From 77d9689c8bb70b72e7acfd7a3d4fd872c7dbcaf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: patk <pat3king@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 09:34:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] added 2026-10-06 09:33:19

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 README.md                                           | 2 +-
 convert-mkv-to-mp4-with-ffmpeg-at-higher-quality.md | 9 +++++++++
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 - [Convert MKV to MP4 with ffmpeg on Linux](/convert-mkv-to-mp4-with-ffmpeg-on-linux.md)
 - [Gitea Create Repo API: Curl POST](/gitea-create-repo-api-curl-post.md)
 - [Mount LUKS drive to Windows Subsystem for Linux Bare](/mount-luks-drive-to-windwos-subsystem-for-linux-bare.md)
-
+- [Convert .mkv to .mp4 with FFMPEG at higher quality](/convert-mkv-to-mp4-with-ffmpeg-at-higher-quality.md)
diff --git a/convert-mkv-to-mp4-with-ffmpeg-at-higher-quality.md b/convert-mkv-to-mp4-with-ffmpeg-at-higher-quality.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Convert .mkv to .mp4 with FFMPEG at higher quality
+
+```bash
+ffmpeg -i "$1" -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? \
+  -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 18 \
+  -c:a aac -b:a 256k \
+  -movflags +faststart \
+  $2
+```