CoverSnap 0.0.2

a convenient Python library for capturing cover image from video

CoverSnap

A convenient Python library for capturing cover image from video.

Installation

You can install CoverSnap using pip (python >= 3.8):

pip install coversnap

CLI

usage: coversnap [-h] -i INPUT -o OUTPUT

Capture image from video and save it to file, return black image if failed

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i INPUT, --INPUT INPUT
                        absolute path to input video
  -o OUTPUT, --OUTPUT OUTPUT
                        absolute path to output image

Python

To capture a cover image from a video, use the capture_image function provided by the CoverSnap library. Here's an example of how to use it:

import os
import cv2
from coversnap import capture_image

input_video = "path/to/video.mp4"
output_image = "path/to/output.jpg"

# Capture the cover image from the video
img = capture_image(input_video)

# Save the captured image to the specified file
_, file_extension = os.path.splitext(output_image)
cv2.imencode(file_extension, img)[1].tofile(output_image)

License

CoverSnap is licensed under the MIT License.