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Transcode with FFmpeg

Description	This scripted function uses FFmpeg to transcode video files to other popular formats.
Language	C#
Minimum Version	8.1.2+
Created By	Thomas Malloch (BFS)
Contributors	-
Date Created	May 1, 2017
Date Last Modified	May 1, 2017

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using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
// The 'windowHandle' parameter will contain the window handle for the:
//   - Active window when run by hotkey
//   - Trigger target when run by a Trigger rule
//   - TitleBar Button owner when run by a TitleBar Button
//   - Jump List owner when run from a Taskbar Jump List
//   - Currently focused window if none of these match
public static class DisplayFusionFunction
{
    public static void Run(IntPtr windowHandle)
    {
        //Note: you'll need FFmpeg for this script to work correctly.
        //You can get it from here: http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/
        
        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //******************************************************************//
        //*Note: Change ffMpegPath with the path to FFmpeg on your computer*//
        //******************************************************************//
        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        string ffMpegPath = @"C:\Program Files\FFmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe";
        
        //open a dialog to let the user select a file
        using(OpenFileDialog openDialog = new OpenFileDialog())
        {
            //setup the OpenFileDialog
            openDialog.Title = "Select a File to Transcode";
            openDialog.Multiselect = false;
            
            //show the dialog. if the user canceled, exit the script
            if(openDialog.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.OK)
                return;
            
            //open a dialog to let the user save the file
            using(SaveFileDialog saveDialog = new SaveFileDialog())
            {
                //setup the SaveFileDialog
                saveDialog.Title = "Choose Where to Save the File";
                saveDialog.FileName = "output.avi";
                saveDialog.Filter = "Audio Video Interleaved|*.avi|Graphics Interchange Format|*.gif|WebM|*.webm|QuickTime File Format|*.mov|MPEG-4|*.mp4|Matroska|*.mkv|Flash Video|*.swf";
                
                //show the dialog. if the user canceled, exit the script
                if(saveDialog.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.OK)
                    return;
                
                //run FFmpeg with the settings the user input
                BFS.Application.Start(ffMpegPath, string.Format("-y -i \"{0}\" \"{1}\"", openDialog.FileName, saveDialog.FileName));
            }
        }
    }
}

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