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Convert and compress GoPro videos to reduce file size keeping regular quality
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compress_gopro_videos.sh
# Convert and compress GoPro videos to reduce file size keeping regular quality
# Run in the same directory as the original files
# Output is MP4 H.264
# Be awere that convertions may take several minutes or even hours!
# I do recommend to run with small sets of video files for each iteraction
time find . -type f -name "G*PR*.MP4" -exec handbrakecli -i {} -o /<dest dir>/{} -e x264 -x "level=4.0:vbv-maxrate=20000:weightp=1:vbv-bufsize=25000:ref=1:8x8dct=0:subme=2:mixed-refs=0:trellis=0:rc-lookahead=10" \;
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