FFMPEG issue — "[NULL @ 0x7fa48980e200] Unable to find a suitable output format — converting .m4a to .mp3












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I am trying to convert a folder full of music to .mp3 -- see code:



#! /bin/bash
for i in *.m4a ; do
/users/.../itunesmedia/music/ffmpeg -i "$i"
-acodec libmp3lame $(basename “${i%.m4a}”).mp3 sleep 60
done

sudo chmod +x dothis.sh


It says it's an invalid argument.










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  • “${i%.m4a}” --> I believe these should be regular double quotes.

    – Gyan
    Dec 31 '18 at 5:41
















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I am trying to convert a folder full of music to .mp3 -- see code:



#! /bin/bash
for i in *.m4a ; do
/users/.../itunesmedia/music/ffmpeg -i "$i"
-acodec libmp3lame $(basename “${i%.m4a}”).mp3 sleep 60
done

sudo chmod +x dothis.sh


It says it's an invalid argument.










share|improve this question























  • “${i%.m4a}” --> I believe these should be regular double quotes.

    – Gyan
    Dec 31 '18 at 5:41














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I am trying to convert a folder full of music to .mp3 -- see code:



#! /bin/bash
for i in *.m4a ; do
/users/.../itunesmedia/music/ffmpeg -i "$i"
-acodec libmp3lame $(basename “${i%.m4a}”).mp3 sleep 60
done

sudo chmod +x dothis.sh


It says it's an invalid argument.










share|improve this question














I am trying to convert a folder full of music to .mp3 -- see code:



#! /bin/bash
for i in *.m4a ; do
/users/.../itunesmedia/music/ffmpeg -i "$i"
-acodec libmp3lame $(basename “${i%.m4a}”).mp3 sleep 60
done

sudo chmod +x dothis.sh


It says it's an invalid argument.







ffmpeg mp3






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asked Dec 31 '18 at 2:35









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  • “${i%.m4a}” --> I believe these should be regular double quotes.

    – Gyan
    Dec 31 '18 at 5:41



















  • “${i%.m4a}” --> I believe these should be regular double quotes.

    – Gyan
    Dec 31 '18 at 5:41

















“${i%.m4a}” --> I believe these should be regular double quotes.

– Gyan
Dec 31 '18 at 5:41





“${i%.m4a}” --> I believe these should be regular double quotes.

– Gyan
Dec 31 '18 at 5:41










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