#!/usr/bin/env python3 """Visualize pixel-level differences between two videos.""" from __future__ import annotations import argparse import csv import json import subprocess from pathlib import Path import numpy as np def run_json(cmd: list[str]) -> dict: out = subprocess.check_output(cmd, text=True) return json.loads(out) def probe_video(path: Path) -> dict: data = run_json( [ "ffprobe", "-v", "error", "-select_streams", "v:0", "-show_entries", "stream=width,height,avg_frame_rate,nb_frames,duration", "-of", "json", str(path), ] ) stream = data["streams"][0] return { "width": int(stream["width"]), "height": int(stream["height"]), "avg_frame_rate": stream.get("avg_frame_rate", "0/1"), "nb_frames": int(stream["nb_frames"]) if stream.get("nb_frames", "N/A").isdigit() else None, "duration": float(stream.get("duration", 0.0)), } def parse_rate(rate: str) -> float: num, den = rate.split("/") return float(num) / float(den) def open_reader(path: Path, width: int, height: int, fps: float | None = None, align: bool = False) -> subprocess.Popen: cmd = [ "ffmpeg", "-v", "error", "-i", str(path), ] if align: if fps is None: raise ValueError("fps is required when align=True") cmd += ["-vf", f"scale={width}:{height}:flags=bicubic,fps={fps:.6f}"] cmd += [ "-f", "rawvideo", "-pix_fmt", "rgb24", "-", ] return subprocess.Popen( cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, ) def open_writer(path: Path, width: int, height: int, fps: float) -> subprocess.Popen: return subprocess.Popen( [ "ffmpeg", "-y", "-v", "error", "-f", "rawvideo", "-pix_fmt", "rgb24", "-s", f"{width}x{height}", "-r", f"{fps:.6f}", "-i", "-", "-an", "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p", "-c:v", "mpeg4", "-q:v", "2", str(path), ], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, ) def read_frame(proc: subprocess.Popen, frame_bytes: int) -> bytes | None: assert proc.stdout is not None data = proc.stdout.read(frame_bytes) if len(data) == 0: return None if len(data) != frame_bytes: raise RuntimeError(f"Short frame read: expected {frame_bytes} bytes, got {len(data)}") return data def close_proc(proc: subprocess.Popen) -> None: try: proc.wait(timeout=5) except subprocess.TimeoutExpired: proc.kill() proc.wait() def make_heatmap(diff_mag: np.ndarray, changed: np.ndarray, show_all_diffs: bool) -> np.ndarray: heat = np.zeros((*diff_mag.shape, 3), dtype=np.uint8) visible_diff = diff_mag if show_all_diffs else np.where(changed, diff_mag, 0) heat[..., 0] = visible_diff heat[..., 1] = np.where(changed, np.clip(diff_mag // 3, 0, 255), 0).astype(np.uint8) return heat def compare_videos(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None: original = args.original.resolve() edited = args.edited.resolve() output_dir = args.output_dir.resolve() output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) original_info = probe_video(original) edited_info = probe_video(edited) width = original_info["width"] height = original_info["height"] fps = parse_rate(original_info["avg_frame_rate"]) mismatch = (width, height) != (edited_info["width"], edited_info["height"]) fps_mismatch = original_info["avg_frame_rate"] != edited_info["avg_frame_rate"] if (mismatch or fps_mismatch) and not args.align_edited_to_original: raise ValueError( "Video geometry mismatch. For strict pixel-by-pixel comparison, compare a final composited video " "with the same resolution and fps as the original. To inspect a raw model output anyway, rerun with " f"--align-edited-to-original. original={original_info}, edited={edited_info}" ) frame_bytes = width * height * 3 max_frames = args.max_frames if max_frames is None: candidates = [original_info["nb_frames"]] if not args.align_edited_to_original: candidates.append(edited_info["nb_frames"]) candidates = [v for v in candidates if v is not None] max_frames = min(candidates) if candidates else 10**12 reader_a = open_reader(original, width, height) reader_b = open_reader(edited, width, height, fps=fps, align=args.align_edited_to_original) writers = { "changed_mask": open_writer(output_dir / "changed_mask.mp4", width, height, fps), "diff_heatmap": open_writer(output_dir / "diff_heatmap.mp4", width, height, fps), "diff_overlay": open_writer(output_dir / "diff_overlay.mp4", width, height, fps), } rows: list[dict[str, int | float]] = [] total_changed = 0 total_pixels = 0 threshold = args.threshold try: for frame_index in range(max_frames): raw_a = read_frame(reader_a, frame_bytes) raw_b = read_frame(reader_b, frame_bytes) if raw_a is None or raw_b is None: break a = np.frombuffer(raw_a, dtype=np.uint8).reshape((height, width, 3)) b = np.frombuffer(raw_b, dtype=np.uint8).reshape((height, width, 3)) absdiff = np.abs(a.astype(np.int16) - b.astype(np.int16)).astype(np.uint8) diff_mag = absdiff.max(axis=2) changed = diff_mag > threshold changed_count = int(changed.sum()) total_changed += changed_count total_pixels += width * height mask_rgb = np.repeat((changed.astype(np.uint8) * 255)[:, :, None], 3, axis=2) heat = make_heatmap(diff_mag, changed, args.heatmap_all_diffs) overlay = a.copy() overlay[changed] = (overlay[changed].astype(np.uint16) // 3 + np.array([170, 0, 0], dtype=np.uint16)).clip(0, 255).astype(np.uint8) assert writers["changed_mask"].stdin is not None assert writers["diff_heatmap"].stdin is not None assert writers["diff_overlay"].stdin is not None writers["changed_mask"].stdin.write(mask_rgb.tobytes()) writers["diff_heatmap"].stdin.write(heat.tobytes()) writers["diff_overlay"].stdin.write(overlay.tobytes()) rows.append( { "frame": frame_index, "changed_pixels": changed_count, "total_pixels": width * height, "changed_ratio": changed_count / (width * height), "mean_abs_diff": float(absdiff.mean()), "max_abs_diff": int(absdiff.max()), } ) finally: for writer in writers.values(): if writer.stdin is not None: writer.stdin.close() close_proc(writer) close_proc(reader_a) close_proc(reader_b) with (output_dir / "per_frame_stats.csv").open("w", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as handle: fieldnames = ["frame", "changed_pixels", "total_pixels", "changed_ratio", "mean_abs_diff", "max_abs_diff"] writer = csv.DictWriter(handle, fieldnames=fieldnames) writer.writeheader() writer.writerows(rows) summary = { "original": str(original), "edited": str(edited), "original_info": original_info, "edited_info": edited_info, "threshold": threshold, "heatmap_all_diffs": args.heatmap_all_diffs, "align_edited_to_original": args.align_edited_to_original, "compared_frames": len(rows), "changed_pixels": total_changed, "total_pixels": total_pixels, "changed_ratio": total_changed / total_pixels if total_pixels else 0.0, "outputs": { "changed_mask": str(output_dir / "changed_mask.mp4"), "diff_heatmap": str(output_dir / "diff_heatmap.mp4"), "diff_overlay": str(output_dir / "diff_overlay.mp4"), "per_frame_stats": str(output_dir / "per_frame_stats.csv"), }, } (output_dir / "summary.json").write_text(json.dumps(summary, indent=2), encoding="utf-8") print(json.dumps(summary, indent=2)) def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace: parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Create pixel-level video difference visualizations.") parser.add_argument("--original", type=Path, required=True) parser.add_argument("--edited", type=Path, required=True) parser.add_argument("--output-dir", type=Path, required=True) parser.add_argument("--threshold", type=int, default=2, help="Per-channel max RGB diff threshold before a pixel counts as changed.") parser.add_argument( "--heatmap-all-diffs", action="store_true", help="Show every nonzero diff in diff_heatmap. By default, diff_heatmap only shows pixels above --threshold.", ) parser.add_argument("--max-frames", type=int) parser.add_argument( "--align-edited-to-original", action="store_true", help="Scale and resample the edited video to the original resolution/fps before comparing. Use for raw model outputs.", ) return parser.parse_args() if __name__ == "__main__": compare_videos(parse_args())