Convert video lecture + subtitle to images

[ppoo]

As title, convert video lecture to which has subtitle belongs to images. These images include 1 image with subtitle at start time of subtitle, and 1 image without image at end time of subtitle.
I think it is not only useful to have video lecture note(note imbeded in image) rather than just note, but also it can be read on Kindle as series' images.

Python command to convert video to image ( especially video lectures)
Usage:

python vidlec2img.py --video-file-path ~/home/test.mp4

By default subtitle should be in same folder as video file with extension .srt.
For more detail running with --help flag
Requirement:

• Python 2.7.6
• Numpy MKL-1.8.0
• OpenCV 2.4.7 or 2.4.8
• Pysrt
• Pillow-2.3.0
• Requests

Can download all these libraries from here: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

Attachments contains images with input is video lecture: 1 - 2 - Tools Setup for Linux (12_24) - Functional Programming course on Coursera.org

And git repo: https://github.com/anhhh11/vidlec2img

Note: It also works quite well with video from Internet (at least http as I've tried) but first you must have its subtitle file .srt and then set --output-path pararameter. It can also be use to preview some videos like youtube thumbnails but bigger and has subtitle and at most faster because it only seek particular images Thanks for opencv.

UPDATE:

• Unicode support, and more options for changing (subtitle size/color/margin/border)
• Add resume feature.
• Change others file path to depend on subtitle file.
• Allow streaming from http link with redirect; With video required login using --cookie-json-path to add cookie ( only accept cookie export by Google Chrome extension named "Edit This Cookie".
• Fix unicode subtitle reading error.
• Add scale image function
• Add archiving function
• Add converting from list function
• Running and result:
• Fix error pick same images for many subtitle
• - I've just tested 30min, first time run on my KT and check the video. Sorry for ones've downloaded before ;( . It works well now

$ python vidlec2img.py -vp "C:/video/Programming/FunctionalProgramming/1 - 2 -
Tools Setup for Linux (12_24).mp4" --font-path C:/arial.ttf -iot JPG -ST -ff  F
ONT_HERSHEY_COMPLEX_SMALL
[##############################] - 100.0% - 143/143 Total
Done!
Elapsed time: 0:00:18.534677

converting from list:

#list structure
[ ["http://subtitle1.srt", "http://sub", "foldername1" ],
 ["http://subtitle1.srt", "http://sub", "foldername1" ]
]

command convert from folder: (I've use -t flag for testing first 10 image so when using resume mode (-R) it skips these images.

$>python ~/Desktop/video_lecture_to_img/vidlec2img.py -fsp "/mnt/sda5/video/DataA/IntroMSBigData/" -G -bsz 2 -fp "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/droid/DroidSerif-Regular.ttf" -ST -RSZ -U -R -MM
MSBigDataM01_mid
[##############################] - 98.56% - 685/695 Total
Skip 10 subtitle row
Done!

MSBigDataM02_mid
[##############################] - 98.25% - 562/572 Total
Skip 10 subtitle row
Done!

MSBigDataM03_mid
[##############################] - 98.98% - 970/980 Total
Skip 10 subtitle row
Done!

MSBigDataM04_mid
[##############################] - 97.68% - 421/431 Total
Skip 10 subtitle row
Done!

MSBigDataM05_mid
[##############################] - 98.93% - 922/932 Total
Skip 10 subtitle row
Done!

Elapsed time: 0:07:46.100000

[geekmaster]

You can also convert and play video on eink kindles with the geekmaster kindle video player. Look in the Native index wiki. But static images may be more readable for any lecture text, than dithered video, so this app may be more appropriate for some content.

[thomass]

a similar one here: http://www.frisnit.com/2011/07/07/iplayer-for-kindle/

[ppoo]

@thomass: I've tried to google but can't find this result before you post ;(.

[thomass]

Originally Posted by ppoo

@thomass: I've tried to google but can't find this result before you post ;(.

Thanks for sharing your work, it is nice to have alternatives. Also you may use the ideas in this project. Please continue on your project and let us know the updates (via this thread).