Convert anything to x264 .mp4

transcode

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Usage:
#     transcode filename [filename...]
#
# Video: anything -> x264
# Audio: copy
# Output: .mp4 alongside the source file(s)
# 
# I live here: https://gist.github.com/datashaman/6866879e4ad07b0483e6efd9ea49d8a2
#

trap 'exit -1' INT

BINARY=ffmpeg
PRESET=slow
CRF=23

for INPUT in "$@"
do
    DIRNAME=$(dirname "${INPUT}")
    BASENAME=$(basename "${INPUT}")
    # EXTENSION="${BASENAME##*.}"
    FILENAME="${BASENAME%.*}"

    OUTPUT="${DIRNAME}/${FILENAME}.mp4"

    $BINARY -i "${INPUT}" -c:v libx264 -preset ${PRESET} -crf ${CRF} -c:a copy "${OUTPUT}"
done