PowerShell script to rip DVDs into a Plex library

plex_maker.ps1

Clear-Host

# Point to the makemkvcon.exe (https://www.makemkv.com/download/)
Set-Alias makemkv "C:\Program Files (x86)\MakeMKV\makemkvcon.exe"

# Point to the HandBrakeCLI.exe (https://handbrake.fr/downloads2.php)
Set-Alias handbrake "C:\Program Files\Handbrake\HandBrakeCLI.exe"

# Define where your Plex library is (final resting place)
$plex = "\\server\plex\movies"

# Define a temporary directory to store the MKV files in
$dir = "C:\makemkv"

# --------------------------------------------------
$title = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter movie title"
$start = (Get-Date)

"Running MakeMKV process...";
makemkv mkv disc:0 all c:\makemkv

"Finding the largest file..."
$file = Get-ChildItem $dir | Sort-Object Length -Descending | Select-Object -First 1
$baseName = $title #$file.BaseName
$outFile = "$dir\$baseName".ToLower() #-replace ".{4}$"
$outFile = $outFile.Replace("_", " ")
$outFile += ".mp4"

#"Deleting unnecessary files..."
#Get-ChildItem $dir | Where-Object{$_.Name -cne $file.Name} | Where-Object{Remove-Item $_.FullName -WhatIf}

"Running Handbrake process..."
handbrake -i $file.FullName -o $outFile

"Moving file to Plex..."
Move-Item "$outFile" "$plex"

"Cleaning up the directory..."
Get-ChildItem $dir | Remove-Item

$v = [math]::Round(((Get-Date) - $start).TotalMinutes, 2)

"Process complete."
"Total process execution time: $v minutes"

try {
    $d = New-Object -ComObject IMAPI2.MsftDiscMaster2
    $dr = New-Object -ComObject IMAPI2.MsftDiscRecorder2
    $dr.InitializeDiscRecorder($d)
    $dr.EjectMedia()
} catch { }

" "
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