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1. Michael
   Okt 31, 2010 @ 21:53:50

   Hi,

   first of all many thanks for for this nice tutorial, When I copy files into my defined movie folder the hazel worklow starts, I can see that because in my finder i see the files are beeing moved to the source folder and i got the growl notification. But anyway there is no encoding to mp4. I can see that for 2 reasons.

   1. No files are in mp4 folder
   2. The growl notification comes directly after I put a video file into my movie folder.
   So there is no encoding time.

   I am using your shell script just with another preset:

   if [[ $1 =~ (/[a-zA-ZäÄöÖüÜ_.-]*)\..* ]]; then
   echo “$1 matches”
   echo ${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
   /Applications/HandBrakeCLI -i “$1″ -o “mp4/${BASH_REMATCH[1]}.mp4″ -Z “High Profile”
   fi

   Do you have an idea why there is no encoding done ?

2. goe
   Okt 31, 2010 @ 22:44:03

   Hi
   it seems to be my fault, there shouldn’t be a slash in front of the bracket.
   this one should work.
   if [[ $1 =~ ([a-zA-ZäÄöÖüÜ_.-]*)\..* ]]; then
   /Applications/HandBrakeCLI -i “$1″ -o “mp4/${BASH_REMATCH[1]}.mp4″ -Z “High Profile”
   fi

   to test this out just save it as text file named test.sh or something like this.
   copy a test movie file into the same directory
   then go to the terminal and move with cd to the path you saved the file to
   then type
   chmod +x test.sh
   ./test.sh yourmoviefile.avi

3. goe
   Okt 31, 2010 @ 22:50:44

   i’ve forgotten to mention that you have to include
   #!/bin/sh in the first line of the text file if you wanna test this.
   in hazel this is not necessary.

4. Michael
   Nov 01, 2010 @ 01:41:25

   Hi again,

   many thanks now its working. But it renames the movies to for instance isfhixsdufhixsfuhisfhsixfhxsifhisx.avi into s.mpg. Is that expected? I am totally new to scripts. Another question which comes up is how can I see if the workflow is doing progress? I just have the feeling it stoped after it encoded the first movie. files are moved to source but nothing more happend so far and this is 10 min ago.

5. goe
   Nov 01, 2010 @ 20:29:01

   no, the filename shout be the old filename only with a new extension. I checked it with the filename you provided and for me it works. Maybe you have to improve the regexp pattern to match your filenames. Just google for regexp and you will see how it works.

   you can’t see if the workflow is making progress. but you can take a look at the activity monitor or type “top” at the terminal.
   When running, Handbrake will produce some heavy load on your cpu.
   also you can take a look at the filesize of the output files. Handbrake runs in the background and you can’t see its output. Maybe it is possible to run it in the foreground. but i don’t think that this is quiet usefull.
   Just test your script on the commandline to make shure it works like you expect.

   A major issue with this workflow is that all files are processed in parallel.
   This mean if you drop more than one file at a time into your hazel folder, all will be converted at the same time.
   There shout be some sort of queue to avoid this.

6. Michael
   Nov 05, 2010 @ 18:39:07

   Hi goe,

   what will happen when I have a started process, for instance i put a view movies in the folder. OK then hazel grabs it and starts. But what happens when I then (may be 2 min later) put another file in the folder?
   Does it mean handbreak starts over again, does it mean there is a queu?

   I will try to sort my script issue out now. Did not have so much time in the last days.

   rgds

   Michael

7. Michael
   Nov 05, 2010 @ 19:01:02

   Hi goe,

   pls can you check my test result below:

   ./handbreakcli.sh my.name.is.earl.s03e04.720p.hdtv.x264-ctu.mp4
   Output format couldn’t be guessed from file name, using default.
   [18:56:08] hb_init: checking cpu count
   [18:56:08] hb_init: starting libhb thread
   HandBrake 0.9.4 (2009112300) – Darwin x86_64 – http://handbrake.fr
   2 CPUs detected
   Opening “my.name.is.earl.s03e04.720p.hdtv.x264-ctu.mp4″…
   [18:56:08] hb_scan: path=“my.name.is.earl.s03e04.720p.hdtv.x264-ctu.mp4″, title_index=1
   [18:56:08] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
   libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
   libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
   libdvdread: Can’t stat “my.name.is.earl.s03e04.720p.hdtv.x264-ctu.mp4″
   No such file or directory
   libdvdnav: vm: failed to open/read the DVD
   [18:56:08] dvd: not a dvd – trying as a stream/file instead
   [18:56:08] hb_stream_open: open “my.name.is.earl.s03e04.720p.hdtv.x264-ctu.mp4″ failed
   [18:56:08] scan: unrecognized file type
   [18:56:08] libhb: scan thread found 0 valid title(s)
   No title found.
   HandBrake has exited.

   And the same happens when I change the name of the source movie:

   ./handbreakcli.sh mynameisearl.mp4
   Output format couldn’t be guessed from file name, using default.
   [18:59:52] hb_init: checking cpu count
   [18:59:52] hb_init: starting libhb thread
   HandBrake 0.9.4 (2009112300) – Darwin x86_64 – http://handbrake.fr
   2 CPUs detected
   Opening “mynameisearl.mp4″…
   [18:59:52] hb_scan: path=“mynameisearl.mp4″, title_index=1
   [18:59:52] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
   libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
   libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
   libdvdread: Can’t stat “mynameisearl.mp4″
   No such file or directory
   libdvdnav: vm: failed to open/read the DVD
   [18:59:52] dvd: not a dvd – trying as a stream/file instead
   [18:59:52] hb_stream_open: open “mynameisearl.mp4″ failed
   [18:59:52] scan: unrecognized file type
   [18:59:52] libhb: scan thread found 0 valid title(s)
   No title found.
   HandBrake has exited.

   rgds

   Michael

8. goe
   Nov 05, 2010 @ 19:50:48

   1. When you drop another file into the folder hazel will start another Handbrake process. There is NO queue so far.
   2. Please try this expression the one i posted above seems not to be very reliable. I hope this one finally works.

   if [[ $1 =~ (.*)\..[^.]* ]]; then
   /Applications/HandBrakeCLI -i “$1″ -o “mp4/${BASH_REMATCH[1]}.mp4″ -Z “iPhone & iPod Touch”
   fi

9. Michael
   Nov 05, 2010 @ 21:00:04

   Again, no encoding done. I don´t think its the regex:

   ./handbreakcli.sh mynameisearl.mp4
   Output format couldn’t be guessed from file name, using default.
   [20:55:29] hb_init: checking cpu count
   [20:55:29] hb_init: starting libhb thread
   HandBrake 0.9.4 (2009112300) – Darwin x86_64 – http://handbrake.fr
   2 CPUs detected
   Opening “mynameisearl.mp4″…
   [20:55:29] hb_scan: path=“mynameisearl.mp4″, title_index=1
   [20:55:29] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
   libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
   libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
   libdvdread: Can’t stat “mynameisearl.mp4″
   No such file or directory
   libdvdnav: vm: failed to open/read the DVD
   [20:55:29] dvd: not a dvd – trying as a stream/file instead
   [20:55:29] hb_stream_open: open “mynameisearl.mp4″ failed
   [20:55:29] scan: unrecognized file type
   [20:55:29] libhb: scan thread found 0 valid title(s)
   No title found.
   HandBrake has exited.

   With the gui version from handbreak its no problem, encoding is ongoing now:

   [20:56:53] hb_init: checking cpu count
   [20:56:53] hb_init: starting libhb thread
   [20:56:53] macgui: Handbrake Version: 0.9.4 i386 (2009112300)
   [20:56:53] hb_init: checking cpu count
   [20:56:53] hb_init: starting libhb thread
   [20:56:53] hb_init: checking cpu count
   [20:56:53] hb_init: starting libhb thread
   [20:57:19] macgui: trying to open video_ts folder (parent directory chosen)
   [20:57:19] hb_scan: path=/Users/michael-bierewitz/mynameisearl.mp4, title_index=0
   [20:57:19] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
   libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
   libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
   libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
   libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
   libdvdread: Can’t open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
   libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
   [20:57:19] dvd: not a dvd – trying as a stream/file instead
   Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from ‘/Users/michael-bierewitz/mynameisearl.mp4′:
   Duration: 00:20:16.98, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1584 kb/s
   Stream #0.0(und): Video: h264, yuv420p, 640×352 [PAR 1:1 DAR 20:11], 30 tbr, 30 tbn, 60 tbc
   Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16
   [20:57:19] scan: decoding previews for title 1
   [20:57:19] scan: 10 previews, 640×352, 30.000 fps, autocrop = 0/0/2/0, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1
   [20:57:19] scan: title (0) job->width:640, job->height:352
   [20:57:19] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
   [20:57:54] macgui: Rip: Pending queue count is 0
   [20:57:54] macgui: scanning specifically for title: 1
   [20:57:54] macgui: performNewQueueScan currentQueueEncodeIndex is: 0
   [20:57:54] hb_scan: path=/Users/michael-bierewitz/mynameisearl.mp4, title_index=1
   [20:57:54] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
   libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
   libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
   libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
   libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
   libdvdread: Can’t open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
   libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
   [20:57:54] dvd: not a dvd – trying as a stream/file instead
   Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from ‘/Users/michael-bierewitz/mynameisearl.mp4′:
   Duration: 00:20:16.98, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1584 kb/s
   Stream #0.0(und): Video: h264, yuv420p, 640×352 [PAR 1:1 DAR 20:11], 30 tbr, 30 tbn, 60 tbc
   Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16
   [20:57:54] scan: decoding previews for title 1
   [20:57:54] scan: 10 previews, 640×352, 30.000 fps, autocrop = 0/0/2/0, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1
   [20:57:54] scan: title (0) job->width:640, job->height:352
   [20:57:54] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
   [20:57:54] macgui: ScanDone state received from fQueueEncodeLibhb
   [20:57:54] macgui: Preset: Normal (Default)
   [20:57:54] macgui: processNewQueueEncode number of passes expected is: 1
   [20:57:54] macgui: prepareJob exiting
   [20:57:54] 1 job(s) to process
   [20:57:54] starting job
   [20:57:54] job configuration:
   [20:57:54] * source
   [20:57:54] + /Users/michael-bierewitz/mynameisearl.mp4
   [20:57:54] + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1
   [20:57:54] + container: mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2
   [20:57:54] + data rate: 1584 kbps
   [20:57:54] * destination
   [20:57:54] + /Users/michael-bierewitz/Movies/mynameisearl.mp4
   [20:57:54] + container: MPEG-4 (.mp4 and .m4v)
   [20:57:54] * video track
   [20:57:54] + decoder: h264
   [20:57:54] + frame rate: same as source (around 30.000 fps)
   [20:57:54] + strict anamorphic
   [20:57:54] + modulus: 0
   [20:57:54] + storage dimensions: 640 * 352 -> 638 * 352, crop 0/0/2/0
   [20:57:54] + pixel aspect ratio: 1 / 1
   [20:57:54] + display dimensions: 638 * 352
   [20:57:54] + encoder: x264
   [20:57:54] + options: ref=2:bframes=2:subq=6:mixed-refs=0:weightb=0:8x8dct=0:trellis=0
   [20:57:54] + quality: 20.00 (RF)
   [20:57:54] * audio track 0
   [20:57:54] + decoder: Unknown (AAC) (track 1, id 1)
   [20:57:54] + mixdown: Stereo
   [20:57:54] + encoder: ca_aac
   [20:57:54] + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
   libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
   libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
   libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
   libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
   libdvdread: Can’t open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
   libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
   [20:57:54] dvd: not a dvd – trying as a stream/file instead
   [20:57:54] reader: first SCR 0 id 1 DTS 0
   [20:57:54] encx264: keyint-min: 30, keyint-max: 300
   [20:57:54] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 1/1
   [20:57:54] encx264: Encoding at constant RF 20.000000
   x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
   x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.1 Cache64
   x264 [info]: profile Main, level 3.0
   [20:57:54] sync: expecting 36539 video frames

   Output top:

   19811- HandBrake 140.0 02:46.35 18/10 2 160 758 95M+ 89M 116M+ 194M 1166M 19811 219 running

10. Michael
    Nov 05, 2010 @ 21:02:24

    Thats means the video file is ok. The regex should not be a problem. Filename is pretty normal, no strange pattern or smth like that.
    WTF I really want to use your tutorial I like it, but honestly I don#t know what I am doing wrong:(

11. goe
    Nov 05, 2010 @ 21:47:42

    sorry but i can’t reproduce this error. when i pass a filename of a file that dosn’t exist to the script, i get nearly the same output only without the
    “Output format couldn’t be guessed from file name, using default.”

    When u execute it in the terminal be sure that script and movie are in the same directory.

    maybe its an issue with the handbrake preset.
    does it work with other files not mp4?

12. iMartien
    Jan 27, 2011 @ 16:53:33

    My source folder for the handbrake encodes contains multiple video files and I dont want to start the HandbreakCLI process multiple times…

    Is there a way to check if the handbreakCLI proccess is already running? And if it is exit the script without doing anything?