Noobs approach to automate x264 cmd

[ioncube]

so here is my script to loop through specific video extensions » add a manual profile » generate necessary *.bat & finally a final 'loader' batch file to execute previous *.bat files sequentially & necessary logging (this gives quiet a deal of freedom if you so want)

::==
:: gets lines into vars c1 v2 v...
@echo off
:: user input required
cd /d "d:\Trainers\out\"
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
dir /B /O:N | findstr ".wmv$ " >filename.txt
echo. >log.txt
:: user input required
for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('type filename.txt ^|findstr ".wmv$"') do (
set /a n+=1
echo. >file!n!.bat
set in=%in%%%a
:: user input required
set out=!in:.wmv=.mp4!
:: user input required
set v=x264 --crf 23  --level 3.1 --tune film -o "d:\Trainers\out\!in!" "d:\Trainers\out\!out!"
echo. !v!>file!n!.bat
)
dir /B /O:N | findstr ".bat$ " >x264_home.txt
for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (x264_home.txt) do (
set /a n+=1
:: mtee is an external library Google it
set "z=call %%a | mtee /d/c/t/+ log.txt"
echo. !z! >> x264_home.bat
)
echo. @echo off > newFile.bat
type x264_home.bat >> newFile.bat
type newFile.bat > x264_home.bat
del newFile.bat,x264_home.txt,filename.txt
echo. pause >> x264_home.bat
echo. @echo All Operation done... >> x264_home.bat
:: user input required
move "d:\Trainers\out\*.bat" "d:\Program Files\x264_auto\test\"
:: user input required
move "d:\Trainers\out\log.txt" "d:\Program Files\x264_auto\test\"
::==

Now the above code which is fairly easy to understand (bcz its written by a noob) run perfectly & create necessary files. For instance one of the file1.bat looks like this:

x264 --crf 23  --level 3.1 --tune film --preset veryslow --deblock -2:-1 --zones 24233,25324,q=20 --acodec aac --abitrate 80 -o "d:\Trainers\out\1.wmv" "d:\Trainers\out\1.mp4"

...& the loader .bat file looks like

 @echo off 
 call file1.bat | mtee /d/c/t/+ log.txt 
 call file2.bat | mtee /d/c/t/+ log.txt
 call file3.bat | mtee /d/c/t/+ log.txt
 @echo All Operation done...

You see this is a quiet flexible approach in that you can change filestr » set another loop » set another profile
I am successful because there is no error in any output ...but its the x264.exe (provider/compiler x264GUI) throws error which it otherwise don't?

d:\Program Files\x264_auto\test>x264 --crf 23  --level 3.1 --tune film --preset
veryslow --deblock -2:-1 --zones 24233,25324,q=20 --acodec aac --abitrate 80 -o
"d:\Trainers\out\1.wmv" "d:\Trainers\out\1.mp4"
ffms [error]: could not create index
lavf [error]: could not open input file
raw [error]: raw input requires a resolution.
x264 [error]: could not open input file `d:\Trainers\out\1.mp4' via any method!

its the x264 thats the culprit perhaps a senior guide is required here

[jagabo]

--abitrate --acodec --o WMV

I may not have the latest build but the version that I have doesn't like any of those option.

[ioncube]

Ok the problem has been resolved & am successful at getting automation sequence. More details here:
http://khanzmusing.blogspot.com/2012/10/automating-sequencing-logging-beauty-of.html