bash script to convert MXF files to MP4 with deinterlacing and preserving the quality

mxf2mp4.sh

#!/bin/bash

# based on http://www.arj.no/2019/11/03/converting-mxf-files-to-mp4-with-ffmpeg/
mkdir -p ./compressed

for i in *.mxf; do
 if [ -e "$i" ]; then
   file=`basename "$i" .mxf`
   # MP4 file with default settings + deinterlacing
   # ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:v libx264 -vf yadif "$file.mp4"

   # MP4 file with high quality + deinterlacing + compatible with quicktime
   ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:v libx264 -crf 20  -c:a aac -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf yadif "./compressed/$file.mp4"
   
   # same as above but mix audio to mono
   # ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:v libx264 -crf 20  -ac 1 -c:a aac -b:a 320k -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf yadif "./compressed/$file.mp4"

   # Create uncompressed audio file
   # ffmpeg -i "$i" -acodec pcm_s16le "$name_conv.wav";

   # Create thumbnail from the first image in the video file
   # ffmpeg -i "$i" -vf "thumbnail" -frames:v 1 "$file.png"
 fi
done