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Adding subtitles to existing video using whisper AI
The task : Take a metric shitload ( Imperial assload ) of video files, add subtitles in English, and then combine into a MKV. Yeah , hold my beer ... oh actually hand that beer back over here. I'm going to need it. I'm going to break this into sections because each method contains madness, that should be tracked separately.
The Code! Let's not forget the code!
OK so in order to make the microphone box work we need two separate pieces of code , both in Python, in order to make the adapters work and allow us to use the PTT buttons on the microphones. In part one of this series ( https://apdelomni.blogspot.com/2023/10/cb-mic-to-pc-part-one.html ) we wrote the code for the Motorola adapter that translated serial CTS to a keypress. Now we need the code to make the Adafruit QT Py RP2040 do the same thing! The process is a bit different in this case because we are making a USB device that identifies as a HID ( Vocab : Human Interface Device ) and sends a keypress when a GPIO ( Vocab : general-purpose input/output ) pin is closed. The code is very similar, only instead of running on your PC it will run on the QT Py and will need to be flashed into its memory. What you will need : Give the Adafruit guide to programming the QT Py a good read, and use the Mu editor. As always Adafruit has an amazing how-to for doing th...
Flipper Zero and TouchTunes ... the great mystery
For some reason there is a shroud of mystery / gatekeeping and other BS surrounding using the Flipper Zero with Touchtunes. I went banging on doors to find out what the deal is , but had not much luck. So after some good 'ol fashioned OSINT and knocking things around here's the deal : 1. First thing you need is to know what you are emulating - the famous Touchtunes remote. Your first stop is here : https://cdn.touchtunes.com/marketing/pdfs/Remote_Control_Users_Guide_1.pdf All you really need to know is here : - Not all of the buttons do much , here are the key ones you need to know - The game changer is that each jukebox has a preset PIN code ranging from 000-255 which must be set on the remote in order for it to work. In many cases no one changes it from the default 000. - Get the UNLEASHED firmware, install it as per their instructions. https://github.com/DarkFlippers/unleashed-firmware - Get this USB file pack from DamnedModders : ht...
Home Stretch!!
- Holes drilled ( I NEED A LASER ) - Mic interfaces mounted & tested ( I CAN'T SOLDER FOR SHIT ) - USB cables installed & tested - Tested as a system ... IT WORKS All that's left is to mount the microphone clips. NOTE : Powered mics are LOUDER than non powered ones, adjust mic gain accordingly.
The Bonebox!
What do you do with an outdated Craft Access Terminal that is taking up space? Well you go to Adafruit, get some parts and make it into the BoneBox! Blue/Beige/Red box and Wifi scanner all in one! Let the project begin!
Ring Ring .... Brrringgg!
New project! 1940's vintage rotary phone ... asterisk server .... can we make it work ? HINT : Cisco ATA from a flea market to the rescue!!
Mount Up!
Measuring the outside of the box, where the CB microphones will be mounted .... And then mounting the component parts on the inside! Still to do : - Order CB Mic Clips - Order splitter cable for audio - Order RJ45 parts - Cut holes in the box - Test! The excess cables are because of the extra length on the Motorola adapter. Can't be helped - so it's a little messy, but all things considered it's not too bad.