Hey everyone,

I've been working on a small but useful shell script for those of us using DaVinci Resolve on Linux. As you might know, DaVinci Resolve doesn't support h.264/5 and aac formats on Linux, which can be a real hassle when working with video files.

To solve this, I wrote a script called dconvert.sh that converts h.264/5 and aac video files to formats that DaVinci Resolve on Linux can handle—specifically VP9 for video and FLAC for audio. This script processes all supported video files in the current directory and outputs the converted files to an output directory.

Here's a brief summary of what it does:

• Batch Conversion: Converts all .mp4, .webm, and .mkv files in the directory where the script is executed.
• Video Codec: Converts video streams to VP9.
• Audio Codec: Converts audio streams to FLAC.
• Output Directory: Saves converted files in a new output directory within the current directory.
• Optional Deletion: Can delete the original files after conversion with the --delete-after flag.

To use it, simply run:

./dconvert.sh [--delete-after]

• --delete-after: Deletes the original video files after conversion.
• --help: Displays the help message.

Placing this script in a directory that's included in your PATH can make it easier to use from any location.

Here is the link to the gist

https://gist.github.com/oguzBatur/e52494d0d006490f9c0a5e3633d4fa59

Feel free to use and modify it as needed. Hope this helps make your video editing workflow a bit smoother!