Convert Videos for Plex Playback

README.md

Convert videos for Plex / Playstation playback

• SRC="/home/don/Downloads/Convert" This is the location of the video files to convert

• DEST="/home/don/Videos" This is where you want them to end up

• PRESET="/home/don/Desktop/mp4_out.json" This is the presets. Lengthy and a bit complicated. If you want a new set of presets try opening the Handbrake app > using the UI make the configurations you want and Presets > Export to create a new json file.

• DEST_EXT=mp4 This is the extension you want it to be.

convert.sh

#!/bin/bash

SRC=$(pwd)
DEST="~/Videos"
PRESET="mp4_out.json"
DEST_EXT=mkv
HANDBRAKE_CLI=HandBrakeCLI
rm -f errors.log

for FILE in "$SRC"/*
do
    filename=$(basename "$FILE")
    extension=${filename##*.}
    filename=${filename%.*}
    $HANDBRAKE_CLI --preset-import-gui --preset-import-file "$PRESET" -i "$FILE" -o "$DEST"/"$filename".$DEST_EXT
    ffmpeg -nostdin error -i "${filename%.*}.mkv" -f null - 2>errors.log
done

mp4_out.json

{
    "PresetList": [
        {
            "AudioCopyMask": [
                "copy:aac"
            ],
            "AudioEncoderFallback": "av_aac",
            "AudioLanguageList": [],
            "AudioList": [
                {
                    "AudioBitrate": 160,
                    "AudioCompressionLevel": -1.0,
                    "AudioDitherMethod": "auto",
                    "AudioEncoder": "av_aac",
                    "AudioMixdown": "dpl2",
                    "AudioNormalizeMixLevel": false,
                    "AudioSamplerate": "auto",
                    "AudioTrackDRCSlider": 0.0,
                    "AudioTrackGainSlider": 0.0,
                    "AudioTrackQuality": -1.0,
                    "AudioTrackQualityEnable": false
                }
            ],
            "AudioSecondaryEncoderMode": true,
            "AudioTrackSelectionBehavior": "first",
            "ChapterMarkers": true,
            "ChildrenArray": [],
            "Default": true,
            "FileFormat": "av_mkv",
            "Folder": false,
            "FolderOpen": false,
            "Mp4HttpOptimize": false,
            "Mp4iPodCompatible": false,
            "PictureAutoCrop": true,
            "PictureBottomCrop": 0,
            "PictureCombDetectCustom": "",
            "PictureCombDetectPreset": "default",
            "PictureDARWidth": 0,
            "PictureDeblock": 0,
            "PictureDeblockCustom": "qp=0:mode=2",
            "PictureDeinterlaceCustom": "",
            "PictureDeinterlaceFilter": "decomb",
            "PictureDeinterlacePreset": "default",
            "PictureDenoiseCustom": "",
            "PictureDenoiseFilter": "off",
            "PictureDenoisePreset": "light",
            "PictureDenoiseTune": "none",
            "PictureDetelecine": "off",
            "PictureDetelecineCustom": "",
            "PictureForceHeight": 0,
            "PictureForceWidth": 0,
            "PictureHeight": 720,
            "PictureItuPAR": false,
            "PictureKeepRatio": true,
            "PictureLeftCrop": 0,
            "PictureLooseCrop": false,
            "PictureModulus": 2,
            "PicturePAR": "auto",
            "PicturePARHeight": 720,
            "PicturePARWidth": 853,
            "PictureRightCrop": 0,
            "PictureRotate": "angle=0:hflip=0",
            "PictureTopCrop": 0,
            "PictureWidth": 1280,
            "PresetDescription": "H.264 video (up to 720p30) and AAC stereo audio, in an MKV container.",
            "PresetName": "H.264 MKV 720p30",
            "SubtitleAddCC": false,
            "SubtitleAddForeignAudioSearch": true,
            "SubtitleAddForeignAudioSubtitle": false,
            "SubtitleBurnBDSub": true,
            "SubtitleBurnBehavior": "foreign",
            "SubtitleBurnDVDSub": true,
            "SubtitleLanguageList": [],
            "SubtitleTrackSelectionBehavior": "none",
            "Type": 0,
            "UsesPictureFilters": true,
            "UsesPictureSettings": 1,
            "VideoAvgBitrate": 3000,
            "VideoColorMatrixCode": 0,
            "VideoEncoder": "x264",
            "VideoFramerate": "30",
            "VideoFramerateMode": "pfr",
            "VideoGrayScale": false,
            "VideoLevel": "3.1",
            "VideoOptionExtra": "",
            "VideoPreset": "medium",
            "VideoProfile": "main",
            "VideoQSVAsyncDepth": 4,
            "VideoQSVDecode": false,
            "VideoQualitySlider": 21.0,
            "VideoQualityType": 2,
            "VideoScaler": "swscale",
            "VideoTune": "",
            "VideoTurboTwoPass": false,
            "VideoTwoPass": true,
            "x264Option": "",
            "x264UseAdvancedOptions": false
        }
    ],
    "VersionMajor": 23,
    "VersionMicro": 0,
    "VersionMinor": 0
}