Smart Video Creator Pro

An advanced web application that leverages AI to automatically create professional videos by combining AI-generated content, stock footage, and text-to-speech synthesis.

Features

• 🎯 AI-powered content generation using Gemini AI
• 🎥 Professional stock footage integration via Pexels API
• 🗣️ Natural text-to-speech conversion with ElevenLabs
• 🎵 Background music library with volume control
• 📱 Support for both landscape (16:9) and portrait (9:16) formats
• ✨ Modern, user-friendly interface with step-by-step guidance

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• Node.js 14 or higher (for development)
• ImageMagick (for video processing)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/smart-video-creator-pro.git
cd smart-video-creator-pro

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Install ImageMagick:

• On Ubuntu/Debian:

  sudo apt-get install imagemagick

• On macOS:

  brew install imagemagick

• On Windows: Download and install from ImageMagick Website

5. Set up environment variables:

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env and add your API keys:

GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your_elevenlabs_api_key
PEXELS_API_KEY=your_pexels_api_key

Usage

1. Start the application:

python app.py

2. Open your browser and navigate to:

http://localhost:8080

3. Follow the step-by-step process:
   • Generate content using AI or templates
   • Select video footage
   • Generate voice narration
   • Add background music
   • Create final video

API Keys Setup

Gemini AI

1. Visit Google AI Studio
2. Create a new API key
3. Add to .env as GEMINI_API_KEY

ElevenLabs

1. Sign up at ElevenLabs
2. Get your API key from the profile settings
3. Add to .env as ELEVENLABS_API_KEY

Pexels

1. Create account at Pexels
2. Get your API key
3. Add to .env as PEXELS_API_KEY

Project Structure

auto_create_video/
├── app.py              # Main Flask application
├── requirements.txt    # Python dependencies
├── .env               # Environment variables
├── .env.example       # Environment variables example
├── static/
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── style.css  # Custom styles
│   ├── js/
│   │   └── main.js    # Frontend JavaScript
│   └── music/         # Background music files
└── templates/
    └── index.html     # Main application template

Development

Running in Development Mode

export FLASK_ENV=development
export FLASK_APP=app.py
flask run --port 8080

Code Style

The project follows PEP 8 style guide. Format code using:

black .
flake8

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Gemini AI for text generation
• ElevenLabs for text-to-speech
• Pexels for stock footage
• Flask web framework
• MoviePy for video processing