#python#deep_learning#inference#openai#quantization#speech_recognition#speech_to_text#transformer#whisper
Faster-Whisper is a fast version of OpenAI's Whisper that transcribes audio up to 4x quicker with the same accuracy, using less memory on CPU or GPU—benchmarks show it beats original Whisper (e.g., 1m03s vs 2m23s for 13-min audio on GPU). Install via `pip install faster-whisper`, no FFmpeg needed, and use simple Python code like `WhisperModel("large-v3").transcribe("audio.mp3")` for segments with timestamps. You benefit by getting quick, efficient speech-to-text for real-time apps, saving time and resources on long files or batches.
https://github.com/SYSTRAN/faster-whisper
This is Probably the Best Video Downloader App (And it is Free and Open Source) | itsFOSS
VidBee allows you to download videos from YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, etc. In fact, it supports over 1,800 websites.
It is built on top of popular command line tools like yt-dlp and #ffmpeg. For the interface, it uses the Electron framework. I understand that some people dislike Electron framework as it runs a web browser underneath, but the 'advantage' of this framework is that you get the same interface in all the operating systems. At least, it's an advantage for the developers as they don't have to build the interface separately for #Linux, #Windows and #macOS.
The source code for VidBee is available on its GitHub repository.
#VidBee - Free Open Source Video Downloader
https://vidbee.org/