Ffmpeg in Docker

Batch optimize videos in a folder using ffmpeg, without having to install ffmpeg on your machine. Uses Docker to isolate dependencies.

Install Docker Desktop, and make sure it is running.

Clone this repo (or download it).

In the "videos" folder in this project, place a folder containing all the MP4 videos you want to optimize.

Open a terminal, and navigate to this directory, ie:

cd /Path/to/ffmpeg-docker

Run:

docker compose up -d

When it finishes building, run:

docker compose exec ffmpeg sh 

Then, in the interactive terminal for the running container, run:

cd videos

and then:

./convert.sh