MovieSceneGiffer

A simple <50 LOC Python script that automates the creation of GIFs from movies. This script allows users to specify a start time and duration for both the movie and its subtitles, then generates a GIF from that portion of the movie with the relevant subtitles burned in. For context: https://twitter.com/bohdanome/status/1692357945428734046?s=20

Prerequisites

Python 3.x
FFmpeg

Installation

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/Bohdan-Khomtchouk/MovieSceneGiffer.git

Change into the cloned directory:
```
cd MovieSceneGiffer
```

Usage

The script takes in several command-line arguments:

movie_name: The name (and path, if not in the same directory as the script) of the movie file
subtitle_name: The name (and path, if not in the same directory as the script) of the subtitle file
movie_start_time: The start time in the movie for creating the GIF (format: HH:MM:SS)
movie_duration: The duration of the GIF in seconds
subtitle_start_time: The start time in the subtitle (format: HH:MM:SS)
subtitle_duration: The duration of the subtitle to use in seconds
gif_name: The desired name for the output GIF file (without extension)

Run the script with the following command:

python gif_maker.py <movie_name> <subtitle_name> <movie_start_time> <movie_duration> <subtitle_start_time> <subtitle_duration> <gif_name>

Example:

python gif_maker.py movie.mp4 subtitle.srt 00:56:41 4 00:56:42 5 output_gif

This will generate output_gif.gif in the current directory.

Features

Allows user to specify different start times and durations for the movie and the subtitle
Automatically handles subtitle extraction and GIF palette creation for a higher quality gif generation
Uses FFmpeg for powerful and efficient media processing

Notes

The script overwrites tempsub.srt and palette.png in its working directory each time it runs.
Ensure that FFmpeg is installed and in your system's PATH.

Bohdan-Khomtchouk / MovieSceneGiffer