Configuration Files

Introduction

Two configuration files, ffmpeg.ini and encoder.ini, can be found in the /config directory inside the project root folder. Each file allows you to specify options that aren't available via parameter, which is useful for frequently used settings that are inconvenient to pass every time via -FFMpegExtra/-EncoderExtra (although I still find these more convenient for less used options).

Each time the script runs, the configuration files are parsed and loaded.

encoder.ini

Here you can specify options for both x264 and x265 separately. If a default value is set for an available script parameter and that parameter is used, the configuration file setting is overridden:

; COMMENT
; Encoder specific settings in key=value form

[x264]
open-gop=0
keyint=192
min-keyint=24
me=umh

[x265]
open-gop=0
keyint=192
min-keyint=24
sao=0

ffmpeg.ini

This file allows you to pass settings to ffmpeg, which is divided into two categories:

• Arguments - Options that receive an argument, like -loglevel warning
• NoArguments - Command switches that receive no argument, like -shortest

; COMMENT

[Arguments]
; Settings that take arguments. Do not quote arguments:
-loglevel=panic
-cpucount=10

[NoArguments]
; Settings that take no arguments:
-hide_banner
-shortest

As of this writing, the prefix - is required for each setting, although I'll make it optional in the future.

script.ini

A long overdue feature which allows you to set default values for the script's various switch parameters so you don't have to provide it each time you run the script. If one of these parameters is used, it overrides the configuration file:

; Toggle between True and False (no quotes). Any other value is ignored

[Script]
RemoveFiles=False
DisableProgress=False
ExitOnError=False
SkipHDR10Plus=False
SkipDolbyVision=False
GenerateReport=False
HDR10PlusSkipReorder=False