r-place-timelapse

About

This is a script to create a timelapse video from an archive of /r/Place (https://www.reddit.com/r/place/).

Features

Crop /r/Place images to custom bounds to select a region of interest.
Upscales images to HD and packs them into a timelapse of custom length.
Creates H264 or MP4V .mp4 video
Automatically download archive images from zevs.me r/place archive and unpack them.
Automatically download h264 codec from Cisco.
Support for Windows, Linux, and Mac. (h264 codec is only available on Windows and Mac)

Requirements

Latest Version of Python 3
Install requirements with pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Run the script with python3 main.py

Script will prompt for the following:

Downloading h264 codec from Cisco Github repo (Automatic optional)
- If no, place openh264-1.8.0-win64.dll into script directory
Downloading archive images from zevs.me r/place archive (Automatic optional)
- If no, place .png images in images/ directory
Coordinates of the region of interest
Image upscale factor
Timelapse length

Output file: final.mp4

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