How to batch covert a folder of mp4 files to avi?

Question

I'm trying to batch convert a folder of MP4 files to AVI using this script:

for f in *.mp4; do ffmpeg -i "$f" -q:v 6 "encoded/${f%.*}.avi”; done

(This is based an earlier question that was helpfully answered for me by @Mulvya here: What's the best way to convert mp4 to avi?) I'm receiving the error message:

Unable to find a suitable output format for 'encoded/test file.avi”; done for f in *.mp4; do ffmpeg -i test' encoded/test file.avi”; done for f in *.mp4; do ffmpeg -i test: Invalid argument

Can anyone suggest where i may have made a mistake?

Answer 1

Change the ” to a ".

Avoid using TextEdit or other "smart" editors to edit your scripts and shell commands. They will mangle it with fancy quotes and other oddball characters and ruin your commands.