#!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail colorprint() { echo -e "\e[31m${1}\e[0m" } SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0") test -z "${1}" && echo "File not specified or doesn't exist, aborting. Usage: $SCRIPT_NAME \$FILENAME \$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP" && exit 1 FILENAME=$1 # default language to keep is second parameter, or japanese if unspecified LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP="${2:-jpn}" echo -n "Processing " colorprint "$FILENAME" # capture JSON output and remove the excessively large code_private_data field JSON_OUTPUT=$(mkvmerge -J "$FILENAME" | jq '[ .tracks[] | select(.type=="audio") | del(.properties.codec_private_data) ]') TRACK_COUNT=$(echo "$JSON_OUTPUT" | jq length) # check if more than 1 audio track is present [[ $TRACK_COUNT -lt 2 ]] && echo -e "\tFile has only 1 track, skipping." && exit 1 # check if tracks other than the one to keep are present UNDESIRED_TRACK_COUNT=$(echo "$JSON_OUTPUT" | jq "[.[] | select(.properties.language!=\"${LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP}\")] | length") [[ $UNDESIRED_TRACK_COUNT -eq 0 ]] && echo -e "\tFile has only '$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP' tracks, skipping." && exit 1 FILENAME_EXT=${FILENAME##*.} echo -e "\tRemoving all audio tracks except '$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP' tracks..." TMPFILE=$(mktemp) echo -e "\tOutputting to temporary file ${TMPFILE}.${FILENAME_EXT}..." pv "$FILENAME" | ffmpeg -i pipe:0 -map 0:v -map 0:a:m:language:${LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP} -map 0:s -c copy -v error "${TMPFILE}.${FILENAME_EXT}" echo -e "\tReplacing ${FILENAME} with ${TMPFILE}..." mv "${TMPFILE}.${FILENAME_EXT}" "$FILENAME"