handbrake_convert.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# handbrake_convert.py
# Author: Patrick Gallagher
# Purpose: Use HandBrakeCLI to convert media files to mp4
#
# https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/cli/cli-guide.html
# https://handbrake.fr/downloads2.php

import os
import time
import subprocess
import sys

# This should be changed to the appropriate path
# Should work for Windows and Linux too.
handbrake_cli_path = '/Applications/handbrake/HandBrakeCLI'
handbrake_preset = 'Fast 1080p30' # I couldn't get this to work with a space

fileList = []
rootdir = raw_input("Root Dir: ")
for root, subFolders, files in os.walk(rootdir):
    for file in files:
        theFile = os.path.join(root,file)
        fileName, fileExtension = os.path.splitext(theFile)
        if fileExtension.lower() in ('.avi', '.divx', '.flv', '.m4v', '.mkv', '.mov', '.mpg', '.mpeg', '.wmv'):
            print 'Adding',theFile
            fileList.append(theFile)

# You can customize options here, see cli-guide link above
runstr = handbrake_cli_path + ' -i "{0}" -o "{1}" --preset="Fast 1080p30"' + ' --two-pass --turbo'

while fileList:
    inFile = fileList.pop()
    fileName, fileExtension = os.path.splitext(inFile)
    outFile = fileName+'.mp4'

    print 'Processing',inFile
    returncode  = subprocess.call(runstr.format(inFile,outFile), shell=True)
    time.sleep(5)
    print 'Removing',inFile
    # Uncomment this if you're ok with deleting the files after conversion. 
    # Use with caution. Make sure script works before uncommenting this. 
    #os.remove(inFile)