Convert mpg4 into h264 file

mpg2mp4.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Convert mpg4 into h264 file.
src: https://gist.github.com/hipertracker/695ff1ebdd58a8ea463c67da65d292e2
"""
import os
import sys

from moviepy.editor import VideoFileClip

if len(sys.argv) != 2:
    print("You must specify the source mpg file path")
    raise SystemExit(2)

filepath = sys.argv[1]

if not os.path.exists(filepath):
    print(f"File {filepath} not found")
    raise SystemExit(2)

name, _ = os.path.splitext(filepath)
out = f"{name}-out.mp4"

VideoFileClip(filepath).write_videofile(out, codec="libx264", logger="bar")


# usage: mpg2mp4.py <mpg file path>