Transcoder.py

import os, time

def editable():
	for file in os.listdir("/To Transcode/"):
		if file not in os.listdir("/Editable Footage/"):
			print("Converting editing file " + file + "...")
			toTranscode = "ffmpeg -i /To\ Transcode/" + file + " -vf scale=1280:-1 -c:v libx264 -preset veryslow -crf 25 /Editable\ Footage/" + file
			os.system(toTranscode)
			print("Finished converting editing file" + file + "\n")
			Transcode()
			
def renderFile():
	for file in os.listdir("/To Transcode/"):
		if file not in os.listdir("/Transcoded Footage/"):
			print("Converting video file " + file + "...")
			toTranscode = "ffmpeg -i /To\ Transcode/" + file + " /Transcoded\ Footage/" + file
			os.system(toTranscode)
			print("Finished converting video file" + file + "\n")
			Transcode()
			
def wait():
	empty = True
	while empty == True:
		os.system("clear")
		print("Waiting for files...")
		if os.listdir("/To Transcode/"):
			for file in os.listdir("/To Transcode/"):
				if file not in os.listdir("/Transcoded Footage/"):
					empty = False
		time.sleep(10)
					
def Transcode():
	editable()
	renderFile()
	wait()
	Transcode()
	
if not os.path.isdir("/To Transcode/"):
	os.mkdir("/To Transcode/")
if not os.path.isdir("/Editable Footage/"):
	os.mkdir("/Editable Footage/")
if not os.path.isdir("/Transcoded Footage/"):
	os.mkdir("/Transcoded Footage/")
	
try:
	os.system("ffmpeg -version")
except:
	print("ffmpeg not installed")
	os.system("sudo apt-get install ffmpeg")
	exit()

Transcode()