h265_encode

Small powershell script to automatically to automatically encode videos to h265 to save some space.

1. Prérequis

1. Handbrakecli

• Download HandbrakeCli : select Other > Command Line Version and select Windows x64
• Unzip the folder and place it into a program directory (for example I have C:\Program Files (x86)\HandBrakeCLI-1.6.0-win-x86_64) and into this folder I have the HandBrakeCLI.exe
• Add this folder to PATH :
  • Type PATH in Windows
  • In the window : Modify Environment variables > Env variable > and into system (or user) modify the path to add the path to the exe (ex : C:\Program Files (x86)\HandBrakeCLI-1.6.0-win-x86_64)

2. Exec policy In PowerShell or Terminal : Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope "CurrentUser" -ExecutionPolicy "Unrestricted"

2. How to install

1. Put the PS1 script somewhere (mine is in C:\Users\mahoa)
2. Update the script with your values (yep I'm too lazy to make an env file)
   • Line 1 & 10 if folder is different
   • Line 7 & 19 & 56 if you wan't a different log location
   • Line 37 if you also wan't other files like m4v, ...
   • Maybe others that I forgot...
3. Create the scheduled task :
   • Windows > Task Scheduler
   • Create a task
   • In general :
     • Name : h265_compress
   • In triggers :
     • At session opening, select ur user
   • In actions :
     • Start a program > The ps1 script

3. Infos

• Log files are located into C:\Windows\Temp
• Main log file : log_h265_date.txt
• handbrakecli commands log file : commands_date.txt