Creating MPEG4 video file with Python from raw frames

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I have a raw video frame source which I can access in Python. I'd like to create a MPEG4 video out of this, with MP3 background music.

What kind of tools and libraries are available in Python for such a task? Preferably I'd like to have an API for which I can feed output filename and then individual frames as 24 bit raw images.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 19 '11 at 16:43

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With OpenCV and the corresponding Python binding, you could use something like the function cv.WriteFrame. You could also use pyffmpeg, but that is geared more towards accessing individual frames from a video file.

answered Jun 19 '11 at 16:43

Neal

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 11 '16 at 00:41

Because this question still shows up pretty high in relevant Google searches, here's the library I'm using now:

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ffmpy/0.0.4

It is lightweight and still works.

Per Neal, OpenCV has the best libraries for editing, but does not (AFAIK) support MPEG.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 19 '11 at 15:58

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One of these should be able to do what you requesting:

answered Jun 19 '11 at 15:58

Fredrik Pihl

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pymedia: dead, pyffmpeg: read only, wffmpeg: command line wrapper. No dice, but thank you for trying. – Mikko Ohtamaa Aug 05 '11 at 22:14

Creating MPEG4 video file with Python from raw frames

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