A convenient Python library for capturing cover image from video.

You can install CoverSnap using pip (python >= 3.8):

pip install coversnap

usage: coversnap [-h] -i INPUT -o OUTPUT

Capture image from video and save it to file, return black image if failed

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i INPUT, --INPUT INPUT
                        absolute path to input video
  -o OUTPUT, --OUTPUT OUTPUT
                        absolute path to output image

To capture a cover image from a video, use the capture_image function provided by the CoverSnap library. Here's an example of how to use it:

import os
import cv2
from coversnap import capture_image

input_video = "path/to/video.mp4"
output_image = "path/to/output.jpg"

# Capture the cover image from the video
img = capture_image(input_video)

# Save the captured image to the specified file
_, file_extension = os.path.splitext(output_image)
cv2.imencode(file_extension, img)[1].tofile(output_image)

Before getting started with development, make sure you have the following tools and dependencies installed:

• Python 3.8 or higher
• PDM (Python Development Master)

In the project's root directory, run the following command to install the development dependencies:

pdm run dev

pdm run test

This will run the tests and generate test coverage reports. The test results will be displayed in the terminal, and XML and HTML format coverage reports will also be generated.

pdm run lint

This will run the code style checking and static type checking. The results will be displayed in the terminal.

CoverSnap is licensed under the MIT License.