Initial commit: Polish AI dubbing pipeline (ComfyUI + Higgs Audio V3)
Converts SRT subtitles into a Polish lektor-style voiceover using a local
ComfyUI instance running Higgs Audio V3, then muxes the result back into the
source video as a second audio track. Video and original audio are always
stream-copied; only the new voiceover track is encoded.
Contents:
lektor_ai_comfy.py main pipeline (standard library only, needs ffmpeg)
lektor_ai_comfy_v2.py batched-context experiment (timing unresolved)
lektor_ai.py earlier version using the hosted Boson AI API
install_comfyui.sh reproduces the ComfyUI environment, versions pinned
docs/ requirements, installation, usage, architecture,
troubleshooting
gudowski/ voice references (.wav) with their transcripts (.txt)
Source media and generated video are gitignored.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Usage
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ComfyUI must be running before any command that generates speech
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(`~/comfy-tts-app/start_comfyui.sh`). `--rebuild` is the exception — it only
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touches ffmpeg and works with the backend stopped.
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## Invocation
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```
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py [SRT] VIDEO [options]
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```
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Both positionals are optional in the argparse sense, because several modes do
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not need an SRT file. The rule:
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```bash
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# External subtitle file — pass both, SRT first
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.pl.srt input/film.mkv
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# Subtitles inside the video — pass the video alone
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --embedded-subs
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# --rebuild and --regen also need only the video
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --rebuild
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```
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When a single positional is given in a mode that needs no SRT, the script moves
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it into the video slot automatically. Always quote paths containing spaces or
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parentheses:
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py "input/Star City (2026)/S01_E01 The Eyes.mkv" --embedded-subs
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```
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## Working modes
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### Full generation (default)
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Parses subtitles, generates one TTS clip per block, assembles, muxes.
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --embedded-subs
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```
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Roughly real-time-ish on a 4070 Ti SUPER: a 60-minute episode of ~700 subtitle
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blocks takes on the order of an hour. Each clip is saved as it completes, so a
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crash never loses more than the clip in flight.
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### `--embedded-subs`
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Lists the video's subtitle tracks and prompts for one:
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```
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Available subtitle tracks in S01_E01 The Eyes.mkv:
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[1] Stream #2: subrip [eng] — Forced
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[2] Stream #3: subrip [eng]
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[3] Stream #4: subrip [eng] — SDH
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...
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[30] Stream #31: subrip [pol]
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Select track number: 30
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```
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The chosen track is extracted to `output/embedded_sub.srt` and then processed
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exactly like an external file. Image-based tracks are listed but marked
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unusable — they hold bitmaps, not text.
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### `--rebuild`
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Reassembles audio from existing clips and rebuilds the video, with no TTS at
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all. This is the fast iteration loop — seconds to minutes rather than an hour.
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --rebuild
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --rebuild --orig-volume 0.5 --tts-volume 2.0
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```
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Use it after `--regen`, or to adjust the mix. It requires `output/tts_input.srt`
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and a complete set of `output/clips/clip_NNNN.flac`, and reports which are
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missing if any are.
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If the original run used `--end`, pass it again so the same video fragment is
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used.
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### `--regen`
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Regenerates specific clips by block number, leaving everything else alone.
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --regen 12 22 41
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --rebuild # then apply
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```
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Block numbers match `output/tts_input.srt` and the `clip_NNNN.flac` filenames.
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Only the selected FLAC files are replaced — `--rebuild` afterwards is what
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actually updates the video.
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This is the intended fix for a bad clip. There is no automatic retry; when the
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model hallucinates, mumbles, or truncates, note the number and regenerate it. A
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different seed usually resolves it, and `--seed 0` (the default) randomises
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every run.
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### `--resume-from`
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Continues a crashed run, loading clips `1..N-1` from disk and generating from
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`N` onward.
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --resume-from 47
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```
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The console prints `[47/693]` style progress, so the number to resume from is
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the last one that completed.
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### `--skip-tts`
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Uses a pre-assembled audio file and goes straight to the mux.
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --skip-tts output/tts_assembled.flac
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```
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## Options
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### Range
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| Flag | Default | Meaning |
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| `--start MM:SS` | `00:00` | Start of the range to process |
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| `--end MM:SS` | *(end)* | End of the range |
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With `--end`, a matching fragment is extracted to `output/video_fragment.mkv`
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and all TTS timestamps become relative to `--start`. Pass the same values to any
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later `--rebuild`, or the audio will not line up.
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`--end 01:00` is the quickest way to sanity-check a new voice or speed setting.
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### Voice and model
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| Flag | Default | Meaning |
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| `--voice NAME\|PATH` | `gudowski_short` | Name in `gudowski/`, or a path to a WAV |
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| `--seed N` | `0` | Base seed; `0` randomises each run |
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| `--temperature T` | `0.9` | Sampling temperature |
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| `--max-tokens N` | `4096` | Token ceiling per clip |
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`--temperature` is worth understanding. At `1.0` the model sometimes recites the
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reference transcript instead of the subtitle. `0.9` largely prevents that;
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lower is more deterministic but flatter. A per-clip seed of `base_seed + index`
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means a fixed `--seed` reproduces a run exactly.
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Raise `--max-tokens` only if long clips are cut off mid-word.
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### Timing and cleanup
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| Flag | Default | Meaning |
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| `--speed FACTOR` | `1.2` | Per-clip speed-up via `atempo` |
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| `--strip-leading-ms MS` | `0` | Trim the start of each clip |
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| `--trailing-fade-ms MS` | `80` | Fade the end of each clip |
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`--speed` compresses speech so a clip is more likely to fit its subtitle window.
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It is applied **per clip, before assembly** — never to the assembled track,
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which would shift every timestamp by speeding up the silences too.
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`--strip-leading-ms` removes an inhale artifact at clip starts; try 80–150 if
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you hear one. `--trailing-fade-ms` suppresses tail pops; `0` disables it.
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### Mixing
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| Flag | Default | Meaning |
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| `--orig-volume 0-1` | `0.60` | Original audio level inside the lektor mix |
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| `--tts-volume 0-2` | `1.8` | Voiceover level inside the lektor mix |
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These affect **Track 1 only**. Track 0 is always the untouched original, so
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nothing is lost by mixing aggressively. Changing them needs only `--rebuild`.
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Typical starting point for dialogue-heavy material: `--orig-volume 0.5
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--tts-volume 2.0`. For quiet sources, `--orig-volume 1.0 --tts-volume 1.4`.
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### Paths
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| Flag | Default | Meaning |
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| `--output-dir DIR` | `output` | Where everything is written |
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| `--comfy-url URL` | `http://127.0.0.1:8189` | Backend address |
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## Output
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```
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output/
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tts_input.srt processed text actually sent to TTS — inspect this
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embedded_sub.srt extracted embedded subtitle (--embedded-subs only)
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clips/clip_NNNN.flac one lossless clip per block, kept for --regen
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tts_assembled.flac all clips at their final positions, lossless
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video_fragment.mkv extracted segment (--end only)
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{stem}_lektor.mkv the finished video
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```
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The finished file contains:
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| Track | Content |
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| Video | Stream-copied, untouched |
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| Audio 0 | **Original** — stream-copied, full 5.1 if the source had it |
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| Audio 1 | **Polish** — lektor mix, AAC 192k stereo, `language=pol` |
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| Subtitles | Every track from the source, stream-copied |
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The lektor track is stereo deliberately; see
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[troubleshooting.md](troubleshooting.md#the-lektor-track-is-silent-in-the-player).
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FLAC is used for every intermediate so repeated processing stays lossless. Only
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the final voiceover track is ever encoded.
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## Recipes
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**Check a voice before committing to a full run**
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --embedded-subs --end 02:00 --voice gudowski
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```
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**Tune the mix without regenerating speech**
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --rebuild --orig-volume 0.45 --tts-volume 2.1
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```
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**Fix a handful of bad clips**
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```bash
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# read output/tts_input.srt, note the offending block numbers
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --regen 88 91 104
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --rebuild
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```
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**Reproduce a run exactly**
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --embedded-subs --seed 123456
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```
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**Speech running long and overlapping the next line**
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```bash
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python3 lektor_ai_comfy.py input/film.mkv --embedded-subs --speed 1.35
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```
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## Reading the console
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```
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[1/4] Parsing subtitles 00:00–end…
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693 entries after dialogue splitting.
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[2/4] Generating TTS (693 clips, speed 1.2×)…
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[12/693] 00:01:34,120 'Nie wiem, o czym mówisz.'
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Waiting for a3f8b201… done.
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→ placed at 00:01:34,120, duration 1.84s
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```
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`→ placed at` reveals timing drift. A clip that overruns its window pushes the
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next one forward, shown as `[+1.20s behind SRT]`. Small values are normal and
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self-correct at the next natural gap in the subtitles; values that keep growing
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mean `--speed` is too low for the material.
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Assembly then shows a progress bar per batch (clips are assembled 500 at a time
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to stay under the open-file limit), followed by the two-pass mux.
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