dwim-convert-mkv-to-mp4

By jwow ⋅ 4025-01-18 Sat 08:41 ⋅ emacs

I downloaded xenodium's dwim-shell-commands package a while back, and I added my own little extension:

(defun dwim-shell-commands-mkv-to-mp4 ()
  "Convert to mkv to mp4"
  (interactive)
  (dwim-shell-command-on-marked-files
   "Convert to mov to mp4"
   ;; https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63664953/converting-mkv-to-mp4
   "ffmpeg -i '<<f>>' -map 0 -c copy -c:a aac '<<fne>>'.mp4"
   :utils "ffmpeg"))

Converting mkv to mp4 on command line, then opening the newly created mp4 video

I'm trying to record more video lately and I use OBS. I like outputting in mkv format as it allows OBS to pause recordings. But mkv isn't web-friendly, and mp4 enjoys universal support by browsers as a MIME type.

Instead of slapping my video into kdenlive each time and rendering into mp4, it's quicker for me (and less context switching) to hit M-x dwim-shell-commands-mkv-to-mp4 from a dired buffer.

Just as easily of course, you could attach a command line tool to dired without dwim-shell-commands.

I'll still use kdenlive for when I need to cut and splice.

Have a good weekend!