MakeMKV to Handbrake Pipeline

[lanec]

Does anyone know of an automation pipeline that monitors whether MakeMKV has completed its tasks and then kicks off a Handbrake job?

I want to start the task of ripping a Bluray I own to my hard drive using MakeMKV, then let the computer automatically run Handbrake with a template I created to finish creating media for me to use in Jellyfin.

[flojo]

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makemkvcon mkv ... tempfile.mkv
HandBrakeCLI --preset "mytemplate" ... -i tempfile.mkv -o finalfile.mkv

https://www.makemkv.com/developers/usage.txt
https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/cli ... rence.html

Confusingly, handbrake also has the option: --preset-import-gui (Import presets from GUI config preset file).

[drxenos]

Confusingly, handbrake also has the option: --preset-import-gui (Import presets from GUI config preset file).

Because, unless you're going to use a predefined preset (--preset-list), you need load the preset(s) first, either with --preset-import-file or --preset-import-gui. Then you can select the preset with --preset.

[flojo]

Because, unless you're going to use a predefined preset (--preset-list), you need load the preset(s) first, either with --preset-import-file or --preset-import-gui. Then you can select the preset with --preset.

That's confusing. If it's in the GUI, --preset should just work, especially since the parameter is given as a user defined string. From a file is another matter, but I think the file option is what the OP wants. Obviously I don't use handbrake, so maybe you should give the OP an example (I also don't use the "mkv" option with makemkvcon).

[drxenos]

That's confusing. If it's in the GUI, --preset should just work, especially since the parameter is given as a user defined string. From a file is another matter, but I think the file option is what the OP wants. Obviously I don't use handbrake, so maybe you should give the OP an example (I also don't use the "mkv" option with makemkvcon).

Sorry, I don't understand what you find confusing. If you wish to use the presets from the GUI in the CLI, you need to load them first. That's what --preset-import-gui is for.

[Joshua11]

Because, unless you're going to use a predefined preset (--preset-list), you need load the preset(s) first, either with --preset-import-file or --preset-import-gui. Then you can select the preset with --preset.

That's confusing. If it's in the GUI, --preset should just work, especially since the parameter is given as a user defined string. From a file is another matter, but I think the file option is what the OP wants. Obviously I don't use handbrake, so maybe you should give the OP an example (I also don't use the "mkv" option with makemkvcon).

Yes, I have the same idea as you.

[drxenos]

Yes, I have the same idea as you.

HandBrakeCLI.exe won't automatically load presets from the GUI application. That is what --preset-import-gui is for. The CLI does have its own set of built-in presets (you can use "--preset-list" to list them). From a cursory glance, they seem to match those in the Windows GUI (although, I didn't check each and every one). If you've created your own presets in the GUI, they definitely will not be accessible until you load them first.

Myself, I use "--preset-import-file" to load the GUI presets because I have more than one version of HB on my machine.