Transcode with FFmpeg

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Description	This scripted function uses FFmpeg to transcode video files to other popular formats.
Language	C# (.Net)
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)); } } } }