pbsgen .pbs file generator

.pbs file format

.pbs file is a plain-text file formate that describes video playback speed.

File Format:

CHUNK_SIZE(ms)
Speed #_of_Chunks
Speed #_of_Chunks
Speed #_of_Chunks
.
.
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Speed #_of_Chunks

Example:

500
5 4
1.5 7
5 2
1.5 8
5 1
1.5 4
5 1
1.5 2
5 2

This file uses chunk size 500ms.

The first 4 chunks (0:00-0:02) are played at 5x speed.

Then Next 7 chunks (0:02:000-0:05:500) are played back at 1.5x speed. etc...

CLI Usage

usage: pbsgen.exe [-h] [--version] [--chunk_size CHUNK_SIZE] [--silence_threshold SILENCE_THRESHOLD] [--silent_speed SILENT_SPEED] [--speech_speed SPEECH_SPEED] ffmpeg input

pbs file generator

positional arguments:
  ffmpeg                Path to ffmpeg.exe
  input                 Input Video File

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  --chunk_size CHUNK_SIZE
                        Chunk size in ms (default: 100)
  --silence_threshold SILENCE_THRESHOLD
                        Threshold for what counts as silence in dB (default: -60)
  --silent_speed SILENT_SPEED
                        Playback speed for silent section (default: 3)
  --speech_speed SPEECH_SPEED
                        Playback speed for non-silent section (default: 1.5)