Update utils/render.py

utils/render.py

@@ -1,38 +1,48 @@
 import os
+# Force ImageMagick path for Linux environments
 os.environ["IMAGEMAGICK_BINARY"] = "/usr/bin/convert"
 
 from moviepy import VideoFileClip, TextClip, CompositeVideoClip
 from moviepy.video.fx import Resize
 from .logger import logger
 
+# Get the absolute path to your bundled font
+FONT_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "fonts", "TikTok-Bold.ttf"))
+
 def render_tiktok_video(video_path, highlight_frames, output_path):
     try:
+        # Final sanity check: does the font actually exist?
+        if not os.path.exists(FONT_PATH):
+            logger.warning(f"Bundled font not found at {FONT_PATH}, falling back to generic.")
+            current_font = "sans-serif"
+        else:
+            current_font = FONT_PATH
+
         clip = VideoFileClip(video_path)
         w, h = clip.size
         final_clips = [clip]
 
-        # Use a standard font name that ImageMagick always knows
-        font_to_use = "Arial-Bold"
-
         for frame in highlight_frames:
             words = frame["full_frame_text"]
             active_idx = frame["active_word_index"]
             duration = frame["end"] - frame["start"]
-            
             if duration <= 0: continue
 
-            # Build the full sentence for this frame
             full_text = " ".join(words)
 
-            # 1. THE BASE: Standard White Text
+            # Define the "Bounce" effect (Standard TikTok Pop)
+            def bounce_effect(t):
+                return 1.15 if t < 0.08 else 1.0
+
+            # 1. Base White Layer
             base_txt = (TextClip(
                             text=full_text,
-                            font=font_to_use,
+                            font=current_font,
                             font_size=80,
                             color='white',
                             stroke_color='black',
                             stroke_width=2,
-                            method='caption', # Stable method
+                            method='caption',
                             size=(w * 0.85, None),
                             text_align='center'
                         )
@@ -40,14 +50,12 @@ def render_tiktok_video(video_path, highlight_frames, output_path):
                         .with_duration(duration)
                         .with_position(('center', h * 0.72)))
 
-            # 2. THE HIGHLIGHT: Yellow Overlay
-            # Since Pango failed, we highlight the entire chunk in yellow 
-            # for the active word's duration. This still looks very "TikTok".
+            # 2. Yellow Highlight Layer
             hi_txt = (TextClip(
                             text=full_text,
-                            font=font_to_use,
+                            font=current_font,
                             font_size=80,
-                            color='yellow', # The signature highlight
+                            color='yellow',
                             stroke_color='black',
                             stroke_width=2,
                             method='caption',
@@ -57,18 +65,14 @@ def render_tiktok_video(video_path, highlight_frames, output_path):
                         .with_start(frame["start"])
                         .with_duration(duration)
                         .with_position(('center', h * 0.72)))
-
-            # Apply the Bounce "Pop" Effect to the Highlight
-            def bounce_effect(t):
-                return 1.15 if t < 0.08 else 1.0
             
+            # Apply pop effect to the yellow layer
             hi_txt = Resize(lambda t: bounce_effect(t)).apply(hi_txt)
             
-            # Add both to the stack
             final_clips.append(base_txt)
             final_clips.append(hi_txt)
 
-        # Rendering
+        # Rendering with MoviePy v2.x
         final_video = CompositeVideoClip(final_clips)
         final_video.write_videofile(
             output_path,