    BLUE=""
+    MAGENTA=""
+    CYAN=""
+    BOLD=""
+    NORMAL=""
+fi
+
+filename=$(basename -- "$1")
+output_name="$2"
+
+if [[ $filename == "" || $output_name == "" ]]; then
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: create a text file that lists the input video paths on separate lines using the format: file '/path/to/video'. Then call:\n\n$0 <list name> <output name>${NORMAL}\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+output="${output_name}.mp4"
+
+printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Joining contents of '$filename'| output: $output${NORMAL}\n"
+
+ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i "$filename" -c copy "$output"
+
+printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished joining${NORMAL}\n\n"
+
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/transcribe-audio b/dotfiles/bin/transcribe-audio
index 22b3e8a..bed2e3f 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bin/transcribe-audio
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/transcribe-audio
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ output_name_without_ext="$2"
 model="$3"
 threads=$4
 
-# 4 seems to be the sweet spot for most models, except medium might be faster with 8.
-default_thread_count=4
-
 if [[ $input_wav == "" || $output_name_without_ext == "" || $model == "" ]]; then
     printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: $0 <input.wav> <output name without extension> <model name> <optional: thread count>${NORMAL}\n"
     exit 1
@@ -65,19 +62,27 @@ if [[ ! -f "$input_wav" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ $threads == "" ]]; then
-    threads=$default_thread_count
-fi
-
 output_name="$output_name_without_ext.${model}"
 
-
 # 1 core 31 threads has very fast pcm_to_mel conversion and then just one core doing most of the work. You get more accurate results this way.
 # 2 core 16 is about half the time but it can have errors where the two pieces come together. This only gets more likely as the core count is increased.
 # 8 threads, 4 cores is good too for tiny,small and 2 threads, 4 cores for medium.
 
-threads=31 #keep a thread for me
+
+# 4 seems to be the sweet spot for most models, except medium might be faster with 8.
+# But on my 5950x, running 1 core with 31 threads is quite fast.
+#default_thread_count=4
 cores=1
+default_thread_count=31
+
+if [[ $threads == "" ]]; then
+    threads=$default_thread_count
+
+    # This is only useful when not setting the core count and defaulting to 4 threads.
+    #if [[ $model == "medium" || $model == "large" ]]; then
+    #    threads=8
+    #fi
+fi
 
 printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Transcribing $input_wav | model: $model | cores: $cores | threads: $threads | output: $output_name ${NORMAL}\n"
 
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/transcribe-video b/dotfiles/bin/transcribe-video
index 871831f..6641e11 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bin/transcribe-video
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/transcribe-video
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ extract-16bit-wav-from-video "$input_video" "$wav_name"
 if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then exit 1; fi
 
 for model in "$@"; do
-    # Tweak thread count based on model size.
-    thread_count=4
-    if [[ $model == "medium" ]]; then
-        thread_count=8
-    fi
-
-    transcribe-audio "$wav_name" "$output_name_without_ext" "${model}" $thread_count
+    transcribe-audio "$wav_name" "$output_name_without_ext" "${model}"
 
     if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then
         printf "${RED}${BOLD}Saving the audio file \"$wav_name\" in case you want to reuse it for debugging.\n${NORMAL}"
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/trim-video b/dotfiles/bin/trim-video
index 7388b11..f592c08 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bin/trim-video
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/trim-video
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# Re-encodes the video to get a more accurate timeline. If you want fast trimming at the expense of accuracy then use trim-video-fast.
+
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
 fi
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ start_time="$3"
 end_time="$4"
 
 if [[ $filename == "" || $output_name == "" || $start_time == "" || $end_time == "" ]]; then
-    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: $0 <filename> <output name> <start time HH:MM:SS> <end time HH:MM:SS>${NORMAL}\n"
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: trim-video <filename> <output name> <start time HH:MM:SS> <end time HH:MM:SS>${NORMAL}\n"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Trimming '$filename.$extension' | output: $output | st
 
 # You might have issues if the file has multiple video streams or embedded subtitles. The -map 0 arg is typically given
 # when copying a video stream, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate to use here.
-ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error $timing_args -i "$filename.$extension" -c copy "$output"
+ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error $timing_args -accurate_seek -i "$filename.$extension" -c:v libx264 -c:a copy "$output"
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished trimming${NORMAL}\n\n"
 
diff --git a/dotfiles/bin/trim-accurate-video b/dotfiles/bin/trim-video-fast
similarity index 70%
rename from dotfiles/bin/trim-accurate-video
rename to dotfiles/bin/trim-video-fast
index a2538cf..a2afea1 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bin/trim-accurate-video
+++ b/dotfiles/bin/trim-video-fast
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Reencodes the video with a more accurate length.
+# A fast video trim that might result in some weird playback cursor timings,
+# e.g. video player might show negative seconds at the start of the vid or the
+# playback time might oscillate a bit. Use trim-video for accurate trimming at
+# the cost of a much slower processing time.
 
 if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ncolors=$(tput colors)
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ start_time="$3"
 end_time="$4"
 
 if [[ $filename == "" || $output_name == "" || $start_time == "" || $end_time == "" ]]; then
-    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: $0 <filename> <output name> <start time HH:MM:SS> <end time HH:MM:SS>${NORMAL}\n"
+    printf "${BOLD}${RED}Usage: trim-video-fast <filename> <output name> <start time HH:MM:SS> <end time HH:MM:SS>${NORMAL}\n"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ printf "\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Trimming '$filename.$extension' | output: $output | st
 
 # You might have issues if the file has multiple video streams or embedded subtitles. The -map 0 arg is typically given
 # when copying a video stream, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate to use here.
-ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error $timing_args -accurate_seek -i "$filename.$extension" -c:v libx264 -c:a copy "$output"
+ffmpeg -y -stats -loglevel level+error $timing_args -i "$filename.$extension" -c copy "$output"
 
 printf "\n${GREEN}${BOLD}Finished trimming${NORMAL}\n\n"