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Created May 17, 2012 20:53
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Converts an mkv to mp4
#!/bin/bash
# Converts a file from mkv to mp4.
# Shortcut for the following
# HandBrakeCLI --preset="Normal" -i Zombieland-720P.mkv -o Zombieland-720P.mp4 -O
#
# Usage: mkv2mp4 sourcefile.mkv
output=`echo $1|sed -e "s/.mkv/.mp4/gi"`
echo "Encoding $output"
HandBrakeCLI --preset="Normal" -i "$1" -o "$output" -4
#Uncomment this to delete source
# rm $1
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