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41 lines
1.5 KiB
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# Automated HEVC-Video-Converter 1.0
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A PowerShell script to convert videos to the HEVC video format utilizing GPU hardware acceleration using NVEnc for Windows.
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The main benefit being that you can save disk space significantly (most of the time).
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## Space Saving Examples
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- 2.5GB MP4 to 500MB HEVC MP4
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- 3GB MP4 to 800MB HEVC MP4
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_Results vary and depend on the input video's format, bitrate etc._
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## Minimum System Requirements
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- PC with at least 2 cores
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- Recent Nvidia graphics card
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- Enough free disk space for resulting video files
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## Encoding
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During encoding (conversion) it is normal for high **CPU** and **GPU** usage. Be sure to only run the script when the PC has no other processes hogging up resources.
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The script encodes the files alongside the original with '-HEVC' at the end or inplace x265 replacement of the string in the filename.
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After the conversion, a test is performed on the new video file to ensure its integrity.
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If this test is successful, the old file will be deleted.
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If not, the failed conversion-file is deleted and registered.
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## Script Usage
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1. Clone this Repository to your computer
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2. Download latest NVEnc for Windows: https://github.com/rigaya/NVEnc/releases
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3. Extract the files to "video-in-place-hevc-converter\encoder\" and replace the old ones
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4. Edit the $videoPath variable in the PowerShell file to point to your video-files folder
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5. Run **convert_Videos.ps1** to convert all video Files on the provided path to HEVC.
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