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+import cv2
+import torch
+import numpy as np
+import concurrent.futures
+import os
+
+# --- The Parallel Video Loader Node ---
+class ParallelSharpnessLoader:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(s):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "video_path": ("STRING", {"default": "C:\\path\\to\\video.mp4"}),
+                "scan_limit": ("INT", {"default": 1440, "min": 0, "step": 1, "label": "Max Frames to Scan (0=All)"}),
+                "frame_scan_step": ("INT", {"default": 5, "min": 1, "step": 1, "label": "Analyze Every Nth Frame"}),
+                "return_count": ("INT", {"default": 4, "min": 1, "step": 1, "label": "Best Frames Count"}),
+                "min_distance": ("INT", {"default": 24, "min": 0, "step": 1, "label": "Min Distance (Frames)"}),
+                "skip_start": ("INT", {"default": 0, "min": 0, "step": 1}),
+            },
+        }
+
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("IMAGE", "STRING")
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("images", "scores_info")
+    FUNCTION = "load_video"
+    CATEGORY = "BetaHelper/Video"
+
+    # Worker function for threading
+    def calculate_sharpness(self, frame_data):
+        gray = cv2.cvtColor(frame_data, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
+        return cv2.Laplacian(gray, cv2.CV_64F).var()
+
+    def load_video(self, video_path, scan_limit, frame_scan_step, return_count, min_distance, skip_start):
+        # 1. Validation
+        if not os.path.exists(video_path):
+            # Clean string to remove quotes if user pasted them
+            video_path = video_path.strip('"')
+        if not os.path.exists(video_path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Video not found: {video_path}")
+
+        cap = cv2.VideoCapture(video_path)
+        
+        # 2. Scanning (Pass 1 - Fast)
+        print(f"xx- Parallel Loader: Scanning {video_path}...")
+        
+        frame_scores = [] 
+        current_frame = skip_start
+        scanned_count = 0
+        
+        # Set start position
+        if skip_start > 0:
+            cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES, skip_start)
+
+        # Thread Pool for high-speed calculation
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=16) as executor:
+            futures = []
+            
+            while True:
+                if scan_limit > 0 and scanned_count >= scan_limit:
+                    break
+                
+                ret, frame = cap.read()
+                if not ret: break 
+
+                # Send to thread
+                future = executor.submit(self.calculate_sharpness, frame)
+                futures.append((current_frame, future))
+                scanned_count += 1
+                
+                # Manual Stepping (Skip N frames without decoding if possible)
+                if frame_scan_step > 1:
+                    for _ in range(frame_scan_step - 1):
+                        if not cap.grab(): break
+                        current_frame += 1
+                
+                current_frame += 1
+
+            # Gather results
+            for idx, future in futures:
+                frame_scores.append((idx, future.result()))
+
+        cap.release()
+
+        # 3. Selection (Best N with spacing)
+        frame_scores.sort(key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
+        selected = []
+        
+        for idx, score in frame_scores:
+            if len(selected) >= return_count: break
+            
+            # Distance check
+            if all(abs(s[0] - idx) >= min_distance for s in selected):
+                selected.append((idx, score))
+
+        # Sort selected by timeline
+        selected.sort(key=lambda x: x[0])
+        print(f"xx- Selected Frames: {[f[0] for f in selected]}")
+
+        # 4. Extraction (Pass 2 - Load Images)
+        cap = cv2.VideoCapture(video_path)
+        output_tensors = []
+        info_log = []
+
+        for idx, score in selected:
+            cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES, idx)
+            ret, frame = cap.read()
+            if ret:
+                frame = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
+                frame = frame.astype(np.float32) / 255.0
+                output_tensors.append(torch.from_numpy(frame))
+                info_log.append(f"F:{idx} (Score:{int(score)})")
+        
+        cap.release()
+
+        if not output_tensors:
+            return (torch.zeros((1,64,64,3)), "Failed")
+
+        return (torch.stack(output_tensors), ", ".join(info_log))
+
+# --- Registration ---
+# This part makes ComfyUI see the node
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
+    "ParallelSharpnessLoader": ParallelSharpnessLoader
+}
+
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
+    "ParallelSharpnessLoader": "Parallel Video Loader (Sharpness)"
+}
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