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  1. kasimte revised this gist Nov 21, 2019. 1 changed file with 5 additions and 0 deletions.
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    # Usage:
    #
    # 1) cd <my-directory-with-mov-files>
    # 2) ruby convert-mov-to-mp4.rb
    #
    mov_files = Dir[Dir.pwd() + "/*.MOV"]

    mov_files.each do |file|
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    mov_files = Dir[Dir.pwd() + "/*.MOV"]

    mov_files.each do |file|
    puts "Processing file: #{ file }"
    # extract the basename for renaming
    basename = File.basename(file, File.extname(file))
    # run the conversion in the shell
    command = "ffmpeg -i #{ file } -vcodec copy -acodec copy #{ basename }.mp4"
    puts "Run: #{ command }"
    wasGood = system( command )
    puts wasGood
    end