Adding a logging mechanism

convert_Videos.ps1

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Edit the $videoPath variable to point to your video-files folder:
 
-$videoPath = 'M:\1_movies\kids.movies\'
+$videoPath = 'M:\1_movies\_main.movies\'
-
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # HEVC profiles: main, main10, main444
@@ -14,6 +13,10 @@ $profile = 'main10'
 $NVEncoder = "$PSScriptRoot\encoder\NVEncC64.exe"
 $fileTester = "$PSScriptRoot\mediainfo.exe"
 
+
+#############################################################################################################
+#                                    Testing and conversion preparations 									#
+#############################################################################################################
 if(!(Test-Path $NVEncoder -PathType leaf))
 {
     Write-Host "NVEncC64.exe not found, please check path in `"$NVEncoder`"." -ForegroundColor Yellow
@@ -21,18 +24,39 @@ if(!(Test-Path $NVEncoder -PathType leaf))
 }
 
 # Get video list from provided path:
-$videos = Get-ChildItem -Path $videoPath -Name -Recurse -Include ('*.mp4', '*.mkv') #('*.avi', '*.mp4', '*.mkv') - avi current doesn't work.
+$videos = Get-ChildItem -Path $videoPath -Name -Recurse -Include ('*.mp4', '*.mkv') #('*.avi', '*.mp4', '*.mkv') - avi currently doesn't work.
+
+# Instantiating used variables:
 $videoID = 1
 $convertedVideos = 0
 $notConvertedVideos = 0
 $failedVideos = 0
+# Square brackets are used as wildcards in Powershell. 
+# To recognize this as normal text, the LogWite function uses the -LiteralPath parameter instead of the -Path parameter.
+$logFolderName = $((Get-Date).tostring("dd-MM-yyyy") + ' - [run started at ' + (Get-Date).tostring("HH-mm") + ']')
 $count = $videos.Count
+
 if($videos.Count -lt 1)
 {
     Write-Host "No videos found in: $videoPath" -ForegroundColor Red
     exit
 }
+# Log write function:
+Function LogWrite
+{
+   Param ([string]$logstring)
+   Add-content -LiteralPath $Logfile -value $logstring
+}
+# Create new log directory:
+New-Item -itemType Directory -Path $PSScriptRoot\logs\ -Name $logFolderName > $null
+#############################################################################################################
+# END - Testing and conversion preparations
 
+
+
+#############################################################################################################
+#                                          Main conversion process											#
+#############################################################################################################
 Write-Host "Found $count videos. - starting converter.." -ForegroundColor Cyan
 Write-Host
 Write-Host
@@ -63,8 +87,8 @@ foreach($video in $videos)
 		Write-Host "$video `nto:`n$outputFile" -ForegroundColor White
 		Write-Host
 		
-		# If the Subtitles should also copied, add "--sub-copy 1,2" behind the --audio-copy argument.
+		# If the Subtitles should not be copied, delete the "--sub-copy 1,2" argument.
-		$arguments = "--input `"$inputFile`" --codec hevc --audio-copy 1,2 --profile $profile --output `"$outputFile`""
+		$arguments = "--input `"$inputFile`" --codec hevc --audio-copy 1,2 --sub-copy 1,2 --profile $profile --output `"$outputFile`""
 		
 		Start-Process $NVEncoder -ArgumentList $arguments -WindowStyle Minimized
 
@@ -113,6 +137,8 @@ foreach($video in $videos)
 				Write-Host "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 				Remove-Item -Path $inputFile
 				$convertedVideos = $convertedVideos + 1
+				$Logfile = "$PSScriptRoot\logs\$logFolderName\successfully_converted.log"
+				LogWrite "$outputFile"
 			} else
 			{
 				# Delete corrupt File!
@@ -122,6 +148,8 @@ foreach($video in $videos)
 				Remove-Item -Path $outputFile
 				$failedVideos = $failedVideos + 1
 				$notConvertedVideos = $notConvertedVideos + 1
+				$Logfile = "$PSScriptRoot\logs\$logFolderName\error_during_conversion.log"
+				LogWrite "$inputFile"
 			}
 		}
 		Start-Sleep -Seconds 4
@@ -134,13 +162,22 @@ foreach($video in $videos)
 		Write-Host "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 		# Increments not converted video counter:
 		$notConvertedVideos = $notConvertedVideos + 1
+		$Logfile = "$PSScriptRoot\logs\$logFolderName\skipped_files.log"
+		LogWrite "$inputFile"
 		Start-Sleep -Seconds 4
 	}
 	# Increments video counter:
 	$videoID = $videoID + 1
+	$outputFile = "" # Resets the variable to nothing, that in case of an error the old file is not affected.
 }
+#############################################################################################################
+# END - Main conversion process
 
-# If confersion is done:
+
+
+#############################################################################################################
+#                                  Evaluation part of the conversion script									#
+#############################################################################################################
 if($notConvertedVideos -eq 0)
 {
 	Write-Host "Finished converted $convertedVideos out of $count videos." -ForegroundColor Green
@@ -158,3 +195,5 @@ if($notConvertedVideos -eq 0)
 }
 
 Read-Host -Prompt "Press Enter to exit"
+#############################################################################################################
+# END - conversion script

logs/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore