[FFmpeg-user] Need to convert 11k files, can ffmpeg run without console window?

Roger Pack rogerdpack2 at gmail.com
Sat Dec 8 18:31:24 CET 2012


On 12/8/12, Alexander von Allmen <avonallmen at gmx.ch> wrote:
> Hey there,
>
> I have ~11k small files I need to convert, wrote a script, everything is
> working fine, however each file opens up a console window, which grabs
> focus, so I can’t do anything on the computer while it’s running.
>
> Is there a way to get ffmpeg’s console window to either pop in the
> background, without taking focus, or preferrably prevent it from opening
> alltogether?

If you start the script in a command window it should stay minimized
and keep all output in that windows...?


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