x265-converter

A database focused media conversion utility that converts video files to the HEVC video codec with a focus on reducing disk usage in media libraries. This script attempts to be as safe as possible, however encoding to HEVC is a lossy operation. though it should be unnoticable it is recommended to test first. Backups are encouraged.

requirements:

x265-videoconverter needs python3 and ffmpeg The latest version of ffmpeg is 4.1.4 when testing, download from ffmpeg.

typical usage:

main.py -t /path/to/media -s
main.py -n 10

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example usage:

usage: main.py [-h] [--crf int] [--errors] [--database DATABASE] [--focus PATH] [--list-paths] [--low-profile] [--number NUMBER] [--nvenc] [--preset PRESET] [--track PATH] [--saved-space] [--scan] [--quiet] [--verbose]

A database focused media conversion utility that converts video files to the HEVC video codec with a focus on reducing disk usage in media libraries. This script attempts to be as safe as possible, however encoding to HEVC is a lossy operation. though it should be
unnoticable it is recommended to test first. Backups are encouraged.

optional arguments:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
--crf int             CRF paramater to be passed through to ffmpeg, determines quality and speed with lower values being slower but higher quality
--errors, -e          list errors
--database DATABASE   name of database to be used
--focus PATH, -f PATH
                        immediately begin conversion on target directory
--list-paths, -lp     list tracked paths
--low-profile         for weaker devices, convert to 4-bit HEVC including downgrading 10-bit hevc
--number NUMBER, -n NUMBER
                        transcode from tracked paths limit number of files to be converted
--nvenc               transcode using NVENC compatable GPU
--preset PRESET       string for ffmpeg paramater, accepts ultrafast, superfast, veryfast, faster, fast, medium, slow, slower, veryslow and placebo, slower speeds have a higher filesize and better quality
--track PATH, -t PATH
                        add a new path to be tracked
--saved-space         display HDD space saved by transcoding into x265
--scan, -s            scan tracked directories for new files
--subtitles           copy external subtitles
--quiet, -q           only produce minimal output
--verbose, -v         produce as much output as possible