Gated Video Editor

Gated Video Editor is a Python script that modifies video files, speeding up silent parts without affecting the sound parts. This is especially useful for instructional videos, as it helps users to watch videos more efficiently without missing any relevant content.

Table of Contents

• Gated Video Editor
  • Table of Contents
  • Prerequisites
  • Quick install
  • Standalone
  • TOOLS
  • Installation
  • Usage
  • Docker Setup
  • License

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6+
• FFmpeg

Quick install

./Setup-Gate-Engine.py

This will run all requirements for you.

Standalone

You can use the script Gated-Engine.py as a seperate argument

TOOLS

python Gate-Engine.py --input_file Video.mp4 --output_file VideoMP4_Output.mp4 --sounded_speed 1 --silent_speed 999999 --frame_margin 3

Argument	Description
--input_file	Input File you want to process.
--url	A youtube url to download and process.
--output_file	the output file. (optional. if not included, it'll just modify the input file name).
--silent_threshold, default=0.03	The volume amount that frames' audio needs to surpass to be consider "sounded". It ranges from 0 (silence) to 1 (max volume).
--sounded_speed, default=1.00	The speed that sounded (spoken) frames should be played at. Typically 1.
--silent_speed, default=5.00	The speed that silent frames should be played at. 999999 for jumpcutting.
--frame_margin, default=1	Some silent frames adjacent to sounded frames are included to provide context. How many frames on either the side of speech should be included? That's this variable.
--sample_rate, default=44100	Sample rate of the input and output videos.
--frame_rate, default=30	Frame rate of the input and output videos. optional... I try to find it out myself, but it doesn't always work.
--frame_quality, default=3	Quality of frames to be extracted from input video. 1 is highest, 31 is lowest, 3 is the default.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your_username/Gated-Video-Editor.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd Gated-Video-Editor

3. Install the required packages:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Run the run.py script and follow the prompts:

python run.py

2. Alternatively, you can use the Gate-Engine.py script with command line arguments. See below for a list of arguments:

python Gate-Engine.py --input_file INPUT_FILE --output_file OUTPUT_FILE --sounded_speed 1 --silent_speed 999999 --frame_margin 3 --frame_rate FRAME_RATE

Docker Setup

1. Build the Docker image:

docker build -t gated-video-editor .

2. Run the Docker container:

docker run -it --rm -v /path/to/your/video/files:/app gated-video-editor

3. Replace /path/to/your/video/files with the path to the directory containing your video files. This will mount the directory inside the container.

License

This project is released under the MIT License.