How to make a video using audio and an image with Python

How to make a video with Python

Upload your video made with Python at YouTube

Ref: https://www.steadylearner.com/blog/read/How-to-make-a-video-with-Python

I hope you already visited its official website and read the documenation.

The code snippet we need to write will be just a few lines of code. Then, execute it at command line.

Let me show you the code first.

# music_video_with_image.py

# 1.

import os, sys

from moviepy.editor import *

# 2.

audio = AudioFileClip(sys.argv[1])

image = ImageClip(sys.argv[2]).set_duration(audio.duration)

video = image.set_audio(audio)

outfile = f"{os.path.splitext(sys.argv[1])[0]}_with_image.mp4" # 3.

video.write_videofile(outfile, fps=1)

# Use line below if you want to preserve the name of both files.

# 1. outfile = f"{os.path.splitext(sys.argv[1])[0]}_with_image_{os.path.splitext(sys.argv[2])[0]}.mp4"

1.   Import os, sys to handle file names for our preference and to use CLI with arguments. Then, from moviepy.editor import * to use every functions of Moviepy inside this file.

2.   Write Python code on our own. They are similar to plain english. You can see that AudioFileClip only extract audio file from the video and you can use it for image files made from ImageClip.

3.   Use variables for each files that we prepared above. Then, use Moviepy and Python native API to make a file with name f"{your_preferred_video_filename_and.ext}.

You may want to know what do sys.argv[1] and sys.argv[2] mean.

They are just used to indicate arguments that you will pass in your console later.

You may visit How to use sys.argv in Python for more information.

You may save it with file name such as music_video_with_image.py for the next phase.

[Command Line]

$python music_video_with_single_image.py <video_for_audio> <image>

ex) `$python music_video_with_image.py audio_from_video.mp4 your_image.jpg`

You almost made it. Type the similar command in your console with different file names. Then, You will see the process similar to snippet below and your video file will be ready to use.

(You can see the video made with this process at here)

$python image_with_audio.py The\ Outfields\ -\ I\ don\'t\ wanna\ lose\ your\ love\ tonight.webm outfiled-yourlove.jpeg

pygame 1.9.4

[MoviePy] >>>> Building video The Outfields - I don't wanna lose your love tonight_with_image_outfiled-yourlove.mp4

[MoviePy] Writing audio in The Outfields - I don't wanna lose your love tonight_with_image_outfiled-yourloveTEMP_MPY_wvf_snd.mp3

[MoviePy] Done.

[MoviePy] Writing video The Outfields - I don't wanna lose your love tonight_with_image_outfiled-yourlove.mp4

[MoviePy] Done.

4. Conclusion

I hope you made it. Just modify some words in examples for your image and video. You may upload the file at YouTube or use it to learn Python.

You can also find some of the example videos at Steadylearner YouTube. They are made with almost the same process explained here.