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{
"name": "Chinese Drama Auto Downloader Extended",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"triggerTimes": {
"item": [
{
"hour": 9,
"minute": 0
}
]
}
},
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
250,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOUR_VIDEO_ID",
"responseFormat": "file",
"options": {}
},
"name": "Download YouTube Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
450,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "const videoFile = items[0].binary.data;\n\nreturn items;"
},
"name": "Prepare Video File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
650,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"command": "ffmpeg -i {{$binary.data.fileName}} -vn -acodec pcm_s16le -ar 16000 -ac 1 audio.wav",
"waitForProcess": true
},
"name": "Extract Audio (FFmpeg)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
850,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/transcriptions",
"method": "POST",
"responseFormat": "json",
"options": {},
"bodyParametersUi": {
"parameter": [
{
"name": "file",
"value": "={{$binary[\"audio.wav\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "model",
"value": "whisper-1"
},
{
"name": "language",
"value": "zh"
}
]
},
"headerParametersUi": {
"parameter": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "Bearer YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY"
}
]
}
},
"name": "Transcribe Audio (Whisper)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1050,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "return [{ json: { chinese_subtitles: $json.text } }];"
},
"name": "Extract Subtitle Text",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1250,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "https://libretranslate.de/translate",
"method": "POST",
"responseFormat": "json",
"options": {},
"bodyParametersUi": {
"parameter": [
{
"name": "q",
"value": "={{$json.chinese_subtitles}}"
},
{
"name": "source",
"value": "zh"
},
{
"name": "target",
"value": "en"
},
{
"name": "format",
"value": "text"
}
]
}
},
"name": "Translate Subtitles",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1450,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "return [{ json: { english_subtitles: $json.translatedText } }];"
},
"name": "Extract English Text",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1650,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.coqui.ai/tts",
"method": "POST",
"responseFormat": "file",
"options": {},
"bodyParametersUi": {
"parameter": [
{
"name": "text",
"value": "={{$json.english_subtitles}}"
},
{
"name": "voice",
"value": "en_1"
}
]
}
},
"name": "Generate English Voice (TTS)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1850,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"command": "ffmpeg -i {{$binary.data.fileName}} -i audio_tts.wav -c:v copy -map 0:v:0 -map 1:a:0 -shortest dubbed_video.mp4",
"waitForProcess": true
},
"name": "Merge Dub Audio & Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
2050,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"command": "ffmpeg -i dubbed_video.mp4 -vf subtitles=english_subtitles.srt final_video.mp4",
"waitForProcess": true
},
"name": "Add English Subtitles Hardcoded",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
2250,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"command": "ffmpeg -ss 00:01:00 -to 00:01:30 -i final_video.mp4 -c copy clip1.mp4",
"waitForProcess": true
},
"name": "Create Social Clip",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
2450,
300
]
}
],
"connections": {
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download YouTube Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download YouTube Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Prepare Video File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Prepare Video File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Audio (FFmpeg)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Audio (FFmpeg)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Transcribe Audio (Whisper)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Transcribe Audio (Whisper)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Subtitle Text",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Subtitle Text": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Translate Subtitles",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Translate Subtitles": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract English Text",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract English Text": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate English Voice (TTS)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate English Voice (TTS)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge Dub Audio & Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge Dub Audio & Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Add English Subtitles Hardcoded",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Add English Subtitles Hardcoded": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Social Clip",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
Chinese Drama Auto Downloader Extended. Uses httpRequest, executeCommand. Scheduled trigger; 12 nodes.
Source: https://gist.github.com/Baba595/59de34fdb65e3f483657ac5e965751f6 — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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