Film Colours Over Time

The stupid name hides a useless idea.
This Python script convert a given video file into a picture, by taking a frame every n seconds, calculating the average colour of that frame, and adding a vertical line to the output picture with the given colour.

The script uses FFMpeg to extract the frames, so it is required for it to work.

Usage

Single-file mode

python3 <input file path> <optional: output file path>
When wanting to process a single video file, the first argument needs to be the input video file, and the second optional argument can be the output image file.
Example:

• python3 ~/Movies/MyVideo.mp4: output file will be ~/Movies/MyVideo.mp4.png
• python3 ~/Movies/MyVideo.mp4 ~/Photos/Output.png: output file will be ~/Photos/Output.png

Directory mode

python3 <input directory path> <optional: output directory path>
For processing multiple video files within the same directory, simply input the path of the directory.
Example:

• python3 ~/Movies/SomeVideos/: will process all video files within the folder and output the pictures in the same manner as the single-file mode
• python3 ~/Movies/SomeVideos/ ~/Photos/FCOT-Images/: the images will be inside of the ~/Photos/FCOT-Images/ directory, following the same naming used in the single-file mode (~/Movies/SomeVideos/MyVideo.mp4 will generate ~/Photos/FCOT-Images/MyVideo.mp4.png)