These Bash scripts can convert multible files inside a single folder (not recursive) into another. It's grap the name from the source files and give the destitnation file the same name. The scripts are testet on Debian and Ubuntu based Linux Distros.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ffmpeg
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt update
sudo apt install handbrake-cli
If you missing the add-apt-repository in Debian see here
- Download or Copy the scripts into the /bin dir for system wide use.
- Make the scripts executable with
sudo chmod +x /bin/[Filename]
[scriptname] [source container] [destination container] [sorce directory] [destination directory]
An example:
ffmpeg-batch mkv mp4 /home/user/Movies /home/Movies/optimized
In this example the Script encode all mkv Videos into mp4 files. All other containers will be ignored.
Important: Don't use slash "/" at the end of the path. Otherwise the script does't work! This is WRONG: /home/user/Movies/
- CPU based encoding
- adds chapter from the Source
- remove black bars
- assume the forced subtitle
- Checks whether the file already exists in the target folder
- easy change the ffmpeg encoding options
- encoded files are ready for native decode with Plex (if you use mp4 at output container)
- GPU based encoding with vaapi
- adds chapter from the Source
- assume the forced subtitle
- Checks whether the file already exists in the target folder
- easy change the ffmpeg ecoding options
- encoded files are ready for native decode with Plex (if you use mp4 at output container)
- remove black bars is not possible with GPU encoding!
- CPU based encoding
- adds chapter from the Source
- remove black bars
- assume the forced subtitle
- Checks whether the file already exists in the target folder
- easy change the HadBrakeCli encoding options
- encoded files are ready for native decode with Plex (if you use mp4 at output container)
- The script is costamized for german audio and subtitle tracks. You must change it with the ISO 639-2 code (e.g. fre, eng, spa, dut,...)
- do all what the original *-batch files do
- after the encoding is finished, the source file will be deleted
- you can relative easy add more advanced options
- supports GPU encoding
- it's relativ hard to add extras (subtitles, auto crop black bars, chapter, ...)
- can copy Video track if you just want to convert only the audio track
- makes the most features automatic
- has no GPU encoding Support
- has no support for more advanced options (thay are not documentet for CLI)
For most tasks and if you don't need support for GPU encoding HandBrakeCLI is the best option. Only you will encode with your graphic card or need advanced options you must use FFMPEG.