Multithreaded Python Script for AVI to MP4 conversion

avi-to-mp4.py

import os
import multiprocessing
from pathlib import Path
import subprocess

# Specify the folder containing the .avi files
input_folder = Path("/path/to/avi/files")

# Create the subfolder for the converted files if it doesn't exist
converted_folder = input_folder / "converted"
if not converted_folder.exists():
    converted_folder.mkdir()

# Function to convert a single file
def convert_file(filepath):
    output_filepath = converted_folder / (filepath.stem + ".mp4")
    subprocess.run(["ffmpeg", "-i", str(filepath), "-c:v", "libx264", "-c:a", "aac", "-b:a", "192k", str(output_filepath)])
    os.remove(filepath)  # Remove the original .avi file after converting

# Convert all .avi files in parallel
with multiprocessing.Pool() as pool:
    pool.map(convert_file, input_folder.glob("*.avi"))

print("Conversion complete.")