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Script to run HEVC compression using FFmpeg
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compress.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
name="$1"
# If there are subtitles, keep the part related to "s"
ffmpeg -i "$name" -c:v copy -map 0:v:0 -vcodec libx265 -crf 28 -map 0:a:0 -c:a copy -map 0:s:1 -c:s ass "temp.mkv"
echo "Initial size:"
du -h "$name"
echo "Compressed size:"
du -h temp.mkv
# rm "$name"
mv temp.mkv "$name"
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