slidemovie

Markdown and PowerPoint to Narration Video Generator.

slidemovie is a Python tool that automates the creation of professional narration videos. By combining the structural simplicity of Markdown, the design capabilities of PowerPoint, and the power of AI Text-to-Speech, you can produce high-quality videos without any video editing software.

📚 Documentation

For full tutorials, installation guides, and configuration details, please visit:

👉 https://sekika.github.io/slidemovie/

✨ Features

• Markdown-Based: Write your slide content and narration script in a single text file.
• AI Narration: Automatically generates natural voiceovers using Google Gemini, OpenAI or Azure (via multiai-tts).
• PowerPoint Integration: Use PowerPoint's AI "Designer" to create professional visuals instantly.
• No Video Editing: Audio and visuals are automatically synchronized.
• Incremental Builds: Only regenerates changed slides to save time and API costs.
• Long Narration Support: Optionally splits long narration into chunks for stable synthesis (--chunk-size).

🎥 Demo

Watch a video generated entirely by slidemovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZscwE06Pbo

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install

pip install slidemovie

Note: You also need to install FFmpeg, Pandoc, LibreOffice, and Poppler, and set up your AI API Key (Google or OpenAI). See the documentation for details.

2. Create a Project

Create a Markdown file (e.g., demo.md):

# Slide Title

- Bullet point 1
- Bullet point 2

::: notes
This text will be read aloud by the AI narrator.
:::

3. Generate Slides

Convert Markdown to a draft PowerPoint file:

slidemovie demo -p

Open demo.pptx in PowerPoint, apply a design, and save it.

4. Build Video

Generate the final video with AI narration:

slidemovie demo -v

The output will be saved in movie/demo/demo.mp4.

📄 License

MIT License