my-scripts/Convert2mkv.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Convert input video in a vp9/libvorbis mkv
#
# (c) LUG-VS (GPL)
VERSION="$(basename $0) Version 0.0.2 from 08.11.2019"
#
# Input:        VideoFile.mp4 (or other video container format like webm)
# Output:       VideoFile.mkv (convertet to vp9/libvorbis)
#
# Changes:
#       0.0.2:          scale to full-HD 1920x1080 (1080p)
#       0.0.1:          generation
#

## If VideoFile  is first parameter
if [ $# -gt 0 ] && [ -e $1 ]; then
	filename=$(basename -- "$1")
#	extension="${filename##*.}"
	filename="${filename%.*}"
	## Convert input Video to VP9 and scale it to 1080p - convert audio to libvorbis in an mkv container
#	ffmpeg -i $1 -c:v vp9 -vf scale=1920:1080 -c:a libvorbis ${filename}.mkv
	## Convert input Video to VP8 and scale it to 1080p - convert audio to libvorbis in an mkv container
#	ffmpeg -i $1 -c:v vp8 -vf scale=1920:1080 -c:a libvorbis ${filename}.mkv
	## Scale imput video to 1080p and convert audio to libvorbis in an mkv container
#	ffmpeg -i $1 -vf scale=1920:1080 -c:a copy ${filename}.mkv
	## Convert video and audio copy in an mkv container
	ffmpeg -i $1 -c:v copy -c:a copy ${filename}.mkv
else
	## Show help
	echo -e "** Konvertiert eine beliebige Videodatei in ein vp9/libvorbis mkv Kontainer. Benutzung: \n\t$(basename $0) <Videodatei>"
fi