# mkv2mp4 ffmpeg/ffprobe wrapper

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##### `<span class="editor-theme-code">/usr/local/bin/mkv2mp4.sh</span>`

<u>****Quick MKV to MP4 conversion with FFMPEG****</u>

Converts from MKV to MP4 to allow rapid streaming for media

```
#!/bin/bash
#  mkv2mp4.sh

function quit() {
	echo "[FAIL] - ${1}" 
	exit
}

function success() {
	echo "[ OK ] - ${1}"
}


[[ -z $1 ]] && quit "no source file specified"
! [[ -z $(which ffmpeg) ]] && success "ffmpeg binary located" || quit "unable to locate ffmpeg" 
! [[ -z $(which ffprobe) ]] && success "ffprobe binary located" || quit "unable to locate ffprobe"
! [[ -z $(which figlet) ]] && success "figlet binary located" || quit "unable to locate figlet"


INPUT="${1}"
FULL_SOURCE=$(realpath "${INPUT}")
FOLDER=$(dirname "${FULL_SOURCE}")
SOURCE_FILE=$(echo "${FULL_SOURCE}"| awk -F/ '{print $NF}')
SOURCE_EXT=$(echo "${SOURCE_FILE}"| awk -F. '{print $NF}')
TARGET_FILE=$(echo "${SOURCE_FILE}"| sed 's/.mkv/.mp4/')

cd "${FOLDER}"
figlet MKV2MP4 >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log"
cat << EOF >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log"

DATE	:	$(date)
SOURCE	:	${FULL_SOURCE}
TARGET	:	${FOLDER}/${TARGET_FILE}

EOF


#[[ -f "${SOURCE_FILE}" ]] && success "source file located" || quit "unable to access source file"
#touch /tmp/test/.mkv2mp4 && success "folder writeable" || quit "no permission to write to folder"
#[[ -f "${FOLDER}/${TARGET_FILE}" ]] && quit "target file ${TARGET_FILE} already exists" || success "target filename ${TARGET} is available"


#figlet SOURCE >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log"
#echo $(date) >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log"
#ffprobe "${FULL_SOURCE}" >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log" || quit "ffprobe failed to scan file"


#figlet ENCODE >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log"
#echo $(date) >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log"
ffmpeg -i "${FULL_SOURCE}" -c copy "${TARGET_FILE}" && mv "${FULL_SOURCE}" /tmp/encodes/ 

#figlet OUTPUT >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log"
#echo $(date) >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log"
#ffprobe "${FOLDER}/${TARGET_FILE}" >> "${FOLDER}/mkv2mp4.log" || quit "ffprobe failed to scan file"

#[[ -f "${FOLDER}/${TARGET_FILE}" ]] && mv "${FULL_SOURCE}" /tmp/encodes/

sudo chmod -R 777 "${FOLDER}"

```

****execution****

<details id="bkmrk-script-infocheck-mar">- [ ] `<span class="editor-theme-code">mkv2mp4.sh </path/to/inputfile.mkv> </span>`
- [ ] <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">reads the source file </span>
    - [ ] uses ffprobe to get metadata
    - [ ] fast re-code the mkv to mp4
    - [ ] replace bad charachters in file and foldernames

</details><u>****further info****</u>

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</td></tr><tr><td><u>****Documentation****</u>

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</td></tr><tr><td><u>****Github****</u>

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