nba-video-generator 3.0.18

Generates video highlights for an NBA player.

NBA Highlights Video Generator

Videos

Posted on NBA Full Play Highlights.

Author

Ronen Huang

Time Frame

August 2025 to Present

FFmpeg Build

Download from https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/.

NBA Team Abbreviations

• atl - Atlanta Hawks
• bkn - Brooklyn Nets
• bos - Boston Celtics
• cha - Charlotte Hornets
• chi - Chicago Bulls
• cle - Cleveland Cavaliers
• dal - Dallas Mavericks
• den - Denver Nuggets
• det - Detroit Pistons
• gsw - Golden State Warriors
• hou - Houston Rockets
• ind - Indiana Pacers
• lac - Los Angeles Clippers
• lal - Los Angeles Lakers
• mem - Memphis Grizzlies
• mia - Miami Heat
• mil - Milwaukee Bucks
• min - Minnesota Timberwolves
• nop - New Orleans Pelicans
• nyk - New York Knicks
• okc - Oklahoma City Thunder
• orl - Orlando Magic
• phi - Philadelphia 76ers
• phx - Phoenix Suns
• por - Portland Trail Blazers
• sac - Sacramento Kings
• sas - San Antonio Spurs
• tor - Toronto Raptors
• uta - Utah Jazz
• was - Washington Wizards

Beta

The full play videos can be made from the reliable play by play rather than the unreliable box score.

from nba_video_generator.beta_search import pipeline

pipeline(
    [
        ("DiVincenzo", "2026-04-20", "min"),
    ], 
    {
        "ffmpeg_path": r"C:\Users\ronen\Documents\Projects\nba_video_generator\src\nba_video_generator\ffmpeg-2025-10-21-git-535d4047d3-essentials_build\bin\ffmpeg.exe"
    }
)

A date range can be specified as well.

from nba_video_generator.beta_search import pipeline

pipeline(
    [
        ("Booker", "2026-04-19", "2026-04-27", "phx"),
    ],
    {"ffmpeg_path": r"C:\Users\ronen\Documents\Projects\nba_video_generator\src\nba_video_generator\ffmpeg-2025-10-21-git-535d4047d3-essentials_build\bin\ffmpeg.exe"}
)

Process

1. Specify the player last name (as per NBA.com website), team abbreviation, and date(s) (yyyy-mm-dd).
2. Programs crawls through play by play by quarter, keeping a list of links and times.
3. Events within 5 seconds of each other are merged to a single event.
4. Plays are concatenated together to make the video.

A video of the process is provided below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84GDSAL5CeE