Creating video from images using MoviePy

A detailed guide on how to create a video from images using Python and the MoviePy library. The article includes source code and line-by-line explanations.

This Python script uses the MoviePy library to create a video from images. By reading images from a directory, the script combines them into a video with a specified frame rate.

from moviepy.editor import ImageSequenceClip
import os

# Path to the directory containing images
image_folder = 'path_to_images'
# Name of the output video file
video_name = 'output_video.mp4'
# Frames per second
fps = 24

# Get the list of image files in the directory
images = [os.path.join(image_folder, img) for img in os.listdir(image_folder) if img.endswith(".jpg")]
images.sort()  # Sort the images in order

# Create a video from the images
clip = ImageSequenceClip(images, fps=fps)
clip.write_videofile(video_name)

Detailed Explanation of Each Line of Code

1. Import necessary libraries: ImageSequenceClip from moviepy.editor to create a video from images and os for file system operations.
2. Path to the directory containing images: Specify the path to the directory containing the images.
3. Name of the output video file: Set the name for the output video file.
4. Frames per second: Set the frame rate for the video.
5. Get the list of image files in the directory: Use os.listdir to get the list of image files and filter the files with .jpg extension.
6. Sort the images in order: Use sort() to sort the images in order.
7. Create a video from the images: Use ImageSequenceClip to create a video from the images with the specified frame rate.
8. Write the video to a file: Use write_videofile to write the video to a file.

System Requirements

• Python Version: 3.6 or higher

To install the required libraries, you can use the following command in your terminal or command prompt:

pip install moviepy

Tips

1. Check the Path: Ensure that the path to the directory containing images is correct.
2. Image Format: Make sure all images have the same format and size to avoid errors when creating the video.
3. Experiment with Frame Rate: You can change the frame rate (fps) value to create videos with different speeds.