New tool script to mass convert .flv to .avi files

Just wanted to advertise the availability of a little bash script I wrote that will mass convert all .flv files to x264 encoded .avi files in a given directory with a single command.  This is useful for example if you you use have a number of youtube videos you wish to convert to x264 encoded video in the .avi container for playback later.
I found the original script written by 3ED_0 in the AUR here which I adapted to run without arguments.  As such, it can be run on an entire directory of .flv files without user interaction.  It does this making use of mediainfo to determine the video and audio bitrates from the original files to pass on to the new files, and by some simple bash commands to handle filenames.
Comments are welcome.
Link to package in the AUR: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35071

You might try the following... I don't know if the movie would have the same characteristics or not.
Canon Camcorder MPEG-4 ASF component
http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Patches/MPEG4_ASF/index.asp?ComponentID=1466 83&SourcePageID=26346
http://downloadlibrary.usa.canon.com/cpr/software/video/mpeg4asf_osx10112.sit
CanonMPEG4ASF.component
Provides the following 'things':
eat :726 :vASF "MPEG4 ASF Movie Importer"
eat :ASF :vASF "MPEG4 ASF Movie Importer"
eat :ASF_:vASF "MPEG4 ASF Movie Importer"
eat :M4V :vASF "MPEG4 ASF Movie Importer"
eat :m4AS:vASF "MPEG4 ASF Movie Importer"
mhlr:aASF:CANO "MPEG4 ASF Audio Media Handler"
mhlr:vASF:CANO "MPEG4 ASF Video Media Handler"
It may also help if you are able to identify which video and audio encoding was used within the avi file...
How to Identify the file*, video and audio** format of a movie or sound file
In QuickTime Player
Open the file
Window menu > Show movie info
Look in the Format: field
Note that QuickTime Player may fail to display any audio information for some files.
In MPlayer OSX
Show the playlist window if it isn't already visible.
Drag the movie file into the playlist window.
Select the movie in the list
Click the "i" button for info
In VLC
Open the movie in VLC
Window menu > Info
Click the black triangles so that they point down
Note that VLC does not display the file format, only the format of the content (audio and video) within the file. A file ending in .divx for instance, is probably in actuality an avi file but VLC doesn't show that information - MPlayer will and QuickTime Player will - if - QuickTime Player will open the file to begin with.

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