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Batch convert mp4 to webm using ffmpeg
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batch-convert-mp4-webm.sh
for i in *.mp4;
do name=`echo "$i" | cut -d'.' -f1`
echo "$name"
ffmpeg -i "$i" -acodec libvorbis -aq 5 -ac 2 -qmax 25 -threads 2 "${name}.webm"
done
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jonnymaceachern commented Aug 28, 2019 •
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Usage

  1. Install ffmpeg
  2. Download batch-convert-mp4-webm.sh (Link)
  3. Move script to any directory that's part of your environment $PATH (e.g. ~/bin)
  4. Make the script executable (chmod +x batch-convert-mp4-webm.sh)
  5. cd to the directory with the mp4 files
  6. Run command with no arguments (batch-convert-mp4-webm.sh)

Note: ffmpeg must be available in your environment $PATH.

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