FFMPEG tools

Miscellaneous bindings to ffmpeg.

moviepy.video.io.ffmpeg_tools.ffmpeg_extract_audio(inputfile, outputfile, bitrate=3000, fps=44100, logger='bar')

Extract the sound from a video file and save it in outputfile.

Parameters:

inputfilestr

The path to the file from which the audio will be extracted.

outputfilestr

The path to the file to which the audio will be stored.

bitrateint, optional

Bitrate for the new audio file.

fpsint, optional

Frame rate for the new audio file.

moviepy.video.io.ffmpeg_tools.ffmpeg_extract_subclip(inputfile, start_time, end_time, outputfile=None, logger='bar')

Makes a new video file playing video file between two times.

Parameters:

inputfilestr

Path to the file from which the subclip will be extracted.

start_timefloat

Moment of the input clip that marks the start of the produced subclip.

end_timefloat

Moment of the input clip that marks the end of the produced subclip.

outputfilestr, optional

Path to the output file. Defaults to <inputfile_name>SUB<start_time>_<end_time><ext>.

moviepy.video.io.ffmpeg_tools.ffmpeg_merge_video_audio(videofile, audiofile, outputfile, video_codec='copy', audio_codec='copy', logger='bar')

Merges video file and audio file into one movie file.

Parameters:

videofilestr

Path to the video file used in the merge.

audiofilestr

Path to the audio file used in the merge.

outputfilestr

Path to the output file.

video_codecstr, optional

Video codec used by FFmpeg in the merge.

audio_codecstr, optional

Audio codec used by FFmpeg in the merge.

moviepy.video.io.ffmpeg_tools.ffmpeg_resize(inputfile, outputfile, size, logger='bar')

Resizes a file to new size and write the result in another.

Parameters:

inputfilestr

Path to the file to be resized.

outputfilestr

Path to the output file.

sizelist or tuple

New size in format [width, height] for the output file.

moviepy.video.io.ffmpeg_tools.ffmpeg_stabilize_video(inputfile, outputfile=None, output_dir='', overwrite_file=True, logger='bar')

Stabilizes filename and write the result to output.

Parameters:

inputfilestr

The name of the shaky video.

outputfilestr, optional

The name of new stabilized video. Defaults to appending ‘_stabilized’ to the input file name.

output_dirstr, optional

The directory to place the output video in. Defaults to the current working directory.

overwrite_filebool, optional

If outputfile already exists in output_dir, then overwrite outputfile Defaults to True.