fmov 0.4.2

A simple, optimized way to programmatically create video with python.

fmov

The fastest video-creation library in Python. Support for sound effects, PIL, and OpenCV image generation.

Documentation

Rough Benchmarks from this example

FPS	Resolution	Video Time	Render Time
1	1920x1080	30s	0.25s
12	1920x1080	30s	1.74s
24	1920x1080	30s	4.08s
30	1920x1080	30s	4.99s
60	1920x1080	30s	9.64s
100	1920x1080	30s	16.02s
120	1920x1080	30s	19.09s

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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1bbe2acc-e563-4fa4-bbf0-b0e6f04f0016

Here's an example use of fmov for automated chess analysis videos (trimmed to 1:30 to allow for embedding)

Installing

Install fmov via pip:

pip install fmov

Dependencies

Make sure to have ffmpeg installed on your system and executable from the terminal

sudo apt install ffmpeg     # Linux
brew install ffmpeg         # MacOS
choco install ffmpeg        # Windows

Downloading FFmpeg

[!NOTE] PIL will be installed automatically, if you would like to use OpenCV, install it manually