-- vidspinner --
vidspinner is a Python library for easily creating unique versions of videos using filters, text, and audio effects.
📥 Installation
pip install vidspinner
💡 Quick Start
from vidspinner import MontageBuilder
from vidspinner.filters import Filter
from vidspinner.builders.text import TextBuilder, TextEffectBuilder
from vidspinner.builders.audio import AudioBuilder
mb = MontageBuilder()
mb.input = 'input.mp4'
mb.output = 'output.mp4'
mb.clear_meta_tags = True # clear meta tags
mb.add_filter(Filter.RETRO)
########### Test text ############
tb = TextBuilder()
tb.set_params(text='Wow! It is a simple text!')
mb.add_filter(tb.build(), start_duration=2, end_duration=5) # add text
##################################
####################### Fisheye effect ################
mb.add_filter(Filter.FISHEYE, start_duration=3, end_duration=5.8)
########################################################
############## Creating logo ###########
tb.set_font('comic_sans.ttf')
tb.set_params(color='cyan', text='VidSpinner', size=48)
teb = TextEffectBuilder()
teb.add_effect(effect='SHADOW', x=5, y=5, color='black')
teb.add_effect(effect='SHAKE', x=0, y=1850, amplitude=6) # for the shake effect you need to set the position of the text relative to its current coordinates.
box_effect = 'box=1:boxcolor={color}@{transparency}:boxborderw={width}' # custom text effect
teb.add_custom_effect(box_effect.format(
color='lime',
transparency=0.3,
width=3
))
tb.add_effect(teb)
mb.add_filter(tb.build())
#######################################
########### Audio manipulations ############
ab = AudioBuilder()
ab.set_pitch(1.5)
mb.set_audio(ab)
#####################################
mb.build() # build result
🎥 Example (Quickstart Result):
📹 Input:
input.mp4
🔮 Output:
output.mp4
🎨 Features
- 16 built-in filters like retro, black & white, psychedelic etc.
- Add custom text with control over font, size, position
- Animate text with scroll, shake, blink and more
- Trim, pitch shift, speed up/slow down audio
- Clear metadata to avoid detection
🧰 Built-in Filters
from vidspinner.filters import Filter
print(Filter.get_filters()) # to see all filters
🎨 Working with Filters
Add a filter:
mb = MontageBuilder()
mb.add_filter(Filter.RETRO) # add filter
mb.add_filter(Filter.VIGNETTE) # add several filters
Add a custom filter:
mb.add_filter('rotate=PI/4')
🖌️ Working with Text
Add text:
from vidspinner.builders.text import TextBuilder
tb = TextBuilder()
tb.set_params(
text='Hello World!',
position='CENTER'
)
text = tb.build()
mb.add_filter(text)
Stylize text and custom position:
from vidspinner.builders.text import TextBuilder
tb = TextBuilder()
tb.set_font('comic_sans.ttf')
tb.set_params(
position='COORDS',
text='Hello World',
color='blue',
size=32,
x=0,
y=0
)
text = tb.build()
mb.add_filter(text)
Some text positions:
'CENTER' - Center text horizontally and vertically
'CENTER_RIGHT' - Center vertically, align right
'CENTER_LEFT' - Center vertically, align left
'BOTTOM' - Align text to bottom center
'BOTTOM_LEFT' - Align text to bottom left
'BOTTOM_RIGHT' - Align text to bottom right
'BOTTOM_CENTER' - Align text to bottom center
'TOP' - Align text to top center
'TOP_RIGHT' - Align text to top right
'TOP_LEFT' - Align text to top left
'TOP_CENTER' - Align text to top center
'COORDS' - Specify x and y coordinates
Add text with effects:
from vidspinner.builders.text import TextBuilder, TextEffectBuilder
tb = TextBuilder()
te = TextEffectBuilder()
te.add_effect('BLINK', interval=3)
te.add_effect('SHADOW', color='gray', x=5, y=5)
tb.set_params(
text='Hello World!'
)
tb.add_effect(te)
text = tb.build()
mb.add_filter(text)
Some text effects:
'BLINK' - Text blinks
'SHADOW' - Text shadow
'SHAKE' - Shake text randomly
'SCROLL_TB' - Scroll text top to bottom
'SCROLL_LR' - Scroll text left to right
'FADE_IN' - Fade in text over duration
'FADE_OUT' - Fade out text over duration
Some common effect parameters:
-
BLINK
-interval
-
SHADOW
-color, x, y
-
SHAKE
-amplitude, x, y
-
FADE_IN
-duration
-
FADE_OUT
-duration
-
SCROLL_TB
-duration
-
SCROLL_LR
-duration
🎙️ Working with Audio
Change audio track:
from vidspinner.builders.audio import AudioBuilder
ab = AudioBuilder()
ab.set_audiotrack('track.mp3', start_time=10, end_time=20)
mb.set_audio(ab)
Change volume:
ab.set_volume(0.5)
Pitch shift:
ab.set_pitch(1.5)
🗑️ Clearing Metadata
To clear metadata tags and avoid detection:
mb.clear_meta_tags = True
This will add the -map_metadata -1
flag to ffmpeg to clear metadata tags like title, author, etc.
📄 License
VidSpinner is MIT licensed.