diff --git a/mkv2mp4.sh b/mkv2mp4.sh
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+++ b/mkv2mp4.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Syntax: $0 VIDEOFILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+
+    # Quality: -crf 18 = almost lossless, -crf 22 = medium, -crf 28 = low
+    # Deinterlace: -vf yadif=1 -field-dominance 0/1 (0=Top field first, 1=Bottom field first; doubles framerate)
+    #           or -vf yadif=1:0 (or 1:1)
+    #              -vf yadif=0 (calculates 1 frame from both fields; keeps framerate)
+    # Scale: -vf scale=-1:720
+    ffmpeg -i "$1" -c:v h264 -c:a aac -c:s copy -preset fast -movflags +faststart -crf 18 -b:a 160k -ar 44100 -ac 2 "${1}.mp4"
+    shift
+done
diff --git a/mkv576i-480p.sh b/mkv576i-480p.sh
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+++ b/mkv576i-480p.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Syntax: $0 VIDEOFILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+    # Quality: -crf 18 = almost lossless, -crf 22 = medium, -crf 28 = low
+    # Deinterlace: -vf yadif=1 -field-dominance 0/1 (0=Top field first, 1=Bottom field first; doubles framerate)
+    #           or -vf yadif=1:0 (or 1:1)
+    #              -vf yadif=0 (calculates 1 frame from both fields; keeps framerate)
+    # Scale: -vf scale=-1:720
+    ffmpeg -i "$1" -c:v h264 -c:a aac -c:s copy -preset fast -movflags +faststart -vf yadif=1:0,scale=-1:480 -crf 18 -b:a 160k -ar 44100 -ac 2 "${1}_480p.mp4"
+    shift
+done