jonnymaceachern/batch-convert-mp4-webm.sh

Created August 28, 2019 14:59

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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

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

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

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