moviepy_video_subclip_with_text_overlay_and_volume.py

1from moviepy.editor import VideoFileClip, TextClip, CompositeVideoClip
2
3# Load myHolidays.mp4 and select the subclip 00:00:50 - 00:00:60
4clip = VideoFileClip("myHolidays.mp4").subclip(50,60)
5
6# Reduce the audio volume (volume x 0.8)
7clip = clip.volumex(0.8)
8
9# Generate a text clip. You can customize the font, color, etc.
10txt_clip = TextClip("My Holidays 2013", fontsize=70, color='white')
11
12# Say that you want it to appear 10s at the center of the screen
13txt_clip = txt_clip.set_pos('center').set_duration(10)
14
15# Overlay the text clip on the first video clip
16video = CompositeVideoClip([clip, txt_clip])
17
18# Write the result to a file (many formats available, but the extension determines if it's a video)
19video.write_videofile("myHolidays_edited.mp4")