Pixtract

Pixtract is a powerful and efficient command-line tool designed to extract high-quality frames from videos. It streamlines the process of obtaining sharp, non-duplicate images from your video files, making it ideal for computer vision datasets, video analysis, or simply capturing the best moments from your recordings.

Features

• High-Quality Frame Extraction: Extracts frames from a variety of video formats (MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV).
• Blur Detection: Automatically analyzes and discards blurry frames, ensuring you only get sharp, clear images.
• Duplicate Frame Removal: Efficiently identifies and removes duplicate or near-duplicate frames based on a configurable threshold, saving you time and disk space.
• Image Rotation: Corrects the orientation of frames with adjustable rotation.
• Batch Processing: Process multiple videos in a single run, from a given directory.
• Dry Run Mode: Simulate the process without creating or deleting any files.
• Verbose Output: Get detailed logging information for debugging or deeper insights.

Installation

You can install Pixtract directly from GitHub using Git:

pip install git+https://github.com/rahaaatul/Pixtract.git

or from PyPI using pip:

pip install pixtract

Or with pipx for isolated installation:

pipx install pixtract

Usage

To use Pixtract, simply run the pixtract command with the path to your video file or a directory containing videos.

Basic Usage

Process a single video and save frames to a default output folder:

pixtract "path/to/your/video.mp4"

Process all videos in a directory and save frames to a specified output folder:

pixtract "path/to/your/videos_directory" -o "path/to/your/output_folder"

Examples

Extract frames from my_movie.mp4, remove blurry frames (sharpness threshold 50), and remove duplicates (threshold 0.98):

pixtract my_movie.mp4 -s 50 -d 0.98

Process videos in my_videos/, rotate frames by 90 degrees, and enable verbose output:

pixtract my_videos/ -r 90 -v

Simulate processing holiday_clip.mp4 without actually saving or deleting files:

pixtract holiday_clip.mp4 --dry-run

Command-Line Options

Development

To set up the project for development, clone the repository and install the development dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/rahaaatul/pixtract.git
cd pixtract
pip install -e .[dev]

Running Tests

To run the test suite, ensure you have installed the development dependencies and then execute pytest:

pip install -e .[dev]
pytest

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request. For bug reports, please use the Bug Report template. For new features, use the Feature Request template.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.