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Tool to convert mkv files into mp4 files
#!/bin/sh
# Initial code by thewinchester
# Modified by CanuckSkier
# Modified by xav0989
# SEE http://superuser.com/questions/275193/mkv-to-mp4-transcoding-script-issues/36649
#Close stdin - avoid accidental keypresses causing problems
exec 0>&-
# Find MKV files
for file in "$@";
do
find "$file" -type f -not -name ".*" | grep .mkv$ | while read file
do
fileProper=$(readlink -f "$file") # full path of file
pathNoExt=${fileProper%.*} # full path minus extension
#Check if MP4 already exists
if [ -f "$pathNoExt".mp4 ]; then
echo "M4V already exists, stopping"
else
# Get number of tracks
numberOfTracks=`mkvmerge -i "$fileProper" | grep "Track ID" | wc -l`
echo "Found $numberOfTracks Tracks"
# Set base extraction command
extractCmd+=(mkvextract tracks "$fileProper")
# Determine type of tracks
for (( i=1; i<=$numberOfTracks; i++ ))
do
trackType=`mkvmerge -i "$fileProper" | grep "Track ID $i" | sed -e 's/^.*: //'`
if [[ "$trackType" == *video* ]]; then
echo "Track $i is Video"
extractCmd+=( $i:"$pathNoExt".264)
fps=`mkvinfo "$fileProper" | grep duration | sed -e 's/.*(//' -e 's/f.*//' | sed -n ${i}p`
elif [[ "$trackType" == "audio (A_AAC)" ]]; then
echo "Track $i is AAC"
extractCmd+=( $i:"$pathNoExt".aac)
elif [[ "$trackType" == "audio (A_AC3)" ]]; then
echo "Track $i is AC3"
extractCmd+=( $i:"$pathNoExt".ac3)
elif [[ "$trackType" == "audio (A_DTS)" ]]; then
echo "Track $i is DTS"
extractCmd+=( $i:"$pathNoExt".dts)
fi
# Insert cases for handling other audio and non-AV tracks here
done
"${extractCmd[@]}" # Extract Tracks
# Check files and encode audio if neccessary
if [ -f "$pathNoExt".264 ]; then
# Video file exists
mp4BoxCmd+=(MP4Box -new "$pathNoExt".mp4 -add "$pathNoExt".264 -fps $fps)
if [ -f "$pathNoExt".aac ]; then
# AAC exists
mp4BoxCmd+=( -add "$pathNoExt".aac)
if [ -f "$pathNoExt".ac3 ]; then
mp4BoxCmd+=( -add "$pathNoExt".ac3:disable)
elif [ -f "$pathNoExt".dts ]; then
# Encode DTS to AC3
dcadec -o wavall "$pathNoExt".dts | aften -v 0 - "$pathNoExt".ac3
mp4BoxCmd+=( -add "$pathNoExt".ac3:disable)
fi
else # Encode AAC from AC3 or DTS
if [ -f "$pathNoExt".ac3 ]; then
ffmpeg -i "$pathNoExt".ac3 -acodec pcm_s16le -ac 2 -f wav - | neroAacEnc -lc -br 192000 -ignorelength -if - -of "$pathNoExt".aac
mp4BoxCmd+=( -add "$pathNoExt".aac -add "$pathNoExt".ac3:disable)
elif [ -f "$pathNoExt".dts ]; then
ffmpeg -i "$pathNoExt".dts -acodec pcm_s16le -ac 2 -f wav - | neroAacEnc -lc -br 192000 -ignorelength -if - -of "$pathNoExt".aac
# Encode DTS to AC3
dcadec -o wavall "$pathNoExt".dts | aften -v 0 - "$pathNoExt".ac3
mp4BoxCmd+=( -add "$pathNoExt".aac -add "$pathNoExt".ac3:disable)
else
echo "Warning: no audio file found"
fi
fi
# Create m4v
"${mp4BoxCmd[@]}"
else
echo "Error: no video file found"
fi
#remove temporary track files
rm -f "$pathNoExt".aac "$pathNoExt".dts "$pathNoExt".ac3 "$pathNoExt".264
fi
done
done
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