waffle-iron / transcode

Transcode

This shell script leverages Don Melton's video_transcoding scripts and adds my own custom settings.

Video transcoding takes a long time, especially if you are transcoding several files. I highly recommend doing this on a dedicated computer, over night, or at another time when you won't need to use your computer.

Dependencies

I designed this script to be used with Hazel for queue management and transcode-video to manage Handbrake for the transcoding operation.

Setup

Be sure to install Hazel according to Noodlesoft's instructions. I recommend installing transcode-video.sh and HandbrakeCLI using Homebrew Cask. Check out Homebrew and Homebrew Cask to get set up.

Pick a work folder and place your files to transcode inside. Set up Hazel to watch the work folder and create a rule with the following criteria:

If ALL of the following conditions are met
EXTENSION IS ".mkv"
Do the following to the matched file or folder:
RUN SHELL SCRIPT
and choose transcode.sh.

Use

Transcode.sh will accept just about any video you can find, but I recommend using MakeMKV to rip full quality .mkv files of your DVDs and Blu-rays. Place these files in the work folder, and Hazel will automatically trigger transcode-batch.sh to do its work.