ffr

ffr is a toolbox which helps with cleaning up after extensive ffc usage.

Commands

Re-encode

Simple

Re-encode myvid.mpg the default codec (libx264).

ffr r myvid.mpg

This will result in a new file called myvid.mpg.mp4.

Using vp9

Re-encode myvid.mpg using vp9.

ffr r --codec=vp9 myvid.mpg

This will result in a new file called myvid.mpg.mkv.

Using vp9 providing crf

About CRF.

Re-encode myvid.mpg using vp9, more compressed than before.

ffr r --codec=vp9 --crf=28 myvid.mpg

This will result in a new file called myvid.mpg.mkv.

Re-encoding multiple files at once

About CRF.

Re-encode myvid.mpg and myvid2.mpg using vp9.

ffr reencode --codec=vp9 --crf=28 myvid.mpg myvid2.mpg

This will result in two new files called myvid.mpg.mkv and myvid2.mpg.mpg.

Append (suffix)

Simple

Append the same text to the end of a few files.

ffr a 'paris-france' 1.mpg 2.wmv 3.jpg 4.mp4

This will result in renaming the given files to the following:

1. 1paris-france.mpg
2. 2paris-france.wmv
3. 3paris-france.jpg
4. 4paris-france.mp4

Adding a dash

Append the same text to the end of a few files.

ffr a -s 'paris-france' 1.mpg 2.wmv 3.jpg 4.mp4

This will result in renaming the given files to the following:

1. 1-paris-france.mpg
2. 2-paris-france.wmv
3. 3-paris-france.jpg
4. 4-paris-france.mp4

Prepend (prefix)

Simple

Prepend the same text to the beginning of a few files.

ffr p 'paris-france' 1.mpg 2.wmv 3.jpg 4.mp4

This will result in renaming the given files to the following:

1. paris-france1.mpg
2. paris-france2.wmv
3. paris-france3.jpg
4. paris-france4.mp4

Adding a dash

Append the same text to the end of a few files.

ffr a -s 'paris-france' 1.mpg 2.wmv 3.jpg 4.mp4

This will result in renaming the given files to the following:

1. paris-france-1.mpg
2. paris-france-2.wmv
3. paris-france-3.jpg
4. paris-france-4.mp4

Merge

Simple

If you use ffc multiple times on the same file, you'll have a weird filenames like myvid-13ffc-1cut.mp4. Merge helps with that, allowing you to clean up your files fast.

ffr m myvid-13ffc-1ffc.mp4

This will result in renaming myvid-13ffc-1ffc.mp4 to myvid-13cut.mp4. This is because the number often comes from slicing a larger video into smaller ones, whereas the last description is often more descriptive of the particular file.

Keeping a different description

If you use ffc multiple times on the same file, you'll have a weird filenames like myvid-13ffc-1cut.mp4. Merge helps with that, allowing you to clean up your files fast.

ffr m --keep=2 myvid-13ffc-1pele-shooting-from-50meters-1ffc.mp4

This will result in renaming myvid-13ffc-1pele-shooting-from-50meters-1ffc.mp4 to myvid-13pele-shooting-from-50meters.mp4. This is because the number often comes from slicing a larger video into smaller ones, whereas the last description is often more descriptive of the particular file.

Replace

Replace a text in the provided files.

ffr replace 'shooting' 'scoring'

This will result in renaming myvid-13ffc-1pele-shooting-from-50meters-1ffc.mp4 to myvid-13ffc-1pele-scoring-from-50meters-1ffc.mp4.