diff --git a/pic2vid.sh b/pic2vid.sh
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+++ b/pic2vid.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z $1 ] ; then
+    echo "need input file at position 1"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+set -ex
+
+input=$1
+
+if ! [ -f $input ] ; then
+    echo "$input does not appear to exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+basename=${input%.*}
+output="${basename}.mp4"
+
+echo "input: $input"
+echo "output: $output"
+
+ffmpeg -loop 1 -i $input -c:v libx264 -t 8000 -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf scale=640:480 $output
diff --git a/standardize_video.sh b/standardize_video.sh
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+++ b/standardize_video.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z $1 ] ; then
+    echo "need input file at position 1"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+set -ex
+
+input=$1
+
+if ! [ -f $input ] ; then
+    echo "$input does not appear to exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+basename=${input%.*}
+output="${basename}_small.mp4"
+
+echo "input: $input"
+echo "output: $output"
+
+ffmpeg -t 8000 -i $input -s 720x480 -c:a copy $output