Video to Text Rendering: A Simple AI Pipeline
Here’s a powerful one-liner that converts any video into a concise text summary using modern AI tools: #!/bin/sh yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 "$1" -o "audio.mp3" && \ whisper "audio.mp3" --model medium --output_format txt --output_dir . && \ cat audio.txt | ollama run mistral "Summarize the following text, removing any fluff and focusing on key points: ${cat}" > summary.txt && \ rm audio.mp3 audio.txt && cat summary.txt How It Works The pipeline combines three powerful tools: yt-dlp: A robust video downloader that handles YouTube, Vimeo, and many other platforms. It extracts just the audio track to minimize processing time. ...