slide-to-video-converter

End-to-end pipeline for converting PPT/PPTX/PDF slides with speaker notes into narrated MP4 videos. Defaults to Edge TTS (Microsoft free online API) for univ...

This skill appears to do what it claims: convert PPT/PPTX/PDF + JSON speaker notes into narrated MP4s. Before installing/running, consider: - Privacy: default Edge TTS will send your slide text to Microsoft's online service; the HTTP TTS option will POST slide text to whatever server you configure. If your slides contain sensitive information, avoid Edge/HTTP modes or point the HTTP mode at a trusted local server. - Offline use: the 'direct' Qwen3-TTS mode loads a local model which may require large downloads and GPU/Metal compilation; expect heavy resource use and follow tts_server.py's instructions. - Dependencies & system tools: you must install ffmpeg, poppler, and (for PPTX→PDF) libreoffice; the pipeline uses subprocess to invoke these tools. Run inside a controlled environment (virtualenv, container) if you have security or reproducibility concerns. - Review tts_server.py if you plan to run the included HTTP server or point to a remote HTTP TTS endpoint; verify it doesn't expose unintended network interfaces. If you understand the data-flow (local files → optional network TTS) and are comfortable with dependencies and privacy trade-offs, the skill is coherent and reasonable to use.

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: slide-to-video-converter Version: 1.0.0 The slide-to-video-converter skill bundle is a legitimate and well-structured tool for converting presentations into narrated videos. It implements a multi-stage pipeline using standard libraries like MoviePy, FFmpeg, and Edge TTS. The scripts (e.g., pipeline.py, compose_video.py, and tts_server.py) perform expected tasks such as PDF/PPTX conversion, speech synthesis, and video encoding. While the bundle includes a shell script (restart_tts.sh) that manages local processes and Python scripts that execute subprocesses, these are used exclusively for the stated purpose of media processing and local service management, with no evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or unauthorized access.