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 ...