Generate a H.264 file

The Bash script make_h264 generates a MP4 file of a video file or a folder containing single images. The video is encoded by the H.264 video codec. The program is part of Bash AVpres, released under a 3-Clause BSD License and provided “as is” without warranty or support of any kind.

Documentation

A short help message is embedded into the script:

$ make_h264 -h

Usage:
  make_h264 -i <input_path> -o <output_file>
  make_h264 -h | -x
Options:
  -i  input file (stream based) or folder (single-image based)
  -o  output file
  -h  this help
  -x  advanced options with their default arguments
      (local configuration file found and loaded)
Dependencies:
  ffmpeg and ffprobe
See also:
  man make_h264
  https://avpres.net/Bash_AVpres/
About:
  Abstract: Make an MP4/H.264 file
  Version:  2026-01-02

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A detailed manual page is installed together with the script (man make_h264) and is available also as a PDF file.

2026-01-03