diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index f2da5cc..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: all subrecipes_png subrecipes_webp
-makeFileDir := $(dir $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
-all: subrecipes_png subrecipes_webp
-	true
-subrecipes_webp: stickers.json $(makeFileDir)/make.jq
-	mkdir -p ./stickers
-	jq -r -f make.jq --arg out_format '-f webp -preset:v icon -frames 1 ' --arg out_ext webp stickers.json > src/Makefile.webp.mk
-	$(MAKE) -C src -f Makefile.webp.mk
-subrecipes_png: stickers.json $(makeFileDir)/make.jq
-	mkdir -p ./stickers
-	jq -r -f make.jq --arg out_format '-preset:v icon -frames 1' --arg out_ext png stickers.json > src/Makefile.png.mk
-	$(MAKE) -C src -f Makefile.png.mk
-stickers.json:
-	touch stickers.json
diff --git a/make.jq b/make.jq
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b85728..0000000
--- a/make.jq
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env jq
-. as $stickers | [
-  "allstickers_"+$out_ext+": " + ( [ $stickers[]| select(.disabled != "true") | "../stickers/sticker_"+.name+"."+$out_ext ] | join(" ")),
-  ($stickers[] | select(.disabled != "true") | [
-    "../stickers/sticker_"+.name+"."+$out_ext + ": "+ ((.in[]| select(.format != "lavfi") | .input )|gsub("(\\s+)"; "\\ ")), 
-    "ffmpeg "
-      +(if .in.base.format then "-f "+.in.base.format else "" end) +" -i "+ (.in.base.input|@sh) 
-      + " -vf "
-      +(if .colors and .colors.transparent then "geq=\\''"
-        +"r=if(lt(alpha(X,Y),128),"+(.colors.transparent[0]|tostring)+",r(X,Y)):"
-        +"g=if(lt(alpha(X,Y),128),"+(.colors.transparent[1]|tostring)+",g(X,Y)):"
-        +"b=if(lt(alpha(X,Y),128),"+(.colors.transparent[2]|tostring)+",b(X,Y)):"
-        +"a=alpha(X,Y)'\\'," else "" end)
-      +"scale=w=512:h=512:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease"
-      + " "
-      +"-y -lossless 1 "+$out_format+"  ../stickers/sticker_"+.name+"."+$out_ext
-  ] | join("\n\t"))
-] | join ("\n")
diff --git a/make.py b/make.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b44ac93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from yaml import safe_load
+from pathlib import Path
+from sys import argv
+import logging
+from shlex import quote
+
+path_stickers_root = Path(argv[1])
+path_stickers_output_dir = path_stickers_root / 'stickers'
+path_stickers_source_dir = path_stickers_root / 'src'
+path_makefile_gen = path_stickers_root / 'makefile.gen'
+path_stickers_data_dir = path_stickers_root / 'data'
+log = logging.getLogger("stickers.make")
+logging.basicConfig(
+        filename=str(path_stickers_root / 'make.log'),
+        level=logging.DEBUG
+        )
+output_ext = 'static'
+out_formats = {
+        'static': {
+            'extension': 'webp',
+            'options': '-lossless 1 -f webp'
+            },
+        'video': {
+            'extension': 'webm',
+            'options': '-codec:v libvpx-vp9 -map v -pix_fmt yuva420p'
+            },
+        'png': {
+            'extension': 'png',
+            'options': '-preset:v icon -frames 1'
+            }
+        }
+
+with open(path_makefile_gen, 'w') as makefile:
+    targets_list = list()
+    # makefile: skeleton rules
+    makefile.write(".PHONY: all clean stickers/\n")
+    makefile.write('stickers:\n\tmkdir stickers\n')
+    makefile.write('clean:\n\trm -vrf stickers\n')
+    for sticker_description_file in path_stickers_data_dir.glob('*.yaml'):
+        log.debug('input description file: %s', sticker_description_file)
+        with open(sticker_description_file) as yaml_file:
+            sticker_description = safe_load(yaml_file)
+        log.debug("stuff %s", sticker_description)
+        target_filename = path_stickers_output_dir \
+                / ( sticker_description['name'] \
+                + '.' \
+                + out_formats[output_ext]['extension'] )
+        if sticker_description['input']['base'].get('format','') \
+                not in ('lavfi', 'image2'):
+            prerequisite_filename = str(path_stickers_source_dir \
+                / sticker_description['input']['base']['input'])
+        else:
+            prerequisite_filename = ''
+        targets_list.append(f"{target_filename}")
+        # makefile: rule declaration
+        escaped_prereq = prerequisite_filename.replace(' ', '\\ ')
+        makefile.write(f"{target_filename}: {escaped_prereq} | stickers\n")
+        # makefile: recipe ffmpeg base
+        makefile.write('\tffmpeg ')
+        # makefile: specify format if present
+        if sticker_description['input']['base'].get('format'):
+            makefile.write(f"-f {sticker_description['input']['base']['format']} ")
+        # makefile: force input framerate if present
+        if sticker_description['input']['base'].get('framerate'):
+            makefile.write(f"-framerate {sticker_description['input']['base']['framerate']} ")
+        #makefile: input base file
+        input_file = quote(str(path_stickers_source_dir \
+                / sticker_description['input']['base']['input']
+                               )
+                           )
+        makefile.write(f"-i {input_file} ")
+        # makefile: video filter: base
+        makefile.write('-vf ')
+        # makefile: video filter: change transparent color
+        if sticker_description['input'].get('colors',{}).get('transparent'):
+            makefile.write("geq=\\''")
+            transparent = sticker_description['input']['colors']['transparent']
+            makefile.write(f"r=if(lt(alpha(X,Y),128),{transparent[0]},r(X,Y)):"
+                           f"g=if(lt(alpha(X,Y),128),{transparent[1]},g(X,Y)):"
+                           f"b=if(lt(alpha(X,Y),128),{transparent[2]},b(X,Y)):"
+                           "a=alpha(X,Y)'\\',"
+                    )
+        # makefile: video filter: scale
+        out_width = sticker_description.get('output', {}).get('width', 512)
+        out_height = sticker_description.get('output', {}).get('height', 512)
+        makefile.write(f"scale=w={out_width}:h={out_height}:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease")
+        # makefile: output file speed
+        if sticker_description.get('output', {}).get('speed'):
+            makefile.write(f",setpts={sticker_description['output']['speed']}")
+        # makefile: video filter: finalize
+        makefile.write(' ')
+        # makefile: output file options
+        makefile.write(f"{out_formats[output_ext]['options']} ")
+        # makefile: replace output without confirmation
+        makefile.write('-y ')
+        # makefile: output file
+        makefile.write(quote(str(target_filename)))
+        # makefile: finalize recipe
+        makefile.write('\n')
+    makefile.write(f"all: {' '.join(targets_list)} | stickers\n")