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2019-06-09T07:56:07Z

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DoesItReallyMatter: /* Unix / Linux */ Works better, clearer

2019-06-09T07:38:11Z

Unix / Linux: Works better, clearer

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	=== Unix / Linux ===		=== Unix / Linux ===
	~~This can take one file~~ (~~file.flv~~), ~~or a wildcard (*.flv)~~. ~~Also supports path with spaces~~.		Transcodes all files in current directory (except hidden files), saving with suffix <code>.transcoded</code>.

	~~<big><big>~~<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">		<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
	#!/bin/sh		#!/bin/sh
			######################## Transcode the files using ... ########################
	vcodec="mp4v"		vcodec="mp4v"
	acodec="mp4a"		acodec="mp4a"
	~~bitrate~~="1024"		vb="1024"
	~~arate~~="128"		ab="128"
	mux="mp4"		mux="mp4"
			###############################################################################

	# ~~For~~ Linux		# Store path to VLC in $vlc
	vlc="~~/usr/bin/~~vlc"		if command -pv vlc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
	# ~~For OSX~~		# Linux should find "vlc" when searching PATH
	#vlc="/Applications/Utilities/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC"		vlc="vlc"
			else
	if [ ! -e "$vlc" ]; then		# macOS seems to need an alias
	printf '%s\n' "~~Command '$vlc' does not exist~~" >&2		vlc="/Applications/Utilities/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC"
			fi
			# Sanity check
			if ! command -pv "$vlc" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
			printf '%s\n' "Cannot find path to VLC. Abort." >&2
	exit 1		exit 1
	fi		fi

	for filename in ~~"$@"~~; do		for filename in *; do
	printf '%s\n' "=> Transcoding '$filename'... "		printf '%s\n' "=> Transcoding '$filename'... "

	"$vlc" -I dummy -q "$filename" \		"$vlc" -I dummy -q "$filename" \
	--sout '#transcode{vcodec=~~mp4v~~,vb=~~1024~~,acodec=~~mp4a~~,ab=~~128~~}:standard{mux=~~mp4~~,dst="$filename.transcoded",access=file}' \		--sout '#transcode{vcodec="$vcodec",vb="$vb",acodec="$acodec",ab="$ab"}:standard{mux="$mux",dst="$filename.transcoded",access=file}' \
	vlc://quit		vlc://quit
	ls -lh "$filename" "$filename.transcoded"		ls -lh "$filename" "$filename.transcoded"
	printf '\n'		printf '\n'
	done		done
	</syntaxhighlight~~></big></big~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	To ~~convert~~ filename extensions ~~after~~ (e.~~g. from~~ <code>.~~old~~</~~code~~> to <code>.~~new~~</code>):		The wildcard <code>*.transcoded</code> will select all of the transcoded files for group operations.

			To move files:
			<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
			mv *.transcoded <directory>
			</syntaxhighlight>
			To remove all filename extensions (including <code>.transcoded</code>):
			<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
			for filename in .transcoded; do mv "$filename" "${filename%%.}"; done
			</syntaxhighlight>
			To remove all filename extensions and replace with another (e.g. <code>.mp3</code>):
	<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">		<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
	for filename in *.~~old~~; do mv "$filename" "${filename%.~~old~~}.~~new~~"; done		for filename in .transcoded; do mv "$filename" "${filename%%.}.mp3"; done
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

DoesItReallyMatter: /* Unix / Linux */ Simplify. Extensions are not used on Linux by convention, and can be done easily after transcoding

2019-06-09T06:04:57Z

Unix / Linux: Simplify. Extensions are not used on Linux by convention, and can be done easily after transcoding

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	for filename in "$@"; do		for filename in "$@"; do
	printf '%s\n' "=> Transcoding '$filename'... "		printf '%s\n' "=> Transcoding '$filename'... "

	~~dst="$(dirname "$filename")"~~
	~~new="$(basename "$filename" \| sed 's@\.[a-z][a-z][a-z]$@@').$mux"~~

	"$vlc" -I dummy -q "$filename" \		"$vlc" -I dummy -q "$filename" \
	--sout "#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=1024,acodec=mp4a,ab=128}:standard{mux=mp4,dst=\"$~~dst/$new\~~",access=file}" \		--sout '#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=1024,acodec=mp4a,ab=128}:standard{mux=mp4,dst="$filename.transcoded",access=file}' \
	vlc://quit		vlc://quit
	ls -lh "$filename" "$~~dst/$new~~"		ls -lh "$filename" "$filename.transcoded"
	printf '\n'		printf '\n'
	done		done
	</syntaxhighlight></big></big>		</syntaxhighlight></big></big>

			To convert filename extensions after (e.g. from <code>.old</code> to <code>.new</code>):
			<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
			for filename in *.old; do mv "$filename" "${filename%.old}.new"; done
			</syntaxhighlight>

DoesItReallyMatter: /* Unix / Linux */ Edit example code for security/efficiency: "file" is reserved, use "$(...)" over `...`, quotes, stderr, printf over echo. Feel free to proof me

2019-06-09T04:43:03Z

Unix / Linux: Edit example code for security/efficiency: "file" is reserved, use "$(...)" over `...`, quotes, stderr, printf over echo. Feel free to proof me

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	if [ ! -e "$vlc" ]; then		if [ ! -e "$vlc" ]; then
	~~echo~~ "Command '$vlc' does not exist"		printf '%s\n' "Command '$vlc' does not exist" >&2
	exit 1		exit 1
	fi		fi

	for ~~file~~ in "$@"; do		for filename in "$@"; do
	~~echo~~ "=> Transcoding '$~~file~~'... "		printf '%s\n' "=> Transcoding '$filename'... "

	dst=`dirname "$~~file~~"`		dst="$(dirname "$filename")"
	new=`basename "$~~file~~" \| sed 's@\.[a-z][a-z][a-z]$@@'`.$mux		new="$(basename "$filename" \| sed 's@\.[a-z][a-z][a-z]$@@').$mux"

	$vlc -I dummy -q "$~~file~~" \		"$vlc" -I dummy -q "$filename" \
	--sout "#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=1024,acodec=mp4a,ab=128}:standard{mux=mp4,dst=\"$dst/$new\",access=file}" \		--sout "#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=1024,acodec=mp4a,ab=128}:standard{mux=mp4,dst=\"$dst/$new\",access=file}" \
	vlc://quit		vlc://quit
	ls -lh "$~~file~~" "$dst/$new"		ls -lh "$filename" "$dst/$new"
	~~echo~~		printf '\n'
	done		done
	</syntaxhighlight></big></big>		</syntaxhighlight></big></big>

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2019-06-09T04:28:01Z

Move prose out of source code

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	== Command Lines ==		== Command Lines ==
	=== Windows ===		=== Windows ===
			For example, to transcode a batch of m4a files (potentially in multiple subdirectories of a single common root directory) to mp3 files (512kb/s encoding with 44100 sampling frequency) you could use the following code in a Windows XP command prompt:
	<big><big><syntaxhighlight lang="dos">		<big><big><syntaxhighlight lang="dos">
	for %%a in (*.VOB) do "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc" -I dummy -vvv %%a --sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=1024,acodec=mp4a,ab=192,channels=2,deinterlace}:standard{access=file,mux=ts,dst=%%a.mpg} vlc://quit		for %%a in (*.VOB) do "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc" -I dummy -vvv %%a --sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=1024,acodec=mp4a,ab=192,channels=2,deinterlace}:standard{access=file,mux=ts,dst=%%a.mpg} vlc://quit

	For example, to transcode a batch of m4a files (potentially in multiple subdirectories of a single common root directory) to mp3 files (512kb/s encoding with 44100 sampling frequency) you could use the following code in a Windows XP command prompt:
	@ECHO OFF		@ECHO OFF
	REM ########################################################################		REM ########################################################################
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	=== Windows 7 SendTo ===		=== Windows 7 SendTo ===
	~~<big><big><syntaxhighlight lang="dos">~~
	This batch file allows to use the Windows SendTo context menue in Exlorer.		This batch file allows to use the Windows SendTo context menue in Exlorer.
	Copy the content in a file named MOV_to_MPG_Converter.bat and copy it to your SendTo directory (CMD SHELL:sendto)		Copy the content in a file named MOV_to_MPG_Converter.bat and copy it to your SendTo directory (CMD SHELL:sendto)
			<big><big><syntaxhighlight lang="dos">

	@ECHO OFF		@ECHO OFF

DoesItReallyMatter: +{{Example code|l=GPL}}

2019-03-12T08:51:57Z

+{{Example code|l=GPL}}

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	{{Howto\|batch transcode or encode}}		{{Howto\|batch transcode or encode}}
			{{Example code\|l=GPL}}

	== Idea ==		== Idea ==

DoesItReallyMatter: /* GUI */ Use Template:GUI

2019-02-28T03:36:42Z

GUI: Use Template:GUI

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	== GUI ==		== GUI ==
	Batch convert is supported via the GUI in VLC 3.0.0		Batch convert is supported via the {{GUI}} in VLC 3.0.0

	If you cannot wait, download a nightly build. Otherwise, use command-line batch transcoding below.		If you cannot wait, download a nightly build. Otherwise, use command-line batch transcoding below.

DoesItReallyMatter: syntaxhighlight, whitespace

2019-01-29T07:54:06Z

syntaxhighlight, whitespace

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	{{Howto\|batch transcode or encode}}		{{Howto\|batch transcode or encode}}

	== Idea ==		== Idea ==
	The idea is to use VLC to do some batch work to encode or transcode multiple files one after each other, without having to care about it.		The idea is to use VLC to do some batch work to encode or transcode multiple files one after each other, without having to care about it.
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	== Codecs / Muxers ==		== Codecs / Muxers ==

	You have to choose the correct codecs for the device you want to transcode for.		You have to choose the correct codecs for the device you want to transcode for.

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	== GUI ==		== GUI ==

	Batch convert is supported via the GUI in VLC 3.0.0		Batch convert is supported via the GUI in VLC 3.0.0

	If you cannot wait, download a nightly build. Otherwise, use command-line batch transcoding below.		If you cannot wait, download a nightly build. Otherwise, use command-line batch transcoding below.


	== Command Lines ==		== Command Lines ==

	=== Windows ===		=== Windows ===
			<big><big><syntaxhighlight lang="dos">
	for %%a in (*.VOB) do "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc" -I dummy -vvv %%a --sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=1024,acodec=mp4a,ab=192,channels=2,deinterlace}:standard{access=file,mux=ts,dst=%%a.mpg} vlc://quit		for %%a in (*.VOB) do "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc" -I dummy -vvv %%a --sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=1024,acodec=mp4a,ab=192,channels=2,deinterlace}:standard{access=file,mux=ts,dst=%%a.mpg} vlc://quit

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	:eof		:eof
			</syntaxhighlight></big></big>

	The same as above, for vlc >= 0.9:		The same as above, for vlc >= 0.9:
			<big><big><syntaxhighlight lang="dos">
	@ECHO OFF		@ECHO OFF
	FOR /R %%G IN (*.m4a) DO (CALL :SUB_VLC "%%G")		FOR /R %%G IN (*.m4a) DO (CALL :SUB_VLC "%%G")
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	:eof		:eof
			</syntaxhighlight></big></big>

	=== Windows 7 SendTo ===		=== Windows 7 SendTo ===
			<big><big><syntaxhighlight lang="dos">
	This batch file allows to use the Windows SendTo context menue in Exlorer.		This batch file allows to use the Windows SendTo context menue in Exlorer.
	Copy the content in a file named MOV_to_MPG_Converter.bat and copy it to your SendTo directory (CMD SHELL:sendto)		Copy the content in a file named MOV_to_MPG_Converter.bat and copy it to your SendTo directory (CMD SHELL:sendto)
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	echo **********************************************************************		echo **********************************************************************
	pause		pause
			</syntaxhighlight></big></big>

	=== Powershell ===		=== Powershell ===
			<big><big><syntaxhighlight lang="powershell">

	$outputExtension = ".mp3"		$outputExtension = ".mp3"
	$bitrate = 160		$bitrate = 160
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	start-process $processName $processArgs -wait		start-process $processName $processArgs -wait
	}		}
			</syntaxhighlight></big></big>

	=== Unix / Linux ===		=== Unix / Linux ===

	This can take one file (file.flv), or a wildcard (*.flv). Also supports path with spaces.		This can take one file (file.flv), or a wildcard (*.flv). Also supports path with spaces.

			<big><big><syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
	#!/bin/sh		#!/bin/sh

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	echo		echo
	done		done
			</syntaxhighlight></big></big>

DoesItReallyMatter: tag with Template:Howto for consistency

2016-11-07T08:51:26Z

tag with Template:Howto for consistency

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			{{Howto\|batch transcode or encode}}
	== Idea ==		== Idea ==
	The idea is to use VLC to do some batch work to encode or transcode multiple files one after each other, without having to care about it.		The idea is to use VLC to do some batch work to encode or transcode multiple files one after each other, without having to care about it.
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	echo		echo
	done		done

	~~[[Category:How_To]]~~

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