Added several features to the bot

New Features✨
- Change accent
- Change background video (random list)
- Change video speed (default voice is really slow)
- Better naming scheme for output videos in `final` folder

.env.template

@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=""
 REDDIT_USERNAME=""
 REDDIT_PASSWORD=""
 
+# You can follow the steps here "https://www.wikihow.com/Install-FFmpeg-on-Windows" to install FFmpeg on Windows.
+# Alternatively you could download it from here https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
+FFMPEG_PATH=""
+
 # Valid options are "yes" and "no" for the variable below
-REDDIT_2FA=""
+REDDIT_2FA="no"
 
 
 SUBREDDIT=""

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 assets/
+final/
 .env
 reddit-bot-351418-5560ebc49cac.json
 __pycache__

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-# Reddit Video Maker Bot 🎥
+# Reddit Video Maker Bot ++🎥
 
 https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6053155/170525726-2db23ae0-97b8-4bd1-8c95-00da60ce099f.mp4
 
 All done WITHOUT video editing or asset compiling. Just pure ✨programming magic✨.
 
-Created by Lewis Menelaws & [TMRRW](https://tmrrwinc.ca)
+Created by Lewis Menelaws & [TMRRW](https://tmrrwinc.ca) modified by [Tya](https://tya.design/)
+
+This is my first time using python and I tried adding a couple features.
+
+## New Features✨
+
+- Change [accent](https://gtts.readthedocs.io/en/latest/module.html?highlight=accent)
+- Change background video (random list)
+- Change video speed (default voice is really slow)
+- Better naming scheme for output videos in `final` folder
 
 [<picture>
   <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6053155/170528535-e274dc0b-7972-4b27-af22-637f8c370133.png">
@@ -32,11 +41,13 @@ These videos on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram get MILLIONS of views across all p
 
 1. Clone this repository
 2. Rename `.env.template` to `.env` and replace all values with the appropriate fields. To get Reddit keys (**required**), visit [the Reddit Apps page.](https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps) TL;DR set up an app that is a "script". Copy your keys into the `.env` file, along with whether your account uses two-factor authentication.
-3. Run `pip3 install -r requirements.txt`
+3. Install [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) and include the path of the `ffmpeg.exe` into the `.env` file. A guide for installing FFmpeg on windows can be found [here](https://www.wikihow.com/Install-FFmpeg-on-Windows)
-4. Run `playwright install` and `playwright install-deps`.
+4. Run `pip3 install -r requirements.txt`
-5. Run `python3 main.py`
+5. Run `playwright install` and `playwright install-deps`.
-6. ...
+6. Make any configurations you want to change in the `main.py` file
-7. Enjoy 😎
+7. Run `python3 main.py`
+8. ...
+9. Enjoy 😎
 
 ## Contributing & Ways to improve 📈
 
@@ -45,7 +56,7 @@ In its current state, this bot does exactly what it needs to do. However, lots o
 I have tried to simplify the code so anyone can read it and start contributing at any skill level. Don't be shy :) contribute!
 
 - [ ] Allowing users to choose a reddit thread instead of being randomized.
-- [ ] Allowing users to choose a background that is picked instead of the Minecraft one.
+- [x] Allowing users to choose a background that is picked instead of the Minecraft one.
 - [x] Allowing users to choose between any subreddit.
-- [ ] Allowing users to change voice.
+- [x] Allowing users to change voice.
 - [ ] Creating better documentation and adding a command line interface.

main.py

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+from unittest.util import _MAX_LENGTH
 from utils.console import print_markdown
+from utils.console import print_step
 import time
 
 from reddit.subreddit import get_subreddit_threads
@@ -6,18 +8,38 @@ from video_creation.background import download_background, chop_background_video
 from video_creation.voices import save_text_to_mp3
 from video_creation.screenshot_downloader import download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts
 from video_creation.final_video import make_final_video
+import random
 
 print_markdown(
-    "### Thanks for using this tool! [Feel free to contribute to this project on GitHub!](https://lewismenelaws.com) If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me on Twitter or submit a GitHub issue."
+    "### Thanks for using this tool! [Feel free to contribute to this project on GitHub!](https://lewismenelaws.com) If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me on Twitter or submit a GitHub issue. \n ### This modified version of this tool was created by [@tya.design](https://tya.design) and is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/Tyaaa-aa/RedditVideoMakerBot)."
 )
 
 time.sleep(3)
 
+# The maximum length of the video in seconds. (This is the length of the video that will be created, but not 100% accurate)
+MAX_LENGTH = 1
+
+# Video speed multiplier (1.0 = normal speed, 2.0 = double speed, 0.5 = half speed)
+VIDEO_SPEED = 1.4
+
+# Voice accent https://gtts.readthedocs.io/en/latest/module.html?highlight=accent
+VOICE_ACCENT = "co.uk"
+
+# Background video to use (video id from youtube)
+# Use an array of videos to create a random background video
+BACKGROUND_VIDEO_ARRAY = ["5sYdvjXX7YU", "Pt5_GSKIWQM"]
+# select random 1
+BACKGROUND_VIDEO = BACKGROUND_VIDEO_ARRAY[random.randrange(0, len(BACKGROUND_VIDEO_ARRAY))]
+
+
 
 reddit_object = get_subreddit_threads()
+video_title = reddit_object["thread_title"]
+chosen_subreddit = reddit_object["subreddit"]
+ffmpeg_exe = reddit_object["ffmpeg_exe"]
 
-length, number_of_comments = save_text_to_mp3(reddit_object)
+length, number_of_comments = save_text_to_mp3(reddit_object, MAX_LENGTH, VOICE_ACCENT)
 download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object, number_of_comments)
-download_background()
+download_background(BACKGROUND_VIDEO)
-chop_background_video(length)
+chop_background_video(BACKGROUND_VIDEO, length)
-final_video = make_final_video(number_of_comments)
+final_video = make_final_video(number_of_comments, chosen_subreddit, video_title, ffmpeg_exe, VIDEO_SPEED)

reddit/subreddit.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import praw
 import random
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
+import sys
 
 
 def get_subreddit_threads():
@@ -13,7 +14,17 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
 
     load_dotenv()
 
-    print_step("Getting AskReddit threads...")
+    # print_step("Getting AskReddit threads...")
+    
+    if os.getenv("FFMPEG_PATH"):
+        ffmpeg_exe = os.getenv("FFMPEG_PATH")
+    else:
+        # ! Prompt the user to enter the path to FFmpeg
+        try:
+            ffmpeg_exe = input("What is the path to ffmpeg.exe?")
+        except ValueError:
+            print_step("Error with FFmpeg path. Terminating script.", style="bold red")
+            sys.exit()
 
     if os.getenv("REDDIT_2FA").lower() == "yes":
         print(
@@ -38,24 +49,34 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
 
     if os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"):
         subreddit = reddit.subreddit(os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"))
+        subreddit_title = os.getenv("SUBREDDIT")
     else:
         # ! Prompt the user to enter a subreddit
         try:
-            subreddit = reddit.subreddit(
+            subreddit_title = input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? ")
-                input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? ")
+            subreddit = reddit.subreddit(subreddit_title)
-            )
         except ValueError:
             subreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")
+            subreddit_title = "askreddit"
             print_substep("Subreddit not defined. Using AskReddit.")
 
+    
+
     threads = subreddit.hot(limit=25)
     submission = list(threads)[random.randrange(0, 25)]
-    print_substep(f"Video will be: {submission.title} :thumbsup:")
+
+    # print_substep(f"Video will be: {submission.title}")
+
+    print_step("Video will be: "+subreddit_title.upper()+" - "+submission.title)
+    # print_step("Thread Title: " + submission.title)
+
     try:
 
         content["thread_url"] = submission.url
         content["thread_title"] = submission.title
         content["comments"] = []
+        content["subreddit"] = subreddit_title.upper()
+        content["ffmpeg_exe"] = str(ffmpeg_exe)
 
         for top_level_comment in submission.comments:
             content["comments"].append(

video_creation/background.py

@@ -7,43 +7,38 @@ from moviepy.video.io.ffmpeg_tools import ffmpeg_extract_subclip
 from moviepy.editor import VideoFileClip
 from utils.console import print_step, print_substep
 
-
 def get_start_and_end_times(video_length, length_of_clip):
 
     random_time = randrange(180, int(length_of_clip) - int(video_length))
     return random_time, random_time + video_length
 
-def download_background():
+def download_background(youtube_id):
-    """Downloads the background video from youtube.
+    if not Path(f"assets/mp4/background-{youtube_id}.mp4").is_file():
-
-    Shoutout to: bbswitzer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Dv4JMiwK8)
-    """
-
-    if not Path("assets/mp4/background.mp4").is_file():
         print_step(
-            "We need to download the Minecraft background video. This is fairly large but it's only done once."
+            "We need to download the background video. This is fairly large but it's only done once."
         )
 
         print_substep("Downloading the background video... please be patient.")
 
         ydl_opts = {
-            "outtmpl": "assets/mp4/background.mp4",
+            "outtmpl": f"assets/mp4/background-{youtube_id}.mp4",
             "merge_output_format": "mp4",
         }
 
         with YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
-            ydl.download("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Dv4JMiwK8")
+            ydl.download(f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={youtube_id}")
 
         print_substep("Background video downloaded successfully!", style="bold green")
 
 
-def chop_background_video(video_length):
+def chop_background_video(youtube_id, video_length):
     print_step("Finding a spot in the background video to chop...")
-    background = VideoFileClip("assets/mp4/background.mp4")
+    background_path = f"assets/mp4/background-{youtube_id}.mp4"
+    background = VideoFileClip(background_path)
 
     start_time, end_time = get_start_and_end_times(video_length, background.duration)
     ffmpeg_extract_subclip(
-        "assets/mp4/background.mp4",
+        background_path,
         start_time,
         end_time,
         targetname="assets/mp4/clip.mp4",

video_creation/final_video.py

@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ from moviepy.editor import (
     CompositeVideoClip,
 )
 from utils.console import print_step
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
 
+import subprocess
+from typing import List
 
 W, H = 1080, 1920
 
 
-def make_final_video(number_of_clips):
+def make_final_video(number_of_clips, chosen_subreddit, video_title, ffmpeg_exe, video_speed):
     print_step("Creating the final video...")
     VideoFileClip.reW = lambda clip: clip.resize(width=W)
     VideoFileClip.reH = lambda clip: clip.resize(width=H)
@@ -54,8 +58,73 @@ def make_final_video(number_of_clips):
     image_concat.audio = audio_composite
     final = CompositeVideoClip([background_clip, image_concat])
     final.write_videofile(
-        "assets/final_video.mp4", fps=30, audio_codec="aac", audio_bitrate="192k"
+        "assets/final_video_raw.mp4", fps=30, audio_codec="aac", audio_bitrate="192k"
     )
 
+    videos = [
+        Video(speed=video_speed, path="assets/final_video_raw.mp4"),
+    ]
+
+    print_step("Creating sped up version of the final video...")
+
+    Path("final/").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    final_video_title = urlify(chosen_subreddit)+"-"+urlify(video_title)+".mp4"
+    concatenate_videos(ffmpeg_exe,
+        videos=videos, output_file=f"final/"+final_video_title)
     for i in range(0, number_of_clips):
         pass
+
+
+class Video():
+    def __init__(self, path: str, speed: float = 1.0):
+        self.path = path
+        self.speed = speed
+
+
+def concatenate_videos(ffmpeg_exe, videos: List[Video], output_file: str):
+
+    COMMAND_BASE = [ffmpeg_exe]
+    COMMAND_BASE += ["-n"]  # disable file overwriting
+
+    video_count = len(videos)
+    video_speeds = [float(1/x.speed) for x in videos]
+    audio_speeds = [float(x.speed) for x in videos]
+
+    cmd_input_files = []
+    filters, concat = ("", "")
+    for i, x in enumerate(videos):
+        cmd_input_files += ["-i", x.path]
+        filters += f"[{i}:v] setpts = {video_speeds[i]} * PTS [v{i}];"
+        filters += f"[{i}:a] atempo = {audio_speeds[i]}       [a{i}];"
+        concat += f"[v{i}][a{i}]"
+    concat += f"concat = n = {video_count}:v = 1:a = 1 [v_all][a_all]"
+
+    filter_complex = f"{filters}{concat}".replace(" ", "")
+
+    cmd_filter_complex = [
+        "-filter_complex", filter_complex,
+    ]
+    cmd_map = [
+        "-map", "[v_all]",
+        "-map", "[a_all]",
+    ]
+    command = sum([
+        COMMAND_BASE,
+        cmd_input_files,
+        cmd_filter_complex,
+        cmd_map,
+        [output_file],
+    ], [])
+
+    subprocess.run(command)
+
+
+def urlify(s):
+
+    # Remove all non-word characters (everything except numbers and letters)
+    s = re.sub(r"[^\w\s]", '', s)
+
+    # Replace all runs of whitespace with a single dash
+    s = re.sub(r"\s+", '-', s)
+
+    return s

video_creation/voices.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from utils.console import print_step, print_substep
 from rich.progress import track
 
 
-def save_text_to_mp3(reddit_obj):
+def save_text_to_mp3(reddit_obj, maxlength, accent):
     """Saves Text to MP3 files.
 
     Args:
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ def save_text_to_mp3(reddit_obj):
     # Create a folder for the mp3 files.
     Path("assets/mp3").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
-    tts = gTTS(text=reddit_obj["thread_title"], lang="en", slow=False)
+    tts = gTTS(text=reddit_obj["thread_title"], lang="en", tld=accent, slow=False)
     tts.save(f"assets/mp3/title.mp3")
     length += MP3(f"assets/mp3/title.mp3").info.length
 
     for idx, comment in track(enumerate(reddit_obj["comments"]), "Saving..."):
         # ! Stop creating mp3 files if the length is greater than 50 seconds. This can be longer, but this is just a good starting point
-        if length > 50:
+        if length > maxlength:
             break
-        tts = gTTS(text=comment["comment_body"], lang="en", slow=False)
+        tts = gTTS(text=comment["comment_body"], lang="en", tld=accent, slow=False)
         tts.save(f"assets/mp3/{idx}.mp3")
         length += MP3(f"assets/mp3/{idx}.mp3").info.length