Converts Apple QuickTime Videos to MP4

convert_quicktime.py

import os, sys, time
import subprocess
from pathlib import Path

# Constants
CRF = "23"
PRESET = "medium"
AUDIO_BITRATE = "192k"
MIN_FILE_SIZE_MB = 10
NUM_THREADS = "4"

def convert_mov_to_mp4():
    current_dir = Path(".")
    mov_files = [
        f for f in current_dir.iterdir()
        if f.suffix.lower() == ".mov" and f.stat().st_size > MIN_FILE_SIZE_MB * 1024 * 1024
    ]

    if not mov_files:
        print("No eligible .MOV files found.")
        return

    for mov_file in mov_files:
        output_file = mov_file.with_suffix(".mp4")
        cmd = [
            "ffmpeg",
            "-hide_banner",
            "-loglevel", "error",
            "-y",
            "-i", str(mov_file),
            "-c:v", "libx264",
            "-crf", CRF,
            "-preset", PRESET,
            "-threads", NUM_THREADS,
            "-c:a", "aac",
            "-b:a", AUDIO_BITRATE,
            str(output_file)
        ]

        print(f"\nConverting: {mov_file} → {output_file}")
        print(' '.join(cmd))

        start_time = time.time()

        try:
            # Launch the process
            process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)

            # Poll process and print elapsed time
            while True:
                if process.poll() is not None:
                    break
                elapsed = int(time.time() - start_time)
                print(f"\r⏱️  {elapsed} seconds elapsed...", end='', flush=True)
                time.sleep(5)

            stdout, stderr = process.communicate()

            if process.returncode == 0:
                total_time = int(time.time() - start_time)
                print(f"\r✅ Success: {mov_file.name} ({total_time} seconds)")
            else:
                print(f"\r❌ Error converting {mov_file.name}")
                print("stderr:", stderr)

        except Exception as e:
            print(f"\r❌ Exception while converting {mov_file.name}: {e}")

convert_mov_to_mp4()