Lecture Notes: NoCode Architects Toolkit

Introduction

• Problem: High costs of API subscriptions for automations.
• Solution: NoCode Architects Toolkit - a free alternative.
• Goal: Replace costly subscription services with a single toolkit.

Overview of NoCode Architects Toolkit

• Replaces services like OpenAI, Creatomate, and ZeroCodeKit.
• Deploy your own server, access through API with minimal cost.
• Build efficient automations, scale operations.

Toolkit Features

1. Video Creation & Transcription

   • Create and manipulate videos.
   • Transcribe audio/video.
   • Media transformation and video captioning.

2. Custom GPT Usage

   • Custom GPT implementation helps with toolkit usage.

3. Installation

   • Demonstrated installation on Google Cloud Platform.
   • Access via API using the NoCode Architects Toolkit make module.

4. Testing with Postman

   • Test API calls with Postman.
   • Provide sample API calls for testing.

Detailed Features

Captioning

• Pass a video for captioning.
• Control text color, font, positioning, and word replacement.

Video Concatenation

• Concatenate videos using a single operation.

FFmpeg Compose

• Utilize FFmpeg for video and audio operations.
• More flexible than dedicated endpoints.

Media Transformation

• Convert videos to different formats (e.g., mp3).
• Crop, scale, and clip videos.

Reaction Video Creation

• Build reaction videos with overlay video feature.

Audio Overlay

• Mix audio tracks with video.

Installation Process

Prerequisites

• Google Cloud account setup.
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform.

Steps

1. Project Setup

   • Create a new project on Google Cloud.

2. Enable APIs

   • Enable Cloud Storage, JSON, and Cloud Run APIs.

3. Service Account

   • Create a service account with storage admin and viewer roles.
   • Generate and save a private key.

4. Bucket Creation

   • Create a cloud storage bucket with public access.

5. Cloud Run Deployment

   • Deploy a service using Docker Hub image.
   • Set environment variables correctly.

6. Test Installation

   • Verify setup using Postman.

Using the Toolkit

• Postman setup for API testing.
• Example scenarios of API usage.
• Running Python code via API.

Community and Support

• NCA Toolkit API GPT: Tool for assistance and learning.
• Community: Join the NoCode Architects community for support.

Conclusion

• Save on API costs by using the NoCode Architects Toolkit.
• Join the community for more support and resources.

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• Final Note: Ensure correct setup of environment variables and follow installation instructions carefully to avoid errors.