PowerShell/Docs/convert-frames2mp4.md
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## The *convert-frames2mp4.ps1* Script
convert-frames2mp4.ps1 [[-SourcePattern] <string>] [[-TargetFile] <string>]
## Parameters
```powershell
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Converts frames to a .MP4 video
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script converts multiple image frames into a video in MP4 format. It requires ffmpeg.
.PARAMETER SourcePattern
Specifies the file pattern of the image frames
.PARAMTER TargetFile
Specifies the path to the new video file.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./convert-frames2mp4 C:\Frames\*.jpg C:\video.mp4
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$SourcePattern = "", [string]$TargetFile = "")
try {
if ($SourcePattern -eq "") { $SourcePattern = Read-Host "Enter file pattern of the image frames" }
if ($TargetFile -eq "") { $TargetFile = Read-Host "Enter file path to the new video file" }
$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
"⏳ (1/3) Searching for ffmpeg..."
& ffmpeg -L
if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'ffmpeg' - make sure ffmpeg is installed and available" }
"⏳ (2/3) Checking file pattern of the image frames..."
$Files = (Get-ChildItem -path "$SourcePattern" -attributes !Directory)
"⏳ (2/3) Converting source image file..."
& ffmpeg -framerate 24 -pattern_type glob -i "$SourcePattern" -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p "$TargetFile"
[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
"✅ converted $($Files.Count) image frames to video $TargetFile in $Elapsed sec."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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