extract-moves-from-video

To extract typed commands from a video recording, you need to apply frame extraction, ROI cropping, and OCR preprocessing to isolate and read the terminal text. This process uses domain-specific validation to filter invalid inputs and deduplicate overlapping frames.

To OCR text from terminal session videos, you need FFmpeg for frame capture and an OCR engine like Tesseract. Optional Python image libraries can be used for additional image preprocessing and command deduplication.

Yes, frame extraction can recover gameplay inputs automatically by capturing video frames at intervals and applying OCR to the command input area. This eliminates manual transcription by using fuzzy matching to normalize extracted commands.

OCR preprocessing improves accuracy for command text in game video recordings by applying grayscale conversion and thresholding. Combining these steps with game-specific vocabularies helps filter out invalid text and ensures reliable command extraction.

To handle duplicate commands when extracting text from screen capture videos, apply normalization and de-duplication using fuzzy matching and known command lists. This cleaning process ensures the final output contains only unique, valid gameplay commands.