Convert a MKV file to MP4 with subtitles (xbox360 compatible) using ffmpeg

convert-xbox.sh

xbox-convert() {
    if test $# -eq 1; then
        local extension=$(echo "$1" | egrep -o '\.[^\.]+$')
        local file=$(echo "$1" | sed -e "s/"$extension"$//")
        if test -f "$file.srt" && test -f "$1"; then
            ffmpeg -sub_charenc "ISO-8859-1" -i "$file.srt" "$file.ass"
            ffmpeg -i "$1" -vf ass="$file.ass" -vcodec libx264 -acodec ac3 -ab 160k "$file.mp4"
            rm "$file.ass"
        else
            echo ".str file and video file should have the same name"
        fi
    else
        echo "please, inform the video file"
    fi
}

Sample:

convert-xbox Mad.Men.S07E08.Severance.720p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.h.264-NTb

To run videos in xbox360 from mac:

brew install minidlna
# follow instructions...

minidlnad -f ~/.config/minidlna/minidlna.conf   #start server
pkill minidlnad                                 #stop server

On the xbox360, test PC Connection to find the server

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