How do you convert an entire directory with ffmpeg?

How do you convert an entire directory/folder with ffmpeg via command line or with a batch script?

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How do you convert an entire directory/folder with ffmpeg via command line or with a batch script?

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How do you convert an entire directory/folder with ffmpeg via command line or with a batch script?

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How do you convert an entire directory/folder with ffmpeg via command line or with a batch script?

ffmpeg batch-processing

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Previous answer will only create 1 output file called out.mov. To make a separate output file for each old movie, try this.

for i in *.avi;

  do name=`echo $i | cut -d'.' -f1`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "$i" "${name}.mov";

done

edited Apr 6 '17 at 16:06

Jason Cemra

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answered Nov 20 '11 at 8:35

Isaac

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19

If you're like me and have lots of spaces (and a few other problematic characters) in your file names, I'd suggest addding double quotes : ffmpeg -i "$i" "$name.mov";
– Pif
Dec 17 '12 at 22:36

5

I'm getting the error i was unexpected at this time.
– Keavon
May 17 '14 at 1:09

4

do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`; will work on file names with dots (and spaces) in them.
– Nepoxx
Jun 30 '15 at 14:50

4

Wow, this answer is incredibly overcomplicated. See one of the one-line answers.
– foobarbecue
Jun 11 '16 at 18:49

is this support for .bat in windows?
– Jazuly
Jun 30 '18 at 6:12

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For Linux and macOS this can be done in one line, using parameter expansion to change the filename extension of the output file:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.mp4"; done

edited Nov 5 '18 at 4:38

Boris

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answered Nov 17 '15 at 20:15

llogan

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This is perfect, thank you! Here's full command that ended up working great for me: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:a aac -b:a 128k -c:v libx264 -crf 20 "${i%.avi}.mp4"; done
– Phil Kulak
Apr 28 '17 at 3:29

I am getting i was unexpected at this time. error in cmd, windows 10. I used following line: for i in *.mp3; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "${i%.mp3}.mp3"; done
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:13

1

@Junaid 1) Make sure to use a different name for the output file than the input, or output to another directory, because ffmpeg can't input and output to the same file. 2) I'm not sure if Bash commands work on Windows 10 natively. Maybe I should add to the answer that it is targeted towards systems that can natively use Bash such as Linux and macOS. lxs provided an Windows answer for this question.
– llogan
May 17 '17 at 17:25

I suggest this is marked as the correct answer.
– Alexandr Kurilin
Apr 25 '18 at 0:30

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And on Windows:

FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.flac') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -acodec mp3 "%~nG.mp3"

answered Jun 17 '14 at 21:34

lxs

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if you run this command in a batch (.bat) file you need to double the % signs => %%
– hB0
May 17 '15 at 14:24

Any idea how to run this command but copy to a new file that includes the original file's metadata?
– Barryman9000
Feb 26 '16 at 17:53

@Barryman9000 this was a long time ago but I think there's an output file option you could pass
– lxs
Mar 21 '16 at 15:00

@lxs thanks for the follow up. I ended up doing it with Powershell by changing the new file's name to be the original file's date created stackoverflow.com/a/35671099/197472
– Barryman9000
Mar 21 '16 at 23:08

Used it for removing metadata. But it is giving me Access denied error. So I changed output file name with an extra space to make it new file. FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.mp3') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "%~nG .mp3"
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:27

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A one-line bash script would be easy to do - replace *.avi with your filetype:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov  ; done

edited May 8 '18 at 22:59

answered Jul 2 '11 at 22:29

yolk

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There should not be quotes around "*.avi", that makes bash think it's a string not a list of files
– JZL003
Jun 18 '15 at 1:57

whops. Thanks @JZL003!
– yolk
Nov 17 '15 at 19:49

The default encoder for .mov is libx264 (if available), but this encoder ignores -qscale. Remove it and use the default settings, or use -crf instead (default is -crf 23).
– llogan
Aug 14 '16 at 19:29

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This answer is better than the marked one.
– Hal
Aug 28 '17 at 8:57

1

If there are any spaces in the file name the command will fail because the backticked basename subshell isn't quoted. This is exactly why bash has shell expansion instead: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov ; done
– Calimo
Feb 16 '18 at 12:28

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To convert with subdirectories use e.g.

find . -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;

answered Dec 12 '16 at 16:59

user2707001

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I used this, combined with this answer to convert VTT to SRT, to great effect. find -name "*.vtt" -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.srt ;
– grooveplex
Jun 7 '18 at 19:40

I this command, with slight modif to convert all mp4 to mp3: find *.mp4 -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– swdev
Jun 15 '18 at 23:28

Or, if you want to convert multiple file types: find . -name *.ogg -or -name *.wma -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– bonh
Sep 26 '18 at 18:36

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For anyone who wants to batch convert anything with ffmpeg but would like to have a convenient Windows interface, I developed this front-end:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffmpeg-batch

It adds to ffmpeg a window fashion interface, progress bars and time remaining info, features I always missed when using ffmpeg.

answered Apr 25 '18 at 9:34

Eibel

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Ok this is a nice project! I have been chasing my tail for an hour trying to get ffmpeg to accept a relative outfile path in Windows and this makes it feel like cheating. EDIT: i used this to convert .xwm to .flac
– semtex41
2 days ago

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If you want a graphical interface to batch process with ffmpegX, try Quick Batcher. It's free and will take your last ffmpegX settings to convert files you drop into it.

Note that you can't drag-drop folders onto Quick Batcher. So select files and then put them through Quick Batcher.

answered Apr 5 '14 at 8:58

Nirav Mehta

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The "Quick Batcher" software is ONLY for MAC OS
– Mohammad ElNesr
Nov 1 '17 at 14:20

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for i in *.flac;

  do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "${i}" -ab 320k -map_metadata 0 -id3v2_version 3 "${name}".mp3;

done

Batch process flac files into mp3 (safe for file names with spaces) using [1] [2]

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered May 13 '16 at 2:15

César

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If you have GNU parallel you could convert all .avi files below vid_dir to mp4 in parallel, using all except one of your CPU cores with

find vid_dir -type f -name '*.avi' -not -empty -print0 |

    parallel -0 -j -1 ffmpeg -loglevel fatal -i {} {.}.mp4

To convert from/to different formats, change '*.avi' or .mp4 as needed. GNU parallel is listed in most Linux distributions' repositories in a package which is usually called parallel.

answered May 10 '18 at 9:37

Sebastian Scheurer

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I know this might be redundant but I use this script to batch convert files.

old_extension=$1

new_extension=$2



for i in *."$old_extension";

  do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.$new_extension";

done

It takes 2 arguments to make it more flexible :

the extension you want to convert from

the new extension you want to convert to

I create an alias for it but you can also use it manually like this:

sh batch_convert.sh mkv mp4

This would convert all the mkv files into mp4 files.

As you can see it slightly more versatile. As long as ffmpeg can convert it you can specify any two extensions.

edited Sep 15 '18 at 20:55

answered Sep 14 '18 at 20:17

Alexander Luna

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Thats the best 👍
– Andreas Prang
Sep 29 '18 at 10:29

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Another simple solution that hasn't been suggested yet would be to use xargs:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 ffmpeg -i {} "{}.mp4"

One minor pitfall is the awkward naming of output files (e.g. input.avi.mp4). A possible workaround for this might be:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 bash -c "i={}; ffmpeg -i {} "${i%.*}.mp4""

answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:01

telenachos

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shellcheck.net has a few suggestions regarding your examples.
– llogan
Nov 27 '18 at 18:59

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-2

little php script to do it:

#!/usr/bin/env php

<?php

declare(strict_types = 1);

if ($argc !== 2) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "usage: %s dirn", $argv [0] );

    die ( 1 );

}

$dir = rtrim ( $argv [1], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );

if (! is_readable ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not readable! (try running as an administrator?)" );

    die(1);

}

if (! is_dir ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not a directory!" );

    die(1);

}

$files = glob ( $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '*.avi' );

foreach ( $files as $file ) {

    system ( "ffmpeg -i " . escapeshellarg ( $file ) . ' ' . escapeshellarg ( $file . '.mp4' ) );

}

answered Nov 7 '17 at 13:47

hanshenrik

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1

A very limited scope answer as a user has to have PHP installed on their machine. The command line and batch file answers are much easier, and much less complex.
– ProfK
Nov 10 '17 at 9:06

2

@ProfK PHP is 1 of the most popular languages on SO - second, Isaac's answer for sh is somewhat unreliable, in that it might rename your files to something else than the original, for example, it doesn't preserve newlines in the filename. lyx's bat script is even worse, it COMPLETELY IGNORES any file with newlines in the name. not sure why, not even a syntax error or anything, but it does (tested on win10). my php script has neither problems, thanks to escapeshellarg(), and works both on windows and linux. i agree its a edge-case though.
– hanshenrik
Nov 12 '17 at 12:43

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108

Previous answer will only create 1 output file called out.mov. To make a separate output file for each old movie, try this.

for i in *.avi;

  do name=`echo $i | cut -d'.' -f1`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "$i" "${name}.mov";

done

edited Apr 6 '17 at 16:06

Jason Cemra

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answered Nov 20 '11 at 8:35

Isaac

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19

If you're like me and have lots of spaces (and a few other problematic characters) in your file names, I'd suggest addding double quotes : ffmpeg -i "$i" "$name.mov";
– Pif
Dec 17 '12 at 22:36

5

I'm getting the error i was unexpected at this time.
– Keavon
May 17 '14 at 1:09

4

do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`; will work on file names with dots (and spaces) in them.
– Nepoxx
Jun 30 '15 at 14:50

4

Wow, this answer is incredibly overcomplicated. See one of the one-line answers.
– foobarbecue
Jun 11 '16 at 18:49

is this support for .bat in windows?
– Jazuly
Jun 30 '18 at 6:12

|
show 2 more comments

108

Previous answer will only create 1 output file called out.mov. To make a separate output file for each old movie, try this.

for i in *.avi;

  do name=`echo $i | cut -d'.' -f1`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "$i" "${name}.mov";

done

edited Apr 6 '17 at 16:06

Jason Cemra

361312

answered Nov 20 '11 at 8:35

Isaac

1,140187

19

If you're like me and have lots of spaces (and a few other problematic characters) in your file names, I'd suggest addding double quotes : ffmpeg -i "$i" "$name.mov";
– Pif
Dec 17 '12 at 22:36

5

I'm getting the error i was unexpected at this time.
– Keavon
May 17 '14 at 1:09

4

do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`; will work on file names with dots (and spaces) in them.
– Nepoxx
Jun 30 '15 at 14:50

4

Wow, this answer is incredibly overcomplicated. See one of the one-line answers.
– foobarbecue
Jun 11 '16 at 18:49

is this support for .bat in windows?
– Jazuly
Jun 30 '18 at 6:12

|
show 2 more comments

108

Previous answer will only create 1 output file called out.mov. To make a separate output file for each old movie, try this.

for i in *.avi;

  do name=`echo $i | cut -d'.' -f1`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "$i" "${name}.mov";

done

edited Apr 6 '17 at 16:06

Jason Cemra

361312

answered Nov 20 '11 at 8:35

Isaac

1,140187

Previous answer will only create 1 output file called out.mov. To make a separate output file for each old movie, try this.

for i in *.avi;

  do name=`echo $i | cut -d'.' -f1`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "$i" "${name}.mov";

done

edited Apr 6 '17 at 16:06

Jason Cemra

361312

answered Nov 20 '11 at 8:35

Isaac

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edited Apr 6 '17 at 16:06

Jason Cemra

361312

edited Apr 6 '17 at 16:06

Jason Cemra

361312

edited Apr 6 '17 at 16:06

Jason Cemra

361312

answered Nov 20 '11 at 8:35

Isaac

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answered Nov 20 '11 at 8:35

Isaac

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answered Nov 20 '11 at 8:35

Isaac

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19

If you're like me and have lots of spaces (and a few other problematic characters) in your file names, I'd suggest addding double quotes : ffmpeg -i "$i" "$name.mov";
– Pif
Dec 17 '12 at 22:36

5

I'm getting the error i was unexpected at this time.
– Keavon
May 17 '14 at 1:09

4

do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`; will work on file names with dots (and spaces) in them.
– Nepoxx
Jun 30 '15 at 14:50

4

Wow, this answer is incredibly overcomplicated. See one of the one-line answers.
– foobarbecue
Jun 11 '16 at 18:49

is this support for .bat in windows?
– Jazuly
Jun 30 '18 at 6:12

|
show 2 more comments

19

If you're like me and have lots of spaces (and a few other problematic characters) in your file names, I'd suggest addding double quotes : ffmpeg -i "$i" "$name.mov";
– Pif
Dec 17 '12 at 22:36

5

I'm getting the error i was unexpected at this time.
– Keavon
May 17 '14 at 1:09

4

do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`; will work on file names with dots (and spaces) in them.
– Nepoxx
Jun 30 '15 at 14:50

4

Wow, this answer is incredibly overcomplicated. See one of the one-line answers.
– foobarbecue
Jun 11 '16 at 18:49

is this support for .bat in windows?
– Jazuly
Jun 30 '18 at 6:12

If you're like me and have lots of spaces (and a few other problematic characters) in your file names, I'd suggest addding double quotes : ffmpeg -i "$i" "$name.mov";
– Pif
Dec 17 '12 at 22:36

I'm getting the error i was unexpected at this time.
– Keavon
May 17 '14 at 1:09

do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`; will work on file names with dots (and spaces) in them.
– Nepoxx
Jun 30 '15 at 14:50

Wow, this answer is incredibly overcomplicated. See one of the one-line answers.
– foobarbecue
Jun 11 '16 at 18:49

is this support for .bat in windows?
– Jazuly
Jun 30 '18 at 6:12

|
show 2 more comments

117

For Linux and macOS this can be done in one line, using parameter expansion to change the filename extension of the output file:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.mp4"; done

edited Nov 5 '18 at 4:38

Boris

1,0871327

answered Nov 17 '15 at 20:15

llogan

43.8k13104134

This is perfect, thank you! Here's full command that ended up working great for me: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:a aac -b:a 128k -c:v libx264 -crf 20 "${i%.avi}.mp4"; done
– Phil Kulak
Apr 28 '17 at 3:29

I am getting i was unexpected at this time. error in cmd, windows 10. I used following line: for i in *.mp3; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "${i%.mp3}.mp3"; done
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:13

1

@Junaid 1) Make sure to use a different name for the output file than the input, or output to another directory, because ffmpeg can't input and output to the same file. 2) I'm not sure if Bash commands work on Windows 10 natively. Maybe I should add to the answer that it is targeted towards systems that can natively use Bash such as Linux and macOS. lxs provided an Windows answer for this question.
– llogan
May 17 '17 at 17:25

I suggest this is marked as the correct answer.
– Alexandr Kurilin
Apr 25 '18 at 0:30

add a comment |

117

For Linux and macOS this can be done in one line, using parameter expansion to change the filename extension of the output file:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.mp4"; done

edited Nov 5 '18 at 4:38

Boris

1,0871327

answered Nov 17 '15 at 20:15

llogan

43.8k13104134

This is perfect, thank you! Here's full command that ended up working great for me: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:a aac -b:a 128k -c:v libx264 -crf 20 "${i%.avi}.mp4"; done
– Phil Kulak
Apr 28 '17 at 3:29

I am getting i was unexpected at this time. error in cmd, windows 10. I used following line: for i in *.mp3; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "${i%.mp3}.mp3"; done
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:13

1

@Junaid 1) Make sure to use a different name for the output file than the input, or output to another directory, because ffmpeg can't input and output to the same file. 2) I'm not sure if Bash commands work on Windows 10 natively. Maybe I should add to the answer that it is targeted towards systems that can natively use Bash such as Linux and macOS. lxs provided an Windows answer for this question.
– llogan
May 17 '17 at 17:25

I suggest this is marked as the correct answer.
– Alexandr Kurilin
Apr 25 '18 at 0:30

add a comment |

117

For Linux and macOS this can be done in one line, using parameter expansion to change the filename extension of the output file:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.mp4"; done

edited Nov 5 '18 at 4:38

Boris

1,0871327

answered Nov 17 '15 at 20:15

llogan

43.8k13104134

For Linux and macOS this can be done in one line, using parameter expansion to change the filename extension of the output file:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.mp4"; done

edited Nov 5 '18 at 4:38

Boris

1,0871327

answered Nov 17 '15 at 20:15

llogan

43.8k13104134

edited Nov 5 '18 at 4:38

Boris

1,0871327

edited Nov 5 '18 at 4:38

Boris

1,0871327

edited Nov 5 '18 at 4:38

Boris

1,0871327

answered Nov 17 '15 at 20:15

llogan

43.8k13104134

answered Nov 17 '15 at 20:15

llogan

43.8k13104134

answered Nov 17 '15 at 20:15

llogan

43.8k13104134

This is perfect, thank you! Here's full command that ended up working great for me: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:a aac -b:a 128k -c:v libx264 -crf 20 "${i%.avi}.mp4"; done
– Phil Kulak
Apr 28 '17 at 3:29

I am getting i was unexpected at this time. error in cmd, windows 10. I used following line: for i in *.mp3; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "${i%.mp3}.mp3"; done
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:13

1

@Junaid 1) Make sure to use a different name for the output file than the input, or output to another directory, because ffmpeg can't input and output to the same file. 2) I'm not sure if Bash commands work on Windows 10 natively. Maybe I should add to the answer that it is targeted towards systems that can natively use Bash such as Linux and macOS. lxs provided an Windows answer for this question.
– llogan
May 17 '17 at 17:25

I suggest this is marked as the correct answer.
– Alexandr Kurilin
Apr 25 '18 at 0:30

add a comment |

This is perfect, thank you! Here's full command that ended up working great for me: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:a aac -b:a 128k -c:v libx264 -crf 20 "${i%.avi}.mp4"; done
– Phil Kulak
Apr 28 '17 at 3:29

I am getting i was unexpected at this time. error in cmd, windows 10. I used following line: for i in *.mp3; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "${i%.mp3}.mp3"; done
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:13

1

@Junaid 1) Make sure to use a different name for the output file than the input, or output to another directory, because ffmpeg can't input and output to the same file. 2) I'm not sure if Bash commands work on Windows 10 natively. Maybe I should add to the answer that it is targeted towards systems that can natively use Bash such as Linux and macOS. lxs provided an Windows answer for this question.
– llogan
May 17 '17 at 17:25

I suggest this is marked as the correct answer.
– Alexandr Kurilin
Apr 25 '18 at 0:30

This is perfect, thank you! Here's full command that ended up working great for me: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:a aac -b:a 128k -c:v libx264 -crf 20 "${i%.avi}.mp4"; done
– Phil Kulak
Apr 28 '17 at 3:29

I am getting i was unexpected at this time. error in cmd, windows 10. I used following line: for i in *.mp3; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "${i%.mp3}.mp3"; done
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:13

@Junaid 1) Make sure to use a different name for the output file than the input, or output to another directory, because ffmpeg can't input and output to the same file. 2) I'm not sure if Bash commands work on Windows 10 natively. Maybe I should add to the answer that it is targeted towards systems that can natively use Bash such as Linux and macOS. lxs provided an Windows answer for this question.
– llogan
May 17 '17 at 17:25

I suggest this is marked as the correct answer.
– Alexandr Kurilin
Apr 25 '18 at 0:30

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And on Windows:

FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.flac') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -acodec mp3 "%~nG.mp3"

answered Jun 17 '14 at 21:34

lxs

2,80711217

12

if you run this command in a batch (.bat) file you need to double the % signs => %%
– hB0
May 17 '15 at 14:24

Any idea how to run this command but copy to a new file that includes the original file's metadata?
– Barryman9000
Feb 26 '16 at 17:53

@Barryman9000 this was a long time ago but I think there's an output file option you could pass
– lxs
Mar 21 '16 at 15:00

@lxs thanks for the follow up. I ended up doing it with Powershell by changing the new file's name to be the original file's date created stackoverflow.com/a/35671099/197472
– Barryman9000
Mar 21 '16 at 23:08

Used it for removing metadata. But it is giving me Access denied error. So I changed output file name with an extra space to make it new file. FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.mp3') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "%~nG .mp3"
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:27

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And on Windows:

FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.flac') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -acodec mp3 "%~nG.mp3"

answered Jun 17 '14 at 21:34

lxs

2,80711217

12

if you run this command in a batch (.bat) file you need to double the % signs => %%
– hB0
May 17 '15 at 14:24

Any idea how to run this command but copy to a new file that includes the original file's metadata?
– Barryman9000
Feb 26 '16 at 17:53

@Barryman9000 this was a long time ago but I think there's an output file option you could pass
– lxs
Mar 21 '16 at 15:00

@lxs thanks for the follow up. I ended up doing it with Powershell by changing the new file's name to be the original file's date created stackoverflow.com/a/35671099/197472
– Barryman9000
Mar 21 '16 at 23:08

Used it for removing metadata. But it is giving me Access denied error. So I changed output file name with an extra space to make it new file. FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.mp3') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "%~nG .mp3"
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:27

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show 2 more comments

And on Windows:

FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.flac') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -acodec mp3 "%~nG.mp3"

answered Jun 17 '14 at 21:34

lxs

2,80711217

And on Windows:

FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.flac') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -acodec mp3 "%~nG.mp3"

answered Jun 17 '14 at 21:34

lxs

2,80711217

answered Jun 17 '14 at 21:34

lxs

2,80711217

answered Jun 17 '14 at 21:34

lxs

2,80711217

answered Jun 17 '14 at 21:34

lxs

2,80711217

12

if you run this command in a batch (.bat) file you need to double the % signs => %%
– hB0
May 17 '15 at 14:24

Any idea how to run this command but copy to a new file that includes the original file's metadata?
– Barryman9000
Feb 26 '16 at 17:53

@Barryman9000 this was a long time ago but I think there's an output file option you could pass
– lxs
Mar 21 '16 at 15:00

@lxs thanks for the follow up. I ended up doing it with Powershell by changing the new file's name to be the original file's date created stackoverflow.com/a/35671099/197472
– Barryman9000
Mar 21 '16 at 23:08

Used it for removing metadata. But it is giving me Access denied error. So I changed output file name with an extra space to make it new file. FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.mp3') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "%~nG .mp3"
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:27

|
show 2 more comments

12

if you run this command in a batch (.bat) file you need to double the % signs => %%
– hB0
May 17 '15 at 14:24

Any idea how to run this command but copy to a new file that includes the original file's metadata?
– Barryman9000
Feb 26 '16 at 17:53

@Barryman9000 this was a long time ago but I think there's an output file option you could pass
– lxs
Mar 21 '16 at 15:00

@lxs thanks for the follow up. I ended up doing it with Powershell by changing the new file's name to be the original file's date created stackoverflow.com/a/35671099/197472
– Barryman9000
Mar 21 '16 at 23:08

Used it for removing metadata. But it is giving me Access denied error. So I changed output file name with an extra space to make it new file. FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.mp3') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "%~nG .mp3"
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:27

if you run this command in a batch (.bat) file you need to double the % signs => %%
– hB0
May 17 '15 at 14:24

Any idea how to run this command but copy to a new file that includes the original file's metadata?
– Barryman9000
Feb 26 '16 at 17:53

@Barryman9000 this was a long time ago but I think there's an output file option you could pass
– lxs
Mar 21 '16 at 15:00

@lxs thanks for the follow up. I ended up doing it with Powershell by changing the new file's name to be the original file's date created stackoverflow.com/a/35671099/197472
– Barryman9000
Mar 21 '16 at 23:08

Used it for removing metadata. But it is giving me Access denied error. So I changed output file name with an extra space to make it new file. FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('dir /b *.mp3') DO ffmpeg -i "%G" -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy "%~nG .mp3"
– Junaid
May 17 '17 at 7:27

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show 2 more comments

A one-line bash script would be easy to do - replace *.avi with your filetype:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov  ; done

edited May 8 '18 at 22:59

answered Jul 2 '11 at 22:29

yolk

484410

4

There should not be quotes around "*.avi", that makes bash think it's a string not a list of files
– JZL003
Jun 18 '15 at 1:57

whops. Thanks @JZL003!
– yolk
Nov 17 '15 at 19:49

The default encoder for .mov is libx264 (if available), but this encoder ignores -qscale. Remove it and use the default settings, or use -crf instead (default is -crf 23).
– llogan
Aug 14 '16 at 19:29

4

This answer is better than the marked one.
– Hal
Aug 28 '17 at 8:57

1

If there are any spaces in the file name the command will fail because the backticked basename subshell isn't quoted. This is exactly why bash has shell expansion instead: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov ; done
– Calimo
Feb 16 '18 at 12:28

|
show 1 more comment

A one-line bash script would be easy to do - replace *.avi with your filetype:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov  ; done

edited May 8 '18 at 22:59

answered Jul 2 '11 at 22:29

yolk

484410

4

There should not be quotes around "*.avi", that makes bash think it's a string not a list of files
– JZL003
Jun 18 '15 at 1:57

whops. Thanks @JZL003!
– yolk
Nov 17 '15 at 19:49

The default encoder for .mov is libx264 (if available), but this encoder ignores -qscale. Remove it and use the default settings, or use -crf instead (default is -crf 23).
– llogan
Aug 14 '16 at 19:29

4

This answer is better than the marked one.
– Hal
Aug 28 '17 at 8:57

1

If there are any spaces in the file name the command will fail because the backticked basename subshell isn't quoted. This is exactly why bash has shell expansion instead: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov ; done
– Calimo
Feb 16 '18 at 12:28

|
show 1 more comment

A one-line bash script would be easy to do - replace *.avi with your filetype:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov  ; done

edited May 8 '18 at 22:59

answered Jul 2 '11 at 22:29

yolk

484410

A one-line bash script would be easy to do - replace *.avi with your filetype:

for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov  ; done

edited May 8 '18 at 22:59

answered Jul 2 '11 at 22:29

yolk

484410

edited May 8 '18 at 22:59

answered Jul 2 '11 at 22:29

yolk

484410

answered Jul 2 '11 at 22:29

yolk

484410

answered Jul 2 '11 at 22:29

yolk

484410

4

There should not be quotes around "*.avi", that makes bash think it's a string not a list of files
– JZL003
Jun 18 '15 at 1:57

whops. Thanks @JZL003!
– yolk
Nov 17 '15 at 19:49

The default encoder for .mov is libx264 (if available), but this encoder ignores -qscale. Remove it and use the default settings, or use -crf instead (default is -crf 23).
– llogan
Aug 14 '16 at 19:29

4

This answer is better than the marked one.
– Hal
Aug 28 '17 at 8:57

1

If there are any spaces in the file name the command will fail because the backticked basename subshell isn't quoted. This is exactly why bash has shell expansion instead: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov ; done
– Calimo
Feb 16 '18 at 12:28

|
show 1 more comment

4

There should not be quotes around "*.avi", that makes bash think it's a string not a list of files
– JZL003
Jun 18 '15 at 1:57

whops. Thanks @JZL003!
– yolk
Nov 17 '15 at 19:49

The default encoder for .mov is libx264 (if available), but this encoder ignores -qscale. Remove it and use the default settings, or use -crf instead (default is -crf 23).
– llogan
Aug 14 '16 at 19:29

4

This answer is better than the marked one.
– Hal
Aug 28 '17 at 8:57

1

If there are any spaces in the file name the command will fail because the backticked basename subshell isn't quoted. This is exactly why bash has shell expansion instead: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov ; done
– Calimo
Feb 16 '18 at 12:28

There should not be quotes around "*.avi", that makes bash think it's a string not a list of files
– JZL003
Jun 18 '15 at 1:57

whops. Thanks @JZL003!
– yolk
Nov 17 '15 at 19:49

The default encoder for .mov is libx264 (if available), but this encoder ignores -qscale. Remove it and use the default settings, or use -crf instead (default is -crf 23).
– llogan
Aug 14 '16 at 19:29

This answer is better than the marked one.
– Hal
Aug 28 '17 at 8:57

If there are any spaces in the file name the command will fail because the backticked basename subshell isn't quoted. This is exactly why bash has shell expansion instead: for i in *.avi; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -qscale 0 "$(basename "$i" .avi)".mov ; done
– Calimo
Feb 16 '18 at 12:28

|
show 1 more comment

To convert with subdirectories use e.g.

find . -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;

answered Dec 12 '16 at 16:59

user2707001

663712

I used this, combined with this answer to convert VTT to SRT, to great effect. find -name "*.vtt" -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.srt ;
– grooveplex
Jun 7 '18 at 19:40

I this command, with slight modif to convert all mp4 to mp3: find *.mp4 -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– swdev
Jun 15 '18 at 23:28

Or, if you want to convert multiple file types: find . -name *.ogg -or -name *.wma -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– bonh
Sep 26 '18 at 18:36

add a comment |

To convert with subdirectories use e.g.

find . -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;

answered Dec 12 '16 at 16:59

user2707001

663712

I used this, combined with this answer to convert VTT to SRT, to great effect. find -name "*.vtt" -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.srt ;
– grooveplex
Jun 7 '18 at 19:40

I this command, with slight modif to convert all mp4 to mp3: find *.mp4 -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– swdev
Jun 15 '18 at 23:28

Or, if you want to convert multiple file types: find . -name *.ogg -or -name *.wma -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– bonh
Sep 26 '18 at 18:36

add a comment |

To convert with subdirectories use e.g.

find . -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;

answered Dec 12 '16 at 16:59

user2707001

663712

To convert with subdirectories use e.g.

find . -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;

answered Dec 12 '16 at 16:59

user2707001

663712

answered Dec 12 '16 at 16:59

user2707001

663712

answered Dec 12 '16 at 16:59

user2707001

663712

answered Dec 12 '16 at 16:59

user2707001

663712

I used this, combined with this answer to convert VTT to SRT, to great effect. find -name "*.vtt" -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.srt ;
– grooveplex
Jun 7 '18 at 19:40

I this command, with slight modif to convert all mp4 to mp3: find *.mp4 -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– swdev
Jun 15 '18 at 23:28

Or, if you want to convert multiple file types: find . -name *.ogg -or -name *.wma -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– bonh
Sep 26 '18 at 18:36

add a comment |

I used this, combined with this answer to convert VTT to SRT, to great effect. find -name "*.vtt" -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.srt ;
– grooveplex
Jun 7 '18 at 19:40

I this command, with slight modif to convert all mp4 to mp3: find *.mp4 -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– swdev
Jun 15 '18 at 23:28

Or, if you want to convert multiple file types: find . -name *.ogg -or -name *.wma -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– bonh
Sep 26 '18 at 18:36

I used this, combined with this answer to convert VTT to SRT, to great effect. find -name "*.vtt" -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.srt ;
– grooveplex
Jun 7 '18 at 19:40

I this command, with slight modif to convert all mp4 to mp3: find *.mp4 -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– swdev
Jun 15 '18 at 23:28

Or, if you want to convert multiple file types: find . -name *.ogg -or -name *.wma -exec ffmpeg -i {} {}.mp3 ;
– bonh
Sep 26 '18 at 18:36

add a comment |

For anyone who wants to batch convert anything with ffmpeg but would like to have a convenient Windows interface, I developed this front-end:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffmpeg-batch

It adds to ffmpeg a window fashion interface, progress bars and time remaining info, features I always missed when using ffmpeg.

answered Apr 25 '18 at 9:34

Eibel

5111

Ok this is a nice project! I have been chasing my tail for an hour trying to get ffmpeg to accept a relative outfile path in Windows and this makes it feel like cheating. EDIT: i used this to convert .xwm to .flac
– semtex41
2 days ago

add a comment |

For anyone who wants to batch convert anything with ffmpeg but would like to have a convenient Windows interface, I developed this front-end:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffmpeg-batch

It adds to ffmpeg a window fashion interface, progress bars and time remaining info, features I always missed when using ffmpeg.

answered Apr 25 '18 at 9:34

Eibel

5111

Ok this is a nice project! I have been chasing my tail for an hour trying to get ffmpeg to accept a relative outfile path in Windows and this makes it feel like cheating. EDIT: i used this to convert .xwm to .flac
– semtex41
2 days ago

add a comment |

For anyone who wants to batch convert anything with ffmpeg but would like to have a convenient Windows interface, I developed this front-end:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffmpeg-batch

It adds to ffmpeg a window fashion interface, progress bars and time remaining info, features I always missed when using ffmpeg.

answered Apr 25 '18 at 9:34

Eibel

5111

For anyone who wants to batch convert anything with ffmpeg but would like to have a convenient Windows interface, I developed this front-end:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffmpeg-batch

It adds to ffmpeg a window fashion interface, progress bars and time remaining info, features I always missed when using ffmpeg.

answered Apr 25 '18 at 9:34

Eibel

5111

answered Apr 25 '18 at 9:34

Eibel

5111

answered Apr 25 '18 at 9:34

Eibel

5111

answered Apr 25 '18 at 9:34

Eibel

5111

Ok this is a nice project! I have been chasing my tail for an hour trying to get ffmpeg to accept a relative outfile path in Windows and this makes it feel like cheating. EDIT: i used this to convert .xwm to .flac
– semtex41
2 days ago

add a comment |

Ok this is a nice project! I have been chasing my tail for an hour trying to get ffmpeg to accept a relative outfile path in Windows and this makes it feel like cheating. EDIT: i used this to convert .xwm to .flac
– semtex41
2 days ago

Ok this is a nice project! I have been chasing my tail for an hour trying to get ffmpeg to accept a relative outfile path in Windows and this makes it feel like cheating. EDIT: i used this to convert .xwm to .flac
– semtex41
2 days ago

add a comment |

If you want a graphical interface to batch process with ffmpegX, try Quick Batcher. It's free and will take your last ffmpegX settings to convert files you drop into it.

Note that you can't drag-drop folders onto Quick Batcher. So select files and then put them through Quick Batcher.

answered Apr 5 '14 at 8:58

Nirav Mehta

16913

1

The "Quick Batcher" software is ONLY for MAC OS
– Mohammad ElNesr
Nov 1 '17 at 14:20

add a comment |

If you want a graphical interface to batch process with ffmpegX, try Quick Batcher. It's free and will take your last ffmpegX settings to convert files you drop into it.

Note that you can't drag-drop folders onto Quick Batcher. So select files and then put them through Quick Batcher.

answered Apr 5 '14 at 8:58

Nirav Mehta

16913

1

The "Quick Batcher" software is ONLY for MAC OS
– Mohammad ElNesr
Nov 1 '17 at 14:20

add a comment |

If you want a graphical interface to batch process with ffmpegX, try Quick Batcher. It's free and will take your last ffmpegX settings to convert files you drop into it.

Note that you can't drag-drop folders onto Quick Batcher. So select files and then put them through Quick Batcher.

answered Apr 5 '14 at 8:58

Nirav Mehta

16913

If you want a graphical interface to batch process with ffmpegX, try Quick Batcher. It's free and will take your last ffmpegX settings to convert files you drop into it.

Note that you can't drag-drop folders onto Quick Batcher. So select files and then put them through Quick Batcher.

answered Apr 5 '14 at 8:58

Nirav Mehta

16913

answered Apr 5 '14 at 8:58

Nirav Mehta

16913

answered Apr 5 '14 at 8:58

Nirav Mehta

16913

answered Apr 5 '14 at 8:58

Nirav Mehta

16913

1

The "Quick Batcher" software is ONLY for MAC OS
– Mohammad ElNesr
Nov 1 '17 at 14:20

add a comment |

1

The "Quick Batcher" software is ONLY for MAC OS
– Mohammad ElNesr
Nov 1 '17 at 14:20

The "Quick Batcher" software is ONLY for MAC OS
– Mohammad ElNesr
Nov 1 '17 at 14:20

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for i in *.flac;

  do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "${i}" -ab 320k -map_metadata 0 -id3v2_version 3 "${name}".mp3;

done

Batch process flac files into mp3 (safe for file names with spaces) using [1] [2]

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

Community♦

answered May 13 '16 at 2:15

César

93666

add a comment |

for i in *.flac;

  do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "${i}" -ab 320k -map_metadata 0 -id3v2_version 3 "${name}".mp3;

done

Batch process flac files into mp3 (safe for file names with spaces) using [1] [2]

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

Community♦

answered May 13 '16 at 2:15

César

93666

add a comment |

for i in *.flac;

  do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "${i}" -ab 320k -map_metadata 0 -id3v2_version 3 "${name}".mp3;

done

Batch process flac files into mp3 (safe for file names with spaces) using [1] [2]

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

Community♦

answered May 13 '16 at 2:15

César

93666

for i in *.flac;

  do name=`echo "${i%.*}"`;

  echo $name;

  ffmpeg -i "${i}" -ab 320k -map_metadata 0 -id3v2_version 3 "${name}".mp3;

done

Batch process flac files into mp3 (safe for file names with spaces) using [1] [2]

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

Community♦

answered May 13 '16 at 2:15

César

93666

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

Community♦

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

Community♦

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

Community♦

answered May 13 '16 at 2:15

César

93666

answered May 13 '16 at 2:15

César

93666

answered May 13 '16 at 2:15

César

93666

add a comment |

If you have GNU parallel you could convert all .avi files below vid_dir to mp4 in parallel, using all except one of your CPU cores with

find vid_dir -type f -name '*.avi' -not -empty -print0 |

    parallel -0 -j -1 ffmpeg -loglevel fatal -i {} {.}.mp4

To convert from/to different formats, change '*.avi' or .mp4 as needed. GNU parallel is listed in most Linux distributions' repositories in a package which is usually called parallel.

answered May 10 '18 at 9:37

Sebastian Scheurer

312

add a comment |

If you have GNU parallel you could convert all .avi files below vid_dir to mp4 in parallel, using all except one of your CPU cores with

find vid_dir -type f -name '*.avi' -not -empty -print0 |

    parallel -0 -j -1 ffmpeg -loglevel fatal -i {} {.}.mp4

To convert from/to different formats, change '*.avi' or .mp4 as needed. GNU parallel is listed in most Linux distributions' repositories in a package which is usually called parallel.

answered May 10 '18 at 9:37

Sebastian Scheurer

312

add a comment |

If you have GNU parallel you could convert all .avi files below vid_dir to mp4 in parallel, using all except one of your CPU cores with

find vid_dir -type f -name '*.avi' -not -empty -print0 |

    parallel -0 -j -1 ffmpeg -loglevel fatal -i {} {.}.mp4

To convert from/to different formats, change '*.avi' or .mp4 as needed. GNU parallel is listed in most Linux distributions' repositories in a package which is usually called parallel.

answered May 10 '18 at 9:37

Sebastian Scheurer

312

If you have GNU parallel you could convert all .avi files below vid_dir to mp4 in parallel, using all except one of your CPU cores with

find vid_dir -type f -name '*.avi' -not -empty -print0 |

    parallel -0 -j -1 ffmpeg -loglevel fatal -i {} {.}.mp4

To convert from/to different formats, change '*.avi' or .mp4 as needed. GNU parallel is listed in most Linux distributions' repositories in a package which is usually called parallel.

answered May 10 '18 at 9:37

Sebastian Scheurer

312

answered May 10 '18 at 9:37

Sebastian Scheurer

312

answered May 10 '18 at 9:37

Sebastian Scheurer

312

answered May 10 '18 at 9:37

Sebastian Scheurer

312

add a comment |

I know this might be redundant but I use this script to batch convert files.

old_extension=$1

new_extension=$2



for i in *."$old_extension";

  do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.$new_extension";

done

It takes 2 arguments to make it more flexible :

the extension you want to convert from

the new extension you want to convert to

I create an alias for it but you can also use it manually like this:

sh batch_convert.sh mkv mp4

This would convert all the mkv files into mp4 files.

As you can see it slightly more versatile. As long as ffmpeg can convert it you can specify any two extensions.

edited Sep 15 '18 at 20:55

answered Sep 14 '18 at 20:17

Alexander Luna

2,30021430

Thats the best 👍
– Andreas Prang
Sep 29 '18 at 10:29

add a comment |

I know this might be redundant but I use this script to batch convert files.

old_extension=$1

new_extension=$2



for i in *."$old_extension";

  do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.$new_extension";

done

It takes 2 arguments to make it more flexible :

the extension you want to convert from

the new extension you want to convert to

I create an alias for it but you can also use it manually like this:

sh batch_convert.sh mkv mp4

This would convert all the mkv files into mp4 files.

As you can see it slightly more versatile. As long as ffmpeg can convert it you can specify any two extensions.

edited Sep 15 '18 at 20:55

answered Sep 14 '18 at 20:17

Alexander Luna

2,30021430

Thats the best 👍
– Andreas Prang
Sep 29 '18 at 10:29

add a comment |

I know this might be redundant but I use this script to batch convert files.

old_extension=$1

new_extension=$2



for i in *."$old_extension";

  do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.$new_extension";

done

It takes 2 arguments to make it more flexible :

the extension you want to convert from

the new extension you want to convert to

I create an alias for it but you can also use it manually like this:

sh batch_convert.sh mkv mp4

This would convert all the mkv files into mp4 files.

As you can see it slightly more versatile. As long as ffmpeg can convert it you can specify any two extensions.

edited Sep 15 '18 at 20:55

answered Sep 14 '18 at 20:17

Alexander Luna

2,30021430

I know this might be redundant but I use this script to batch convert files.

old_extension=$1

new_extension=$2



for i in *."$old_extension";

  do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.$new_extension";

done

It takes 2 arguments to make it more flexible :

the extension you want to convert from

the new extension you want to convert to

I create an alias for it but you can also use it manually like this:

sh batch_convert.sh mkv mp4

This would convert all the mkv files into mp4 files.

As you can see it slightly more versatile. As long as ffmpeg can convert it you can specify any two extensions.

edited Sep 15 '18 at 20:55

answered Sep 14 '18 at 20:17

Alexander Luna

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edited Sep 15 '18 at 20:55

answered Sep 14 '18 at 20:17

Alexander Luna

2,30021430

answered Sep 14 '18 at 20:17

Alexander Luna

2,30021430

answered Sep 14 '18 at 20:17

Alexander Luna

2,30021430

Thats the best 👍
– Andreas Prang
Sep 29 '18 at 10:29

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Thats the best 👍
– Andreas Prang
Sep 29 '18 at 10:29

Thats the best 👍
– Andreas Prang
Sep 29 '18 at 10:29

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Another simple solution that hasn't been suggested yet would be to use xargs:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 ffmpeg -i {} "{}.mp4"

One minor pitfall is the awkward naming of output files (e.g. input.avi.mp4). A possible workaround for this might be:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 bash -c "i={}; ffmpeg -i {} "${i%.*}.mp4""

answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:01

telenachos

708316

shellcheck.net has a few suggestions regarding your examples.
– llogan
Nov 27 '18 at 18:59

add a comment |

Another simple solution that hasn't been suggested yet would be to use xargs:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 ffmpeg -i {} "{}.mp4"

One minor pitfall is the awkward naming of output files (e.g. input.avi.mp4). A possible workaround for this might be:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 bash -c "i={}; ffmpeg -i {} "${i%.*}.mp4""

answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:01

telenachos

708316

shellcheck.net has a few suggestions regarding your examples.
– llogan
Nov 27 '18 at 18:59

add a comment |

Another simple solution that hasn't been suggested yet would be to use xargs:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 ffmpeg -i {} "{}.mp4"

One minor pitfall is the awkward naming of output files (e.g. input.avi.mp4). A possible workaround for this might be:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 bash -c "i={}; ffmpeg -i {} "${i%.*}.mp4""

answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:01

telenachos

708316

Another simple solution that hasn't been suggested yet would be to use xargs:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 ffmpeg -i {} "{}.mp4"

One minor pitfall is the awkward naming of output files (e.g. input.avi.mp4). A possible workaround for this might be:

ls *.avi | xargs -i -n1 bash -c "i={}; ffmpeg -i {} "${i%.*}.mp4""

answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:01

telenachos

708316

answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:01

telenachos

708316

answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:01

telenachos

708316

answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:01

telenachos

708316

shellcheck.net has a few suggestions regarding your examples.
– llogan
Nov 27 '18 at 18:59

add a comment |

shellcheck.net has a few suggestions regarding your examples.
– llogan
Nov 27 '18 at 18:59

shellcheck.net has a few suggestions regarding your examples.
– llogan
Nov 27 '18 at 18:59

add a comment |

-2

little php script to do it:

#!/usr/bin/env php

<?php

declare(strict_types = 1);

if ($argc !== 2) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "usage: %s dirn", $argv [0] );

    die ( 1 );

}

$dir = rtrim ( $argv [1], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );

if (! is_readable ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not readable! (try running as an administrator?)" );

    die(1);

}

if (! is_dir ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not a directory!" );

    die(1);

}

$files = glob ( $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '*.avi' );

foreach ( $files as $file ) {

    system ( "ffmpeg -i " . escapeshellarg ( $file ) . ' ' . escapeshellarg ( $file . '.mp4' ) );

}

answered Nov 7 '17 at 13:47

hanshenrik

9,59221738

1

A very limited scope answer as a user has to have PHP installed on their machine. The command line and batch file answers are much easier, and much less complex.
– ProfK
Nov 10 '17 at 9:06

2

@ProfK PHP is 1 of the most popular languages on SO - second, Isaac's answer for sh is somewhat unreliable, in that it might rename your files to something else than the original, for example, it doesn't preserve newlines in the filename. lyx's bat script is even worse, it COMPLETELY IGNORES any file with newlines in the name. not sure why, not even a syntax error or anything, but it does (tested on win10). my php script has neither problems, thanks to escapeshellarg(), and works both on windows and linux. i agree its a edge-case though.
– hanshenrik
Nov 12 '17 at 12:43

add a comment |

-2

little php script to do it:

#!/usr/bin/env php

<?php

declare(strict_types = 1);

if ($argc !== 2) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "usage: %s dirn", $argv [0] );

    die ( 1 );

}

$dir = rtrim ( $argv [1], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );

if (! is_readable ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not readable! (try running as an administrator?)" );

    die(1);

}

if (! is_dir ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not a directory!" );

    die(1);

}

$files = glob ( $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '*.avi' );

foreach ( $files as $file ) {

    system ( "ffmpeg -i " . escapeshellarg ( $file ) . ' ' . escapeshellarg ( $file . '.mp4' ) );

}

answered Nov 7 '17 at 13:47

hanshenrik

9,59221738

1

A very limited scope answer as a user has to have PHP installed on their machine. The command line and batch file answers are much easier, and much less complex.
– ProfK
Nov 10 '17 at 9:06

2

@ProfK PHP is 1 of the most popular languages on SO - second, Isaac's answer for sh is somewhat unreliable, in that it might rename your files to something else than the original, for example, it doesn't preserve newlines in the filename. lyx's bat script is even worse, it COMPLETELY IGNORES any file with newlines in the name. not sure why, not even a syntax error or anything, but it does (tested on win10). my php script has neither problems, thanks to escapeshellarg(), and works both on windows and linux. i agree its a edge-case though.
– hanshenrik
Nov 12 '17 at 12:43

add a comment |

-2

little php script to do it:

#!/usr/bin/env php

<?php

declare(strict_types = 1);

if ($argc !== 2) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "usage: %s dirn", $argv [0] );

    die ( 1 );

}

$dir = rtrim ( $argv [1], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );

if (! is_readable ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not readable! (try running as an administrator?)" );

    die(1);

}

if (! is_dir ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not a directory!" );

    die(1);

}

$files = glob ( $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '*.avi' );

foreach ( $files as $file ) {

    system ( "ffmpeg -i " . escapeshellarg ( $file ) . ' ' . escapeshellarg ( $file . '.mp4' ) );

}

answered Nov 7 '17 at 13:47

hanshenrik

9,59221738

little php script to do it:

#!/usr/bin/env php

<?php

declare(strict_types = 1);

if ($argc !== 2) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "usage: %s dirn", $argv [0] );

    die ( 1 );

}

$dir = rtrim ( $argv [1], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );

if (! is_readable ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not readable! (try running as an administrator?)" );

    die(1);

}

if (! is_dir ( $dir )) {

    fprintf ( STDERR, "supplied path is not a directory!" );

    die(1);

}

$files = glob ( $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '*.avi' );

foreach ( $files as $file ) {

    system ( "ffmpeg -i " . escapeshellarg ( $file ) . ' ' . escapeshellarg ( $file . '.mp4' ) );

}

answered Nov 7 '17 at 13:47

hanshenrik

9,59221738

answered Nov 7 '17 at 13:47

hanshenrik

9,59221738

answered Nov 7 '17 at 13:47

hanshenrik

9,59221738

answered Nov 7 '17 at 13:47

hanshenrik

9,59221738

1

A very limited scope answer as a user has to have PHP installed on their machine. The command line and batch file answers are much easier, and much less complex.
– ProfK
Nov 10 '17 at 9:06

2

@ProfK PHP is 1 of the most popular languages on SO - second, Isaac's answer for sh is somewhat unreliable, in that it might rename your files to something else than the original, for example, it doesn't preserve newlines in the filename. lyx's bat script is even worse, it COMPLETELY IGNORES any file with newlines in the name. not sure why, not even a syntax error or anything, but it does (tested on win10). my php script has neither problems, thanks to escapeshellarg(), and works both on windows and linux. i agree its a edge-case though.
– hanshenrik
Nov 12 '17 at 12:43

add a comment |

1

A very limited scope answer as a user has to have PHP installed on their machine. The command line and batch file answers are much easier, and much less complex.
– ProfK
Nov 10 '17 at 9:06

2

@ProfK PHP is 1 of the most popular languages on SO - second, Isaac's answer for sh is somewhat unreliable, in that it might rename your files to something else than the original, for example, it doesn't preserve newlines in the filename. lyx's bat script is even worse, it COMPLETELY IGNORES any file with newlines in the name. not sure why, not even a syntax error or anything, but it does (tested on win10). my php script has neither problems, thanks to escapeshellarg(), and works both on windows and linux. i agree its a edge-case though.
– hanshenrik
Nov 12 '17 at 12:43

A very limited scope answer as a user has to have PHP installed on their machine. The command line and batch file answers are much easier, and much less complex.
– ProfK
Nov 10 '17 at 9:06

@ProfK PHP is 1 of the most popular languages on SO - second, Isaac's answer for sh is somewhat unreliable, in that it might rename your files to something else than the original, for example, it doesn't preserve newlines in the filename. lyx's bat script is even worse, it COMPLETELY IGNORES any file with newlines in the name. not sure why, not even a syntax error or anything, but it does (tested on win10). my php script has neither problems, thanks to escapeshellarg(), and works both on windows and linux. i agree its a edge-case though.
– hanshenrik
Nov 12 '17 at 12:43

add a comment |

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