Installation & Setup

1. Clone this repository

2. Create a python virtual environment. Must be python3.6 or later

3. pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Create credentials.json in filmsplice folder.

5. Need to generate credentials as per google's developer instructions Contact Cal for this; he can send you the credentials

6. Create secrets.json in filmsplice folder. Should look like this:

{
  slack_hook: [YOUR_SLACK_HOOK_URL],
  parent_folder: [YOUR_GOOGLE_DRIVE_FILM_FOLDER_ID]
}

slack_hook is optional; you can use this to send messages to your team slack when a video is uploaded. Check out the slack api for information on setting this up. parent_folder is required; this is the google drive folder ID of the master folder containing your team's film. To find this, simply navigate to the folder in a web browser and examine the URL and find the string at the end: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/FOLDER_ID

7. Ensure the following libraries are installed locally:

• ffmpeg (check with ffmpeg -version)
• whiptail (check with whiptail -version). If on mac, install with brew install newt

To Use

python splice.py

Legal/Google Stuff

Privacy Policy

Use FilmSplice at your own risk! Your google credentials are stored purely for use to authenticate using the OAuth client so that FilmSplice can function properly. It is your responsibility to keep your credentials.json file safe!

Terms of Service

Only use FilmSplice as a utility to download film from google drive, stitch it together, and upload it to your personal YouTube channel. Any other usage of FilmSplice is prohibited.