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convert any annoying media format into a standard media format

 #!/bin/bash # mediaconvert – auto-convert any media file with progress bar infile="$1" [ -z "$infile" ] && { echo "Usage: mediaconvert <file>"; exit 1; } ext="${infile##*.}" base="${infile%.*}" case "$ext" in     avi|mov|mkv|webm|flv|mpg|mpeg|mp4)         outfile="${base}.mp4"         pv "$infile" | ffmpeg -y -i - -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -strict -2 "$outfile"         ;;     mp3|m4a|ogg|wav|flac|aac|webm)         outfile="${base}.mp3"         pv "$infile" | ffmpeg -y -i - -acodec libmp3lame -q:a 2 "$outfile"         ;;     jpg|jpeg|png|bmp|gif|tiff|webp)         outfile="${base}.jpg"         pv "$infile" | ffmpeg -y -i - -q:v 2 "$outfile"         ;;     *)         echo "Unsupported file type: $ext"         exit 1 ...