+#!/bin/bash
+
+INPUT=$1
+OUTPUT_DIR=$2
+
+if [ -z "$OUTPUT_DIR" ]; then
+ OUTPUT_DIR="."
+fi
+
+FILENAME=`basename ${INPUT%%.*}`
+OUTPUT="$OUTPUT_DIR/$FILENAME.avi"
+
+echo "-> Converting $INPUT to 480p downscaled $OUTPUT file"
+
+if [[ -e "$OUTPUT" ]]; then
+ echo "-E- Output file $OUTPUT already exists. Aborting..."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# scale=720:-2
+# profile=asp5
+
+mencoder \
+ -mc 0 \
+ -noskip \
+ -vf expand=:::::16/9,hqdn3d,harddup,scale=720:-2 \
+ -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame \
+ -xvidencopts fixed_quant=3.8:me_quality=6:noqpel:nogmc:trellis:chroma_me:chroma_opt:hq_ac:vhq=4:lumi_mask:max_key_interval=300:quant_type=mpeg:max_bframes=2:closed_gop:nopacked:autoaspect:bvhq=1:threads=4 \
+ -lameopts vbr=2:q=1:aq=2 \
+ -o $OUTPUT $INPUT
+
+echo "-> DONE!!!"
+