Now cuts on keyframes, it kinda works a bit better

efficientjson.py

@@ -129,8 +129,12 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
         video_length = get_video_duration(videofile)
 
         # main clip: full length minus half transition duration
+
+        # cut on keyframe
+        cut_time = nearest_keyframe(videofile, (video_length - 1))
+
         ffmpeg_video_args = ["-i", videofile,
-                             "-t", str(video_length - 1),
+                             "-t", str(cut_time),
                              "-c", "copy",
                              "{}".format(videofile.replace(".mkv", "M.mkv"))]
 
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
 
         # omega clip: half transition duration
         ffmpeg_video_args = ["-i", videofile,
-                             "-ss", str(video_length - 1),
+                             "-ss", str(cut_time),
                              "-c:v", "libx264", "-crf", "20", "-c:a", "copy",
                              "{}".format(videofile.replace(".mkv", "O.mkv"))]
 
@@ -148,9 +152,12 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
         """Split last videofile into videofileA + videofileM"""
         import subprocess
 
+        # cut on keyframe
+        cut_time = nearest_keyframe(videofile, TRANSITION_DURATION/2)
+
         # alpha clip: half transition duration
         ffmpeg_video_args = ["-i", videofile,
-                             "-t", str(TRANSITION_DURATION/2),
+                             "-t", str(cut_time),
                              "-c:v", "libx264", "-crf", "20", "-c:a", "copy",
                              "{}".format(videofile.replace(".mkv", "A.mkv"))]
 
@@ -158,7 +165,7 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
 
         # main clip: start at half transition duration, full length
         ffmpeg_video_args = ["-i", videofile,
-                             "-ss", str(TRANSITION_DURATION/2),
+                             "-ss", str(cut_time),
                              "-c", "copy",
                              "{}".format(videofile.replace(".mkv", "M.mkv"))]
 
@@ -171,9 +178,14 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
 
         video_length = get_video_duration(videofile)
 
+        # cut on keyframes
+        cut_time1 = nearest_keyframe(videofile, TRANSITION_DURATION/2)
+        cut_time2 = nearest_keyframe(videofile, (
+            video_length - (TRANSITION_DURATION/2)))
+
         # alpha clip: half transition duration
         ffmpeg_video_args = ["-i", videofile,
-                             "-t", str(TRANSITION_DURATION/2),
+                             "-t", str(cut_time1),
                              "-c:v", "libx264", "-crf", "20", "-c:a", "copy",
                              "{}".format(videofile.replace(".mkv", "A.mkv"))]
 
@@ -181,8 +193,8 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
 
         # main clip: full length minus half transition duration
         ffmpeg_video_args = ["-i", videofile,
-                             "-ss", str(TRANSITION_DURATION/2),
-                             "-t", str(video_length - (TRANSITION_DURATION/2)),
+                             "-ss", str(cut_time1),
+                             "-t", str(cut_time2),
                              "-c", "copy",
                              "{}".format(videofile.replace(".mkv", "M.mkv"))]
 
@@ -191,7 +203,7 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
         # omega clip: half transition duration
         ffmpeg_video_args = ["-i", videofile,
                              "-ss",
-                             str(video_length - (TRANSITION_DURATION/2)),
+                             str(cut_time2),
                              "-c:v", "libx264", "-crf", "20", "-c:a", "copy",
                              "{}".format(videofile.replace(".mkv", "O.mkv"))]
 
@@ -211,7 +223,12 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
             import pdb
             pdb.set_trace()
 
-        clip2 = VideoFileClip(os.path.join(workingdir, video2))
+        try:
+            clip2 = VideoFileClip(os.path.join(workingdir, video2))
+        except IOError as e:
+            print("Error making joined clip: {}".format(e))
+            import pdb
+            pdb.set_trace()
 
         final = CompositeVideoClip([clip1,
                                     clip2.set_start(clip1.end-tr)
@@ -227,6 +244,8 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
 
         see eg https://superuser.com/a/1426307"""
         import subprocess
+        print("Finding nearest keyframe to {} for {}".format(
+            checktime, videofile))
 
         if checktime > 15:
             skiptime = checktime - 15
@@ -247,13 +266,20 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
                                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                 stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                                 universal_newlines=True)
-        while not proc.poll():
-            line = proc.stdout.readline()
+        try:
+            lines, error = proc.communicate(timeout=10)
+        except subprocess.TimoutExpired:
+            proc.kill()
+            lines, error = proc.communicate()
+
+        print(lines)
+        for line in lines.split("\n"):
             if "pkt_pts_time" in line:
                 frametime = float(line.split("=")[1])
-                frames.append(frametime)
+                if round(frametime, 2) != 0.00:  # avoid 0s iframe
+                    frames.append(frametime)
             if len(frames) > 20:
-                proc.kill()
+                break
 
         # if "stdout" in complete:
         #    for line in complete["stdout"].split("\n"):
@@ -263,7 +289,7 @@ def process_highlights(jsonfile):
         # get closest value, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/12141207
         keyframetime = min(frames, key=lambda x: abs(x-checktime))
 
-        return str(round(keyframetime-0.1, 2))
+        return str(round(keyframetime, 2))
         # we return the time just before it
         # so that ffmpeg seeks to that when
         # cutting