ffmpeg-batch-converter

node-ffmpeg-batch-converter

Node.js script for batch video conversions with ffmpeg.

Installation

1. Install ffmpeg first:

   • Ubuntu

     $ sudo apt install ffmpeg
     

2. Install this package globally:

   $ npm install -g ffmpeg-batch-converter
   

3. Convert video files:

   $ ffmpeg-batch-converter --input /path/to/input/directory --input-extension avi --output-extension mkv
   

Examples

• Convert avi files to mkv:

  $ ffmpeg-batch-converter --input /path/to/input/directory --input-extension avi --output-extension mkv
  

• Convert files recursively:

  $ ffmpeg-batch-converter --input /path/to/input/directory --input-extension avi --output-extension mkv --recursive
  

• Convert files to another output directory:

  $ ffmpeg-batch-converter --input /path/to/input/directory --input-extension avi --output-extension mkv --output /path/to/output/directory
  

• Convert files naming output files by their modification date:

  $ ffmpeg-batch-converter --input /path/to/input/directory --input-extension avi --output-extension mkv --output-naming date
  

• Convert few input directories at once:

  $ ffmpeg-batch-converter --input /path/to/input/directory1 /path/to/input/directory2 --input-extension avi --output-extension mkv
  

• Provide additional ffmpeg options.

  $ ffmpeg-batch-converter --input /path/to/input/directory --input-extension avi --output-extension mkv --ffmpeg-args="-r 25 -b:v 6000k -b:a 192k"
  

• Display conversions without actually doing them:

  $ ffmpeg-batch-converter --input /path/to/input/directory --input-extension avi --output-extension mkv --dry
  

License

MIT