Transcoding using VLC : H264 & MP3

vlc_transcode.sh

#!/bin/bash

VIDEO_BIT_RATE=1500
AUDIO_BIT_RATE=128

# vlc --no-repeat --no-loop -I dummy __input_file__.mov --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=1500,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=2,samplerate=44100}:standard{access=file,mux=mp4,dst='__output_file__.mp4'}"

transcode() {
   local fin=$1
   local fout=$2
   if [ ! -f "fout" ]; then
      vlc --no-repeat --no-loop -I dummy "$fin" --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=1500,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=2,samplerate=44100}:standard{access=file,mux=mp4,dst='$fout'}" vlc://quit
   else
      echo "'$fout' already transcoded" 
   fi
}

# transcode FILE01.MOV 01_filename.mp4
# ...