AI News Anchor

Overview

AI News Anchor is an automated news channel application built using Python, Streamlit, and D-ID's API. The application fetches the latest news based on a selected category and generates a video featuring an AI-driven news anchor delivering the news. The AI anchor's speech is dynamically generated, making it a unique and engaging way to consume news.

Features

• Automated News Retrieval: Fetches the latest news based on user-defined categories.
• AI News Anchor: Generates videos of an AI news anchor reading out the news.
• Customizable: Users can select the number of news items to be read and customize the news category.
• Interactive UI: A user-friendly interface powered by Streamlit.

Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Python 3.7 or higher installed on your local machine.
• pip package manager.
• D-ID API Key for video generation.
• News API Key for fetching news.

Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

2. Create and Activate a Virtual Environment (optional but recommended):

3. Install the Required Packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set Up Environment Variables:

   Create a .env file in the root directory of your project with the following content:

   NEWS_API_KEY=your_news_api_key_here
   BEARER_TOKEN=your_did_bearer_token_here
   

5. Run the Application:

   streamlit run app.py

   This command will start the application, and you can access it through your browser at http://localhost:8501.

Usage

1. Enter News Category: Type the desired news category (e.g., "Technology," "Sports").
2. Select Number of News Items: Use the slider to choose how many news items you want the AI anchor to read.
3. Generate Video: Click the "Generate" button to fetch the news and generate the AI news anchor video.
4. View the Video: Watch the generated video directly in the browser.

File Structure

• app.py: The main application file.
• news_api.py: Contains the NewsAPI class for interacting with the News API.
• news_video.py: Contains the VideoGenerator class for generating videos with the D-ID API.
• requirements.txt: Lists all the required Python packages.
• .env: Stores environment variables (not included in the repo for security reasons).

Customization

• Logo: Update the logo_url in app.py to point to your logo image.
• Anchor Image: Update the image_url to change the anchor's image.
• Voice: Customize the AI anchor's voice by modifying the voice_id in the VideoGenerator class.

License

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

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork this repository and submit a pull request for any improvements or bug fixes.