VidCraft

Description

This backend application is built using FastAPI and is designed to generate videos based on user-defined topics and backgrounds. It integrates multiple AI services for text generation, audio synthesis, image creation, and subtitle generation. The application handles various tasks, including cleaning text, formatting subtitles, and generating video files using FFmpeg.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/LohiyaH/VidCraft
   cd shorty

2. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r backend/requirements.txt

3. Set up environment variables in a .env file:

   GEMINI_API_KEY=<your-gemini-api-key>
   ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=<your-elevenlabs-api-key>
   HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY=<your-huggingface-api-key>
   

Usage

1. Run the FastAPI application:

   uvicorn backend.main:app --reload

2. Access the API documentation at http://localhost:8000/docs.

Navigate to the frontend directory

3. cd frontend

Install dependencies

4. npm install

Start the development server

5. npm run dev

API Endpoints

• POST /api/generate-video

  • Request Body:

    {
      "topic": "string",
      "background": "string"
    }

  • Response:

    {
      "videoUrl": "string"
    }

• GET /api/test

  • Returns a simple test message.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.