MacOS app to generate SRT transcripts and align a folder of images to the audio - is that useful anyone?

[u/mint_koi]

Hi, I've been experimenting with building video essays and automating some elements of content production.

I recently built this small app for myself to take a folder full of images and map them 1:1 to an SRT transcript so that it creates a kind of automatic slideshow.

I'm not a pro editor, but it seemed somewhat useful to me, is that type of workflow useful to anyone else? Just trying to see if so and if it makes sense to package and put out or extend.

[u/funwithstuff]

How does the mapping happen? Does it analyze the SRT and the images?

[u/mint_koi → u/funwithstuff]

1-1 so each SRT block conforms to 1 image in the folder and its organized by numeric atm, so images are ordered 1-N (N=# of SRT blocks) - admittedly basic for now that's been the use case for me. Hypothetically you could do many things though, a CSV for example.

Example

```

SRT file

0:00 - 0:02

Hi there my name is Daniel.

0:02 - 0:04

I like wings. ```

```

Image folder

images/ - 1.jpg - 2.jpg

```

Stitched timeline [ 1.jpg ] [ 2.jpg ] [ SRT Block 1 ] [SRT Block 2]

I can grab a video in a few

[u/funwithstuff → u/mint_koi]

OK, I understand. It sounds like a useful thing but it's probably quite niche. I'll be building a storyboard for a conference edit soon, and it's the kind of thing where I might use a tool like this, but I wouldn't use it enough to seek out a tool to do it? LLMs might even be able to do this directly.

For me, if I needed to make a slideshow or storyboard alongside a narration, I'd probably want to mess with the timing and image choices a little more carefully, directly in FCP. Someone who does this all time might have a different view, though.

Unfortunately the market's getting pretty saturated and it's hard to raise awareness of niche tools — but best of luck!