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/ ffmpeg_example.txt
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May 4, 2025 02:55
ffmpeg overlay + drawtext simple examples
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| 1. Add overlay over entire video. No extra text | |
| ffmpeg -i examplecut.mp4 -i overlay.png -filter_complex "[0:v][1:v] overlay" -c:a copy output.mp4 | |
| 2. Add overlay over for 10 seconds in the middle (5s - 15s in this example) | |
| ffmpeg -i examplecut.mp4 -i overlay.png -filter_complex "[0:v][1:v] overlay=enable='between(t,5,15)'" -c:a copy output2.mp4 | |
| 2b. Add overlay starting from X time until the end (X=5 in this example) |
glasslion
/ vtt2text.py
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July 10, 2026 06:13
This script convert youtube subtitle file(vtt) to plain text.
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| """ | |
| Convert YouTube subtitles(vtt) to human readable text. | |
| Download only subtitles from YouTube with youtube-dl: | |
| youtube-dl --skip-download --convert-subs vtt <video_url> | |
| Note that default subtitle format provided by YouTube is ass, which is hard | |
| to process with simple regex. Luckily youtube-dl can convert ass to vtt, which | |
| is easier to process. |