.local/bin/videncode

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ OVERWRITE_DIFFERENT=false
 IS_BATCH=false
 INPUT_DIR=""
 INPUT_FILES=()
-AUDIO_MODE="transcode"
 
 # Prints usage information to stdout.
 usage() {
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ Usage: $(basename "$0") -i input.mp4 [options]
     --max-h                Maximum height in pixels (default: ${DEFAULT_MAX_H})
     --overwrite-same       Overwrite output even if duration matches input
     --overwrite-different  Overwrite output even if duration differs from input
-    --audio-mode           Audio mode: transcode (default) or copy
     -h, --help             Show this help
 EOF
 }
@@ -77,67 +75,20 @@ parse_args() {
 
   while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case "$1" in
-		-i | --input)
+      -i|--input) INFILE="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-			INFILE="$2"
+      -o|--output) OUTFILE="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-			shift 2
+      -c|--crf) CRF="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-			;;
+      -p|--preset) PRESET="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-		-o | --output)
+      -m|--maxrate) MAXRATE="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-			OUTFILE="$2"
+      -b|--bufsize) BUFSIZE="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-			shift 2
+      --extra) EXTRA_ARGS+=("$2"); shift 2 ;;
-			;;
+      --max-w) MAX_W="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-		-c | --crf)
+      --max-h) MAX_H="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-			CRF="$2"
+      --overwrite-same) OVERWRITE_SAME=true; shift ;;
-			shift 2
+      --overwrite-different) OVERWRITE_DIFFERENT=true; shift ;;
-			;;
+      -h|--help) usage; exit 0 ;;
-		-p | --preset)
+      --) shift; break ;;
-			PRESET="$2"
+      *) echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2; usage; exit 1 ;;
-			shift 2
-			;;
-		-m | --maxrate)
-			MAXRATE="$2"
-			shift 2
-			;;
-		-b | --bufsize)
-			BUFSIZE="$2"
-			shift 2
-			;;
-		--extra)
-			EXTRA_ARGS+=("$2")
-			shift 2
-			;;
-		--max-w)
-			MAX_W="$2"
-			shift 2
-			;;
-		--max-h)
-			MAX_H="$2"
-			shift 2
-			;;
-		--overwrite-same)
-			OVERWRITE_SAME=true
-			shift
-			;;
-		--overwrite-different)
-			OVERWRITE_DIFFERENT=true
-			shift
-			;;
-		--audio-mode)
-			AUDIO_MODE="$2"
-			shift 2
-			;;
-		-h | --help)
-			usage
-			exit 0
-			;;
-		--)
-			shift
-			break
-			;;
-		*)
-			echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2
-			usage
-			exit 1
-			;;
     esac
   done
 }
@@ -197,13 +148,8 @@ validate_input_single() {
 
 # Assembles the full ffmpeg command array with all configured options.
 build_ffmpeg_cmd() {
-	# Sets audio flags to transcode to Opus or copy streams unchanged.
+  # Sets audio flags to copy streams unchanged for fidelity.
-	local audio_flags
+  local audio_flags=("-c:a" "copy")
-	if [[ "$AUDIO_MODE" == "transcode" ]]; then
-		audio_flags=("-c:a" "libopus")
-	else
-		audio_flags=("-c:a" "copy")
-	fi
 
   # Constructs the ffmpeg video scaling filter to fit within max dimensions while preserving aspect ratio.
   # Scale logic: for landscape (w>h), constrain width to MAX_W and height to MAX_H;