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Creating AVI Video From Mp3 File
This script is useful for create an AVI video from a mp3 file to upload to Youtube.
A image will be placed in a black background with mp3 title in white
Author: Eduardo Mucelli R. Oliveira
Based on ideas and codes from http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1244112.html and http://www.crimulus.com/2010/01/21/linux-bash-script-convert-mp3-to-avi-with-static-image-command-line
#!/bin/bash FFMPEG=`which ffmpeg` FPS=1 # for a youtube video from a mp3, it is enough if [ "$FFMPEG" = "" ] ; then echo "Please install ffmpeg."; exit 0; fi if [ $# != 2 ] ; then echo "Usage: $0 <input_file.mp3> <output_file.avi>"; exit 0; fi if [ ! -f $1 ] ; then echo "Source mp3 '$2' not found."; exit 0; fi if [ -f $2 ] ; then echo "Output file '$2' exists. Overwrite? (y/n)"; read CONFIRM if [ "$CONFIRM" == "y" ] ; then echo "Overwriting '$2'" else if [ "$CONFIRM" == "Y" ] ; then echo "Overwriting '$2'" else echo "Operation canceled."; exit 0; fi fi fi TITLE=`$FFMPEG -i $1 2>&1 | grep TIT2 | cut -d: -f 2 | tr -d "'"` # get the title and remove "'" chars IMAGE=/tmp/$RANDOM.gif convert -size 1024x240 xc:black -fill white -draw "gravity Center text 0,0 '$TITLE'" $IMAGE # generate a black-background image with mp3 title in white TIME=`$FFMPEG -i $1 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -f1 -d, | cut -f2,3,4,5 -d:` $FFMPEG -r $FPS -loop_input -i $IMAGE -i $1 -acodec copy -y -t $TIME $2 rm $IMAGE
