[video inclusion in Manim] Include video objects picture-in-picture. #manim #animate #video #opencv #videomobject

20240309_opencv.py

import cv2 # needs opencv-python https://pypi.org/project/opencv-python/
from PIL import Image, ImageOps
from dataclasses import dataclass

@dataclass
class VideoStatus:
    time: float = 0
    videoObject: cv2.VideoCapture = None
    def __deepcopy__(self, memo):
        return self

class VideoMobject(ImageMobject):
    '''
    Following a discussion on Discord about animated GIF images.
    Modified for videos

    Parameters
    ----------
    filename
        the filename of the video file

    imageops
        (optional) possibility to include a PIL.ImageOps operation, e.g.
        PIL.ImageOps.mirror

    speed
        (optional) speed-up/slow-down the playback

    loop
        (optional) replay the video from the start in an endless loop

    https://discord.com/channels/581738731934056449/1126245755607339250/1126245755607339250
    2023-07-06 Uwe Zimmermann & Abulafia
    2024-03-09 Uwe Zimmermann
    '''
    def __init__(self, filename=None, imageops=None, speed=1.0, loop=False, **kwargs):
        self.filename = filename
        self.imageops = imageops
        self.speed    = speed
        self.loop     = loop
        self._id = id(self)
        self.status = VideoStatus()
        self.status.videoObject = cv2.VideoCapture(filename)

        self.status.videoObject.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES, 1)
        ret, frame = self.status.videoObject.read()
        if ret:
            frame = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)            
            img = Image.fromarray(frame)

            if imageops != None:
                img = imageops(img)
        else:
            img = Image.fromarray(np.uint8([[63, 0, 0, 0],
                                        [0, 127, 0, 0],
                                        [0, 0, 191, 0],
                                        [0, 0, 0, 255]
                                        ]))
        super().__init__(img, **kwargs)
        if ret:
            self.add_updater(self.videoUpdater)

    def videoUpdater(self, mobj, dt):
        if dt == 0:
            return
        status = self.status
        status.time += 1000*dt*mobj.speed
        self.status.videoObject.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_POS_MSEC, status.time)
        ret, frame = self.status.videoObject.read()
        if (ret == False) and self.loop:
            status.time = 0
            self.status.videoObject.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_POS_MSEC, status.time)
            ret, frame = self.status.videoObject.read()
        if ret:
            frame = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)  # needed here?        
            img = Image.fromarray(frame)

            if mobj.imageops != None:
                img = mobj.imageops(img)
            mobj.pixel_array = change_to_rgba_array(
                np.asarray(img), mobj.pixel_array_dtype
            )

class test(Scene):
    def construct(self):
        video1 = VideoMobject(
            filename=r"D:\Programming\Python\manim\discord\media\videos\20240304_01\480p15\Countdown.mp4",
            speed=1.0
        ).scale_to_fit_width(5).to_corner(UL)
        video2 = VideoMobject(
            filename=r"D:\Programming\Python\manim\discord\media\videos\20240304_01\480p15\Countdown.mp4",
            speed=3.0,
            loop=True,
            imageops=ImageOps.mirror
        ).scale_to_fit_width(5).to_corner(UR)
        v1 = Group(video1, SurroundingRectangle(video1))
        v2 = Group(video2, SurroundingRectangle(video2))
        self.add(v1,v2)
        self.wait(2)
        self.play(v2.animate.shift(3*DL), run_time=6)
        self.wait(2)

readme.md

Hi @uwezi, Why is this VideoMobject class not included into manim official class?

Hi @uwezi, Why is this VideoMobject class not included into manim official class?

...because nobody has yet bothered to include it into the codebase - and I personally didn't have the time to bother...

Uwe.