https://github.com/petrkotek/chromecastize

Bash script to convert video files into Google Chromecast supported format.
https://github.com/petrkotek/chromecastize

bash chromecast converter video

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Bash script to convert video files into Google Chromecast supported format.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/petrkotek/chromecastize
• Owner: petrkotek
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-06-15T07:04:36.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-01-18T08:48:00.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-12T09:51:49.307Z (11 days ago)
• Topics: bash, chromecast, converter, video
• Language: Shell
• Size: 57.6 KB
• Stars: 179
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 34
• Open Issues: 10
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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chromecastize

=============

Simple bash script to convert video files into Google Chromecast supported format.

Script identifies video and audio format of given file (using `mediainfo`) and converts it if necessary (using `ffmpeg`).

Filename of output video file is `.mkv` and original video file gets renamed to `.bak`.

Requirements

------------

- `mediainfo`

- `ffmpeg`

Install requirements by running e.g. `apt-get install ffmpeg mediainfo` (Debian) or `brew install ffmpeg mediainfo` (MacOS with Homebrew).

Usage

-----

```

./chromecastize.sh [--mp4 | --mkv | --stereo | --delete-on-success | --force-vencode | --force-aencode | --config=/path/to/config]  [videofile2 ...]

```

### Examples:

- `./chromecastize.sh /Volumes/MyNAS` - converts all videos on your NAS (assuming that it's mounted to `/Volumes/MyNAS`)

- `./chromecastize.sh Holiday.avi Wedding.avi` - converts specified video files

### Options:

- `--mp4` forces conversion to MPEG-4 container

- `--mkv` forces conversion to Matroska container

- `--stereo` forces conversion from multichannel audio to 2 channel stereo

- `--delete-on-success` deletes the original file on success instead of renaming it to `.bak`

- `--force-vencode` forces re-encoding of the video, if the codec is supported but the profile level is too high

- `--force-aencode` forces re-encoding of the audio

- `--config=/path/to/config` specify where to store configuration. When omitted the default folder `~/.chromecastize` is used.

Changing default options

------------------------

- Copy the example `config.sh` file to your config folder (default location: `~/.chromecastize`).

- Uncomment the options which you wish to change by removing the leading `#` symbol.

Authors

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- **Petr Kotek** (did the script save you some time? donations appreciated: www.petrkotek.com)