12-11-2009
OSX: Syncing VERY large video files across web
My impressions from recent web explorations has me questioning the
appropriateness of rsync ( or rsyncx ) for syncing large video/movie
files to remote locations.
Background: A friend who edits and creates movies would like to sync
his video files from his place of business to his home. These files are
quite large ( GB+ ). Assuming he starts with an approximate replica at home
how would you OSX gurus achieve sync-tastic perfection?
I do not use OSX for this kind of work and rsync(x) suits me fine, however,
I do not feel qualified to help him as I do not work with this size of file.
What is the recommended OSX/Mac way?
Also, he is not privy to the beauty of OSX's UNIX underpinnings ( ie. NEWB ) and may not appreciate a scripted approach.
As always --- thanks for reading.
Bub
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LEARN ABOUT OSX
avconvert
AVCONVERT(1) BSD General Commands Manual AVCONVERT(1)
NAME
avconvert -- movie conversion tool
SYNOPSIS
avconvert [-hvq] --p <preset_name> --s <source_media> --o <output_movie>
DESCRIPTION
avconvert can be used to compress video media to different types for sharing on the web or loading onto devices.
-h prints usage information and available presets
-v sets the console output to verbose
-q sets the console output to quiet
-prog shows progress during the export (default with -v)
-p | --preset name
converts the source media to an output file using the specified preset. Use --listPresets to get the full list. Common presets are:
PresetAppleM4VCellular
PresetAppleM4ViPod
PresetAppleM4VWiFi
PresetAppleM4VAppleTV
PresetAppleM4V480pSD
PresetAppleM4V720pHD
PresetAppleM4V1080pHD
PresetAppleM4A
-s | --source file
is the source media file
-o | --output file
is the output movie file
--listPresets
lists all of the presets avconvert supports
--listTracks
lists the available tracks in the source media. Must be used with the --source flag
OPTIONS
Optional flags to configure the audio export settings
-adr number a limit value for the data rate for the audio track in bits per second
-af fourCC sets the format of the audio output using a fourCC eg. aac
-sr number configures the sample rate of the output in Hertz. eg. 44100
-cc number is the channel count of the output eg. 1 (for mono) 2 (stereo) 4 (quad)
Optional flags to configure the video export settings
-vdr number a limit value for the video data rate in bits per second
-th number sets the height of the output video in pixels
-tw number sets the width of the output video in pixels
-vc fourCC sets the format of the video output using a fourCC eg. avc1
-fr number sets the frame rate of the output video in frames per second
-kr number specifies how often keyframes appear in the output video
-fr yes | no sets whether or not to enable frame reordering (b-frames)
Optional flags configuring track and metadata output
-ot name omits the listed track type from the exported movie Allowable track types are:
videoTrack
audioTrack
subtitleTrack
chapterTrack
thumbnailTrack
closedcaptionTrack
textTrack
-md file sets the file from which the metadata for the export is found if that is different from the source movie
EXAMPLES
avconvert --listPresets
Lists the available presets that can be used for export
avconvert --preset AppleM4ViPod --source sample_movie.mov --output ipod_movie.m4v
Exports the source movie "sample_movie.mov" to "ipod_movie.m4v" using the iPod encoding preset
avconvert --preset AppleM4VAppleTV --source sample_movie.mov --output appletv_movie.m4v -adr 128000 -sr 441000
Overrides the AppleTV defaults for audio data rate and sample rate in the output movie
avconvert --preset AppleM4VAppleTV --source sample_movie.mov --output appletv_movie.m4v -ot audioTrack
Omits the audio track from the output file "appletv_movie.m4v"
HISTORY
avconvert command first appeared in Mac OS X 10.7.
Mac OS X December 14, 2011 Mac OS X