This script selects 30 random videos from the path entered in this case "~/Desktop/StoryMaker/VIDEOS" and merges a random .5 seconds from each video into one video.

merge_random_mp4.py

import os
import random
import shutil
import uuid
from moviepy.editor import VideoFileClip, concatenate_videoclips

def get_random_video_clips(dir_path, num_clips=30, clip_duration=1, target_size=(512, 768), default_fps=30):
    video_files = []
    
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(dir_path):
        for file in files:
            if file.endswith(('.mp4', '.avi', '.mkv')):
                video_files.append(os.path.join(root, file))

    num_videos = len(video_files)
    
    if num_videos < num_clips:
        print(f"Not enough videos ({num_videos}) in the directory.")
        return None
    
    random_clips = []
    for _ in range(num_clips):
        random_video = random.choice(video_files)
        try:
            video_clip = VideoFileClip(random_video)
            duration = video_clip.duration
            start_time = random.uniform(0, duration - clip_duration)
            end_time = start_time + clip_duration
            random_clip = video_clip.subclip(start_time, end_time)
            random_clip_resized = random_clip.resize(target_size)
            random_clips.append(random_clip_resized)
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"Error processing {random_video}: {e}")
            continue  # Continue to the next iteration if there is an error
    
    # Set the default frame rate for all clips
    for clip in random_clips:
        clip.fps = default_fps
    
    return random_clips

def copy_verified_clips(random_clips, target_folder):
    os.makedirs(target_folder, exist_ok=True)
    copied_clips = []
    for idx, clip in enumerate(random_clips):
        unique_filename = str(uuid.uuid4()) + ".mp4"
        clip_filename = os.path.join(target_folder, unique_filename)
        clip.write_videofile(clip_filename, codec='libx264', fps=30)
        copied_clips.append(clip_filename)
    return copied_clips

def main():
    desktop_path = os.path.expanduser("~/Desktop/StoryMaker/VIDEOS")
    random_clips = get_random_video_clips(desktop_path)
    
    if random_clips:
        clips_folder = os.path.join(desktop_path, "random_clips")
        copied_clips = copy_verified_clips(random_clips, clips_folder)
        # Manually review the clips in the 'random_clips' folder, remove unwanted ones if needed
        
        # After verifying the clips, you can use the 'copied_clips' list to create the final video
        final_clip = concatenate_videoclips([VideoFileClip(clip) for clip in copied_clips])
        final_clip = final_clip.subclip(0, 30)  # Limit the final video to 58 seconds
        output_path = os.path.join(desktop_path, "random_video_58s.mp4")
        final_clip.write_videofile(output_path, codec='libx264', fps=30)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()