Python to Split a Video File by Given Time Period with Full Source Code For Beginners

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This script will split the video into two files when valid time periods are given.

Requirements:

  • Install python in the host system Install ffmpeg-python
  • ffmpeg==1.4
pip install ffmpeg-python

Run the Script:

python videosplitter.py test.mp4 0 50 out1.mp4 out2.mp4
Code language: CSS (css)

(OR)

python videosplitter.py -h
Code language: CSS (css)

Source Code:

videosplitter.py

import ffmpeg
import argparse


parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='''Split A media file
                                            into two chunks''')
parser.add_argument('inputfile', help="Input filename")
parser.add_argument('starttime', type=float, help="Start time in seconds")
parser.add_argument('endtime', type=float, help="End time in seconds")
parser.add_argument('outputfile1', help="Output filename")
parser.add_argument('outputfile2', help="Output filename")

args = parser.parse_args()

in1 = ffmpeg.input(args.inputfile)

v1 = in1.filter('trim', start=float(args.starttime), end=(args.endtime))
v2 = in1.filter('trim', start=float(args.endtime))

out1 = ffmpeg.output(v1, args.outputfile1)
out2 = ffmpeg.output(v2, args.outputfile2)

out1.run()
out2.run()Code language: PHP (php)

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