Usage

Basic Usage

Generate a 60-second teaser from a podcast episode:

python podcast_teaser.py path/to/your/podcast.mp3

This will create a teaser in the default output_teasers directory.

Command Line Options

python podcast_teaser.py [input] [options]

Options

Option	Description
--output-dir, ``-o``| Output directory (default: output_teasers)
--config, -c	Path to custom configuration file
--visualize, -v	Generate visualization of audio analysis
--duration, -d	Target teaser duration in seconds (default: 60)
--summary, -s	Create a summary teaser (for multiple files)
--no-intro-outro, -n | Exclude intro and outro sections
--no-transcription	Disable transcription-based analysis

Advanced Usage Examples

Generate a 90-second teaser with visualization:

python podcast_teaser.py path/to/your/podcast.mp3 --duration 90 --visualize

Process all podcast files in a directory:

python podcast_teaser.py path/to/podcast/directory --config custom_config.json

Generate a teaser, excluding intro and outro sections:

python podcast_teaser.py path/to/your/podcast.mp3 --no-intro-outro

Using Convenience Scripts

For Windows:

run_teaser.bat path/to/podcast.mp3 60 visualize exclude-intro-outro create-summary

For Linux/macOS:

./run_teaser.sh path/to/podcast.mp3 60 visualize exclude-intro-outro create-summary

Parameters:

1. Input file or directory

2. Target duration in seconds

3. Use “visualize” to generate visualizations

4. Use “exclude-intro-outro” to ignore intro/outro music

5. Use “create-summary” to generate a summary teaser