# the name of files must not have ' ' Space!Įcho ' Using $indir/output as Output Folder'Įcho ' Err: Check you have the rights to write in $indir ?' # Put all video files need to be converted in a folder! # to mkv and then use a MAC OS X app called 'mp4tools' # if you want to make multi-track audio/video/sub mp4 you should convert # in H.264 format it won't convert it save your great time! and quality. # this script only convert necessary tracks if the video is already

# you can even convert to mkv with h.264 + aac for further process # which most hardware player like iPhone/iPod PS3 Xbox360 could play. # The Purpose of this Script is to convert any video file to mp4 format # Batch Convert Script by Beterhans based on FFMPEG This will start to convert all video files in /home/username/video into mkv with H.264 video and aac audio. If you want to covert into mkv for further process try This will start to convert all video files in /home/username/video into mp4 format which iDevices can play. make sure you have rights for write into the folder put all video files into a folder (File name MUST NOT have Spaces)Ģ. (there are 2 ffmpegs, this script works for the ffmpeg from not the avconv)ġ. make sure you have ffmpeg 2.x with libfaac and x264 installed. So I start to learn shell script and here is my first shell scriptįfbc.sh is for all devices but it will convert AC3 5.1 audio into aac 2 channel.įfbc_atv.sh is for Apple TV it won't convert AC3 5.1 audio but copy it into new file because APPLE TV can play/passthrought AC3 5.1 audioĠ. Unlike other tools I want something can decide what to convert what to copy automaticlly. Now lots of mkvs now encoded in H.264 that means you don't need to re-encode the video part.

Video: like h.264 divx, (change video format is superslow)Īudio: like mp3 aac ac3 5.1 dts (change audio format is fast) and a lots of files.Ĭontainer: like mp4 mkv avi (change container is superfast) I'm a ubuntu user and a Mac / iDevice / iTunes user.īecause of the restriction of iTunes, you can't play divx or mkv files in iPhone / iPod / or iPad.

Ffmpeg mkv to mp4 folder