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:

main.py [-h] [--errors] [--focus PATH] [--list-paths] [--low-profile]
               [--number NUMBER] [--track PATH] [--scan]
               
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --errors, -e          list errors
  --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
  --track PATH, -t PATH
                        add a new path to be tracked
  --scan, -s            scan tracked directories for new files