A simple python script to iterate over movies in given directory and convert them using ffmpeg to x265 codec (mkv container).

Download the converter.zip file from releases, then:

python converter.zip PATH_TO_CONVERT

It scans given directory for files with specified extensions ('.mp4', '.mkv', '.avi'). Then it checks if there is a stamp that conversion ended, in that case, file is already converted and we skip it. If there is only stamp saying conversion started, it means we haven't finished previous conversion of this file and we want to convert it again.

In this case, we refresh start stamp, and start the conversion. After the conversion is finished, we create end stamp, delete the start stamp and delete the original file (if specified in cmdline arguments).

Some files may have strange unicode charcters in their name. This causes errors on printing which file is being converted. When you try to find your file and fail, look for '?' characters inside the printed text and replace them with * for searching in your system. These are the unprintable characters replaced to be visible. You may also fix this issue by renaming that file.