SimplifyReels

Inspiration

SimplifyReels was inspired by the spirit of the Wild West—where pioneers carved out a path in uncharted territory, fueled by a desire for freedom and innovation. Just like those early settlers who sought to make their mark on the frontier, today's creators are navigating the vast, fast-paced digital landscape, looking for simpler, more efficient ways to tell their stories.

In the old West, speed, skill, and resourcefulness were key to survival, and that’s exactly what SimplifyReels brings to video creation. Inspired by the grit and determination of those frontier days, our mission is to provide modern-day pioneers—content creators, marketers, and storytellers—with the right tools to capture their audience’s attention without getting bogged down in the technical dust. SimplifyReels rides into town to bring a fresh approach to video production: fast, intuitive, and built for those looking to conquer new horizons with ease.

What it does

SimplifyReels takes a piece of text and leverages AI to transform it into short and easy-to-understand reels. The process of doing so is ...

Summarizing and simplifying the text input using OpenAI API
Extracting key information and generate keywords for the search query
Fetch relevant images using Google Custom Search API using generated keywords
Compiling the subtitles and images into a reel using MoviePy

How we built it

Streamlit
OpenAI
Google Custom Search API
Python Pillow
MoviePy

Challenges we ran into

Maxing out the API rate limit :(
Resolving environment dependency issues

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Successfully generating reels dynamically based on a user's text input!!
Using OpenAI API
Learning how to use the Streamlit framework
Using different Python libraries to develop our application (everything was new to us)