VideoDB Director

# Public Collections [Source Link](https://docs.videodb.io/public-collections-102)  VideoDB Documentation Pages [\\ \\ Welcome to VideoDB Docs](https://docs.videodb.io/) [\\ \\ Quick Start Guide](https://docs.videodb.io/quick-start-guide-38) [\\ \\ How Accurate is Your Search?](https://docs.videodb.io/how-accurate-is-your-search-88) [\\ \\ Video Indexing Guide](https://docs.videodb.io/video-indexing-guide-101) [\\ \\ Semantic Search](https://docs.videodb.io/semantic-search-89) [\\ \\ Collections](https://docs.videodb.io/collections-68) [\\ \\ Public Collections](https://docs.videodb.io/public-collections-102) [\\ \\ Callback Details](https://docs.videodb.io/callback-details-66) [\\ \\ Ref: Subtitle Styles](https://docs.videodb.io/ref-subtitle-styles-57) [\\ \\ Language Support](https://docs.videodb.io/language-support-79) [\\ \\ Guide: Subtitles](https://docs.videodb.io/guide-subtitles-73) [\\ \\ Visual Search and Indexing](https://docs.videodb.io/visual-search-and-indexing-80) [\\ \\ Scene Extraction Algorithms](https://docs.videodb.io/scene-extraction-algorithms-84) [\\ \\ Custom Annotations](https://docs.videodb.io/custom-annotations-81) [\\ \\ Scene-Level Metadata: Smarter Video Search & Retrieval](https://docs.videodb.io/scene-level-metadata-smarter-video-search-retrieval-107) [\\ \\ Advanced Visual Search Pipelines](https://docs.videodb.io/advanced-visual-search-pipelines-82) [\\ \\ Playground for Scene Extractions](https://docs.videodb.io/playground-for-scene-extractions-83) [\\ \\ Deep Dive into Prompt Engineering : Mastering Video Scene Indexing](https://docs.videodb.io/deep-dive-into-prompt-engineering-mastering-video-scene-indexing-93) [\\ \\ Multimodal Search](https://docs.videodb.io/multimodal-search-90) [\\ \\ Multimodal Search: Quickstart](https://docs.videodb.io/multimodal-search-quickstart-91) [\\ \\ Conference Slide Scraper with VideoDB](https://docs.videodb.io/conference-slide-scraper-with-videodb-92) [\\ \\ Dynamic Video Streams](https://docs.videodb.io/dynamic-video-streams-44) [\\ \\ Ref: TextAsset](https://docs.videodb.io/ref-textasset-74) [\\ \\ Guide : TextAsset](https://docs.videodb.io/guide-textasset-75) [\\ \\ Director - Video Agent Framework](https://docs.videodb.io/director-video-agent-framework-98) [\\ \\ Agent Creation Playbook](https://docs.videodb.io/agent-creation-playbook-103) [\\ \\ How I Built a CRM-integrated Sales Assistant Agent in 1 Hour](https://docs.videodb.io/how-i-built-a-crm-integrated-sales-assistant-agent-in-1-hour-106) [\\ \\ Make Your Video Sound Studio Quality with Voice Cloning](https://docs.videodb.io/make-your-video-sound-studio-quality-with-voice-cloning-105) [\\ \\ Setup Director Locally](https://docs.videodb.io/setup-director-locally-104) [\\ \\ Open Source Tools](https://docs.videodb.io/open-source-tools-94) [\\ \\ LlamaIndex VideoDB Retriever](https://docs.videodb.io/llamaindex-videodb-retriever-58) [\\ \\ PromptClip: Use Power of LLM to Create Clips](https://docs.videodb.io/promptclip-use-power-of-llm-to-create-clips-52) [\\ \\ StreamRAG: Connect ChatGPT to VideoDB](https://docs.videodb.io/streamrag-connect-chatgpt-to-videodb-43) [\\ \\ Examples and Tutorials](https://docs.videodb.io/examples-and-tutorials-35) [\\ \\ Dubbing - Replace Soundtrack with New Audio](https://docs.videodb.io/dubbing-replace-soundtrack-with-new-audio-49) [\\ \\ Beep curse words in real-time](https://docs.videodb.io/beep-curse-words-in-real-time-53) [\\ \\ Remove Unwanted Content from videos](https://docs.videodb.io/remove-unwanted-content-from-videos-5) [\\ \\ Instant Clips of Your Favorite Characters](https://docs.videodb.io/instant-clips-of-your-favorite-characters-3) [\\ \\ Insert Dynamic Ads in real-time](https://docs.videodb.io/insert-dynamic-ads-in-real-time-7) [\\ \\ Adding Brand Elements with VideoDB](https://docs.videodb.io/adding-brand-elements-with-videodb-76) [\\ \\ Revolutionize Video Editing with VideoDb: Effortless Ad Placement and Seamless Video Integration](https://docs.videodb.io/revolutionize-video-editing-with-videodb-effortless-ad-placement-8) [\\ \\ Eleven Labs x VideoDB: Adding AI Generated voiceovers to silent footage](https://docs.videodb.io/eleven-labs-x-videodb-adding-ai-generated-voiceovers-to-silent-f-59) [\\ \\ Elevating Trailers with Automated Narration](https://docs.videodb.io/elevating-trailers-with-automated-narration-60) [\\ \\ Add Intro/Outro to Videos](https://docs.videodb.io/add-intro-outro-to-videos-61) [\\ \\ Enhancing Video Captions with VideoDB Subtitle Styling](https://docs.videodb.io/enhancing-video-captions-with-videodb-subtitle-styling-62) [\\ \\ Audio overlay + Video + Timeline](https://docs.videodb.io/audio-overlay-video-timeline-63) [\\ \\ Building Dynamic Video Streams with VideoDB: Integrating Custom Data and APIs](https://docs.videodb.io/building-dynamic-video-streams-with-videodb-integrating-custom-d-85) [\\ \\ Adding AI Generated Voiceovers with VideoDB and LOVO](https://docs.videodb.io/adding-ai-generated-voiceovers-with-videodb-and-lovo-70) [\\ \\ AI Generated Ad Films for Product Videography: Wellsaid, Open AI & VideoDB](https://docs.videodb.io/ai-generated-ad-films-for-product-videography-wellsaid-open-ai-v-71) [\\ \\ Fun with Keyword Search](https://docs.videodb.io/fun-with-keyword-search-77) [\\ \\ AWS Rekognition and VideoDB - Intelligent Video Clips](https://docs.videodb.io/aws-rekognition-and-videodb-intelligent-video-clips-4) [\\ \\ AWS Rekognition and VideoDB - Effortlessly Remove Inappropriate Content from Video](https://docs.videodb.io/aws-rekognition-and-videodb-effortlessly-remove-inappropriate-co-6) [\\ \\ Overlay a Word-Counter on Video Stream](https://docs.videodb.io/overlay-a-word-counter-on-video-stream-86) [\\ \\ Generate Automated Video Outputs with Text Prompts \| DALL-E + ElevenLabs + OpenAI + VideoDB](https://docs.videodb.io/generate-automated-video-outputs-with-text-prompts-dall-e-eleven-87) [\\ \\ Edge of Knowledge](https://docs.videodb.io/edge-of-knowledge-10) [\\ \\ Building Intelligent Machines](https://docs.videodb.io/building-intelligent-machines-16) [\\ \\ Part 1 - Define Intelligence](https://docs.videodb.io/part-1-define-intelligence-17) [\\ \\ Part 2 - Observe and Respond](https://docs.videodb.io/part-2-observe-and-respond-18) [\\ \\ Part 3 - Training a Model](https://docs.videodb.io/part-3-training-a-model-19) [\\ \\ Society of Machines](https://docs.videodb.io/society-of-machines-20) [\\ \\ Society of Machines](https://docs.videodb.io/society-of-machines-23) [\\ \\ Autonomy - Do we have the choice?](https://docs.videodb.io/autonomy-do-we-have-the-choice-21) [\\ \\ Emergence - An Intelligence of the collective](https://docs.videodb.io/emergence-an-intelligence-of-the-collective-22) [\\ \\ Drafts](https://docs.videodb.io/drafts-24) [\\ \\ From Language Models to World Models: The Next Frontier in AI](https://docs.videodb.io/from-language-models-to-world-models-the-next-frontier-in-ai-65) [\\ \\ The Future Series](https://docs.videodb.io/the-future-series-78) [\\ \\ Building World's First Video Database](https://docs.videodb.io/building-worlds-first-video-database-25) [\\ \\ Multimedia: From MP3/MP4 to the Future with VideoDB](https://docs.videodb.io/multimedia-from-mp3-mp4-to-the-future-with-videodb-26) [\\ \\ Introducing VideoDB: The Pinnacle of Synchronized Video Streaming for the Modern Web](https://docs.videodb.io/introducing-videodb-the-pinnacle-of-synchronized-video-streaming-27) [\\ \\ Dynamic Video Streams](https://docs.videodb.io/dynamic-video-streams-50) [\\ \\ Why do we need a Video Database Now?](https://docs.videodb.io/why-do-we-need-a-video-database-now-41) [\\ \\ What's a Video Database ?](https://docs.videodb.io/whats-a-video-database-36) [\\ \\ Enhancing AI-Driven Multimedia Applications](https://docs.videodb.io/enhancing-ai-driven-multimedia-applications-37) [\\ \\ Misalignment of Today's Web](https://docs.videodb.io/misalignment-of-todays-web-67) [\\ \\ Beyond Traditional Video Infrastructure](https://docs.videodb.io/beyond-traditional-video-infrastructure-28) [\\ \\ Research Grants](https://docs.videodb.io/research-grants-96) [\\ \\ Team](https://docs.videodb.io/team-46) [\\ \\ Internship: Build the Future of AI-Powered Video Infrastructure](https://docs.videodb.io/internship-build-the-future-of-ai-powered-video-infrastructure-97) [\\ \\ Ashutosh Trivedi](https://docs.videodb.io/ashutosh-trivedi-32) [\\ \\ Playlists](https://docs.videodb.io/playlists-33) [\\ \\ Talks - Solving Logical Puzzles with Natural Language Processing - PyCon India 2015](https://docs.videodb.io/talks-solving-logical-puzzles-with-natural-language-processing-p-34) [\\ \\ Ashish](https://docs.videodb.io/ashish-45) [\\ \\ Shivani Desai](https://docs.videodb.io/shivani-desai-48) [\\ \\ Gaurav Tyagi](https://docs.videodb.io/gaurav-tyagi-51) [\\ \\ Rohit Garg](https://docs.videodb.io/rohit-garg-64) [\\ \\ Customer Love](https://docs.videodb.io/customer-love-42) [\\ \\ Temp Doc](https://docs.videodb.io/temp-doc-54) Quick Start Guide #  Public Collections Public Collections allow you to share a collection of media (videos, audios, images) and intelligence with anyone. When a collection is public: Anyone with the collection ID can access (read-only) the media within that collection. Anyone can list and use the indexes of this collection and access the scene descriptions. By default, all new collections are private unless explicitly made public. ## 1. Creating a New Public Collection When you create a new collection using create\_collection function, you can mark it public by setting the is\_public parameter to True. This makes the collection immediately accessible to other users (read-only) by sharing the collection ID with them. public\_collection = conn.create\_collection( name="Sample Collection", description="Sample Collection Description", is\_public=True ) print(public\_collection.is\_public)# Should print True Parameters: name: (Required) A string specifying the collection’s name. description: (Required) A string describing the collection. is\_public: (Optional, boolean) Defaults to False. Set to True to make the collection public. ## 2. Changing Collection Visibility You can always toggle visibility of any existing collection. Use make\_public() to make any collection public, or make\_public() to switch it back to your private collection. \# Make collection private public\_collection.make\_private() print(public\_collection.is\_public)# Should print False \# Make collection public again public\_collection.make\_public() print(public\_collection.is\_public)# Should print True ## 3. Accessing a Public Collection Any user can access a public collection using its collection ID. Once you have the collection object, you can retrieve videos, audios, or images within it. \# Replace with the actual public collection ID collection = conn.get\_collection("PUBLIC\_COLLECTION\_ID") \# Retrieve all videos videos = collection.get\_videos() video = collection.get\_video("VIDEO\_ID\_OF\_PUBLIC\_COLLECTION") \# Retrieve all audios audios = collection.get\_audios() audio = collection.get\_audio("AUDIO\_ID\_OF\_PUBLIC\_COLLECTION") \# Retrieve all images images = collection.get\_images() image = collection.get\_image("IMAGE\_ID\_OF\_PUBLIC\_COLLECTION") Sample Code: \# VideoDB's OCR Benchmark Public Collection collection = conn.get\_collection("c-c0a2c223-e377-4625-94bf-910501c2a31c") videos = collection.list\_videos() #Stock Market Ticker 01 video = collection.get\_video("m-z-0194c27c-f30c-7803-b2ca-8f1026c940a2") ## 4. Working with Scene Collections and Scene Indexes (Videos) You can list and retrieve scene collections and scene indexes for a public video. public\_collection = conn.get\_collection("PUBLIC\_COLLECTION\_ID") video = public\_collection.get\_video("VIDEO\_ID") \# List and retrieve scene collections scene\_collections = video.list\_scene\_collection() scene\_collection = video.get\_scene\_collection( scene\_collections\[0\].get("scene\_collection\_id") ) \# List and retrieve scene indexes scene\_indexes = video.list\_scene\_index() scene\_index = video.get\_scene\_index(scene\_indexes\[0\].get("scene\_index\_id")) Sample Code: \# VideoDB's OCR Benchmark Public Collection collection = conn.get\_collection("c-c0a2c223-e377-4625-94bf-910501c2a31c") \# Stock Market Ticker 01 video = collection.get\_video("m-z-0194c27c-f30c-7803-b2ca-8f1026c940a2") scene\_collections = video.list\_scene\_collection() scene\_collection = video.get\_scene\_collection( scene\_collections\[0\].get("scene\_collection\_id") ) ## Upcoming Updates: Copy function to copy the whole collection with it’s indexes. Search using existing spoken and visual indexes on public collections. Get transcription of spoken indexed videos. Want to print your doc? This is not the way.  Try clicking the ⋯ next to your doc name or using a keyboard shortcut ( CtrlP ) instead. ---