A script to transcode video in directory to Apple ProRes

prores_trx.sh

#!/bin/bash

# A script to transcode video in directory to Apple ProRes
# chmod + prores_trx.sh && sh prores_trx.sh

# The -profile:v # is for ProRes quality
# 0: ProRes422 (Proxy)
# 1: ProRes422 (LT)
# 2: ProRes422 (Normal)
# 3: ProRes422 (HQ)

mkdir converted

if file = [*.MP4]
then
  for file in *.MP4; do ffmpeg -i "$file" -vcodec prores -profile:v 1 -acodec pcm_s16le converted/"${file%.MP4}".mov; done
fi

if file = [*.mov]
then
  for file in *.mov; do ffmpeg -i "$file" -vcodec prores -profile:v 1 -acodec pcm_s16le converted/"${file%.mov}".mov; done
fi

echo "PRORES Transcoding Completed!"