ks-tools/doc/ks-avi.md

ks-avi - Convert video file(s) to compact and efficient AVI.

Syntax:

$ ks-avi </absolute/path/video.mkv> </path/prefix_name>

Default configuration:

• The script ks-avi use by default the following configuration:

  - Resolution: 720x480
  - Video codec: libxvid
  - Bitrate video: 3000k
  - Preset: slow
  - Audio codec: libmp3lame (stereo)
  - Bitrate audio: 192k
  - Default Audio: spa
  - Default Subtitle: spa (forced)
  - Container: avi
  

• If you want to change the settings, you need to edit the ks-avi file and change the following variables:

  # Basic parameters
  rel_size="720x480"
  vcodec="libxvid"
  b_vcodec="3000k"
  # Presets: ultrafast, superfast, veryfast, faster,
  #  fast, medium (default), slow, slower, veryslow
  v_preset="slow"
  acodec="libmp3lame"
  b_acodec="192k"
  default_lang_audio="spa"
  default_lang_subt="spa"
  v_ext="avi"
  

Example of use:

• An example of use would be the following:

$ ks-avi /data/movies/Example.mkv /data/converted/Example

• Executing the command, the file will be analyzed and a wizard will be shown to select the tracks, choose the settings and define the metadata:

 * Information of Example.mkv:

 + Video Tracks:
 Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High)
 
 + Audio Tracks:
 Stream #0:1(spa): Audio: ac3
 Stream #0:2(eng): Audio: ac3
 
 + Subtitle Tracks:
 Stream #0:3(spa): Subtitle: subrip (default) (forced)
 Stream #0:4(spa): Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle
 Stream #0:5(spa): Subtitle: subrip (forced)
 Stream #0:6(eng): Subtitle: subrip

 * (Default: 0:0) Type the number of video track: 
 * (Default: 0:1) Type the number of audio track: 
 * (Default: n) Do you want include subtitles? (y/n): y
 * (Default: 0:3) Type the number of subtitle track: 0:5
 * (Default: 720x480) Type the resolution: 
 * (Default: n) Do you want apply '-max_muxing_queue_size 9999' patch? (y/n): n

 * METADATA configuration:

 * (Default: Example) Type name of title:
 * (Default: 2021) Type the year: 2016
 * (Default: Unknown) Type the genre: Thriller

 * COMMANDS THAT WILL BE EXECUTED:

  # Extract subtitles from file Example.mkv
  ffmpeg -i "Example.mkv" -map 0:5 "Example.srt"

  # Convert the file 'Example.mkv' to AVI
  ffmpeg -i "Example.mkv" -vsync 1 -async 1 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 
  -vf subtitles="Example.srt" -s 720x480 -c:v libxvid -b:v 3000k 
  -preset slow -c:a libmp3lame -b:a 192k -ac 2 -clev 3dB 
  -slev -6dB -metadata title="Example (2016)" -metadata date="2016" 
  -metadata genre="Thriller" -metadata:s:v:0 title="Example (2016)" 
  -metadata:s:a:0 title="libmp3lame Stereo Audio (192k)" "Example.avi"

 * (Default: y) Do you want run the conversion? (y/n): n

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