mass-video-transcode/convert.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

# Import the required libraries
from os import listdir, system
from os.path import isfile, join

# Set the in and out folders
InFolder="VideosIn"
OutFolder="VideosOut"

# Chose actions for subs, audio, and audio
SubtitleAction = "copy"
AudioAction = "libvorbis"
VideoAction = "hevc_nvenc"

# Make a list with all the files in the appropriate folder
onlyfiles = [f for f in listdir(InFolder) if isfile(join(InFolder, f))]

# Check file type and do the appropriate action
for f in onlyfiles:
    InFilePath = "./" + InFolder + "/" + f
    OutFilePath = "./" + OutFolder + "/" + f
    if f[-4:] == ".mkv":
        print(f + " is an mkv file, transcoding...")
        # Transcode
        system("ffmpeg -loglevel 0 -i '" + InFilePath + "' -c:s " + SubtitleAction + " -c:a " + AudioAction + " -c:v " + VideoAction + " '" + OutFilePath + "'")

# Print status message
print("That was all the files.")

# Thank the user
print("Thank you for using my tool!")