Andy-Chase/avi-to-mp4-converter

A simple AVI to MPEG convertor with simple instructions

AVI to MP4 Video Converter

A simple AVI to MPEG convertor with simple instructions

This Python script converts AVI videos to MP4 format. It uses the moviepy library and ffmpeg to perform the conversion.

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Installation
• Configuration
  • Setting the FFMPEG Path
  • Setting the Input Folder Path
• Usage

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• moviepy library
• ffmpeg

Installation

1. Install Python 3.6 or higher if not already installed.

2. Install the moviepy library by running the following command in your terminal or command prompt: pip install moviepy

3. Install FFmpeg:

• For Mac:

  1. Install Homebrew if you haven't already. Follow the instructions on the official website: https://brew.sh/
  2. Install FFmpeg using Homebrew. Run the following command in Terminal:

  brew install ffmpeg

• For Windows:

  1. Download the FFmpeg executable from the official website: https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
  2. Extract the downloaded archive to a folder (e.g., C:\ffmpeg)

Usage

1. Edit the Python script, specifically the following lines:

• Set the path to the FFmpeg executable:

  os.environ["IMAGEIO_FFMPEG_EXE"] = "/path/to/ffmpeg"

• Set the path to the input folder containing your AVI files:

  input_folder = "/path/to/input/folder"

2. Run the script using a terminal or command prompt:

The script will create an output folder in the same location as the input folder with " MP4" added to the end. All converted videos will be saved in this folder.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.