Transmutate

Transmutate is a pure KDE desktop tool for converting images, videos, and audio files. It uses KDialog for all interactive prompts and leverages FFmpeg and ImageMagick under the hood to perform the actual transcoding.

Usage

./transmutate.sh <path/to/image|video|audio>

Features

Select output format, quality, and audio/subtitle tracks via KDE dialogs
Convert images to PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, or video formats (MP4, MKV, WebM, AVI, MOV)
Convert videos to MP4, MKV, WebM, AVI, MOV, GIF, or animated WebP
Convert audio to MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG, M4A, or AAC
Animated GIFs and WebPs can be converted to full video formats
GIF/WebP animation options (looping)
If multiple audio or subtitle tracks exist, choose which to include
Handles filename conflicts by prompting to overwrite or auto-renaming

Requirements

KDE / KDialog
FFmpeg
ImageMagick (magick CLI) — optional, used for better GIF and WebP conversion

Description

Transmutate is a KDE desktop tool for converting images, videos, and audio files. It uses KDialog to provide interactive menus where users select the output format, set quality parameters, and choose audio/subtitle tracks. Under the hood, it leverages FFMPEG and ImageMagick to perform the actual transcoding.

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