How to Install and Use HandBrakeCLI on Opensuse15.1

How to Install and Use HandBrakeCLI on Opensuse15.1

HandBrake is a free and open-source transcoder for digital video files. It converts video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. This video covers the method to install and use Handbrakecli on opensuse15.1

Requirements:

Packman repository

Installation Process:

To check the installed version of OS

LinuxHelp:~ # cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="openSUSE Leap"
VERSION="15.1 "
ID="opensuse-leap"
ID_LIKE="suse opensuse"
VERSION_ID="15.1"
PRETTY_NAME="openSUSE Leap 15.1"
ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:opensuse:leap:15.1"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.opensuse.org"
HOME_URL="https://www.opensuse.org/"

Add the Packman repository to install Handbrakecli

LinuxHelp:~ # zypper addrepo http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/ packman
Adding repository 'packman' .......................................................................................[done]
Repository 'packman' successfully added
URI         : http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/
Enabled     : Yes                                             
GPG Check   : Yes                                             
Autorefresh : No                                              
Priority    : 99 (default priority)                           
Repository priorities are without effect. All enabled repositories share the same priority.

Install Handbrakecli using the Below command

LinuxHelp:~ # zypper install handbrake-cli
New repository or package signing key received:
  Repository:       packman                                               
  Key Name:         PackMan Project (signing key) <packman@links2linux.de>
  Key Fingerprint:  F8875B88 0D518B6B 8C530D13 45A1D067 1ABD1AFB          
  Key Created:      Tue Sep 16 03:48:00 2014                              
  Key Expires:      Fri Sep 13 03:47:21 2024                              
  Rpm Name:         gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-54176598                          
Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/?] (r): a
Building repository 'packman' cache ...............................................................................[done]
Retrieving repository 'Main Update Repository' metadata ...........................................................[done]
Building repository 'Main Update Repository' cache ................................................................[done]
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
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Continue? [y/n/v/...? shows all options] (y): y
Retrieving package libx265-179-3.2.1-lp151.1.1.x86_64                              (1/16),   1.0 MiB ( 15.4 MiB unpacked)
Retrieving: libx265-179-3.2.1-lp151.1.1.x86_64.rpm ....................................................[done (5.4 KiB/s)]
Retrieving package libxvidcore4-1.3.5-lp151.2.5.x86_64                             (2/16), 201.1 KiB (671.4 KiB unpacked)
Retrieving: libxvidcore4-1.3.5-lp151.2.5.x86_64.rpm ...............................................................[done]

To check Handbrakecli Editioroptions

LinuxHelp:~ # HandBrakeCLI --help

General Options --------------------------------------------------------------

   -h, --help              Print help
   --version               Print version
   --json                  Log title, progress, and version info in
                           JSON format
   -v, --verbose[=number]  Be verbose (optional argument: logging level)
   -Z. --preset <string>   Select preset by name (case-sensitive)
                           Enclose names containing spaces in double quotation
                           marks (e.g. "Preset Name")
   -z, --preset-list       List available presets
   ….
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Change directory to Downloads

LinuxHelp:~ # cd Downloads/
Long listing the current directory
LinuxHelp:~/Downloads # ls -la
total 9612
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root      20 Dec  7 03:53 .
drwx------ 1 root root     310 Dec  3 01:59 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9840497 Dec  7 03:53 sample.mp4

Check the file size using the below command

LinuxHelp:~/Downloads # du -sh *
9.4M	sample.mp4

Use the below command to convert the video

LinuxHelp:~/Downloads # HandBrakeCLI -i sample.mp4 --width 1280 --height 720 --auto-anamorphic --display-width 1280 -o out.mp4 -e x264 -q 28 -r 15 -B 64
1 CPU detected
Opening sample.mp4...
[03:57:41] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2310 CPU @ 2.90GHz
[03:57:41]  - Intel microarchitecture Sandy Bridge
[03:57:41]  - logical processor count: 1
[03:57:41] hb_scan: path=sample.mp4, title_index=1
udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed
disc.c:323: failed opening UDF image sample.mp4
disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV/index.bdmv
disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV/BACKUP/index.bdmv
[03:57:41] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 6.0.0
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[03:57:41] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'sample.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : mp42
    minor_version   : 0
    compatible_brands: mp42mp41isomavc1
    creation_time   : 2015-08-07T09:13:32.000000Z
  Duration: 00:00:30.53, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2578 kb/s
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After the video conversion, you can verify the size of the both input and output file size

LinuxHelp:~/Downloads # ls -la
total 10320
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root      34 Dec  7 03:57 .
drwx------ 1 root root     310 Dec  3 01:59 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  724816 Dec  7 03:58 out.mp4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9840497 Dec  7 03:53 sample.mp4
LinuxHelp:~/Downloads # du -sh *
708K	out.mp4
9.4M	sample.mp4

With this, the method to install and use Handbrakecli on opensuse15.1 comes to an end