Removes all metadata from video files and sets Title to match filename.

update-video-titles.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# update-video-titles.sh
#
# Description:
#   Removes all metadata from video files and sets Title to match filename.
#
# Requirements:
#   sudo pacman -S perl-image-exiftool mkvtoolnix-cli
#
# Usage:
#   ./update-video-titles.sh [directory]
#
# Examples:
#   ./update-video-titles.sh              # Current directory
#   ./update-video-titles.sh ~/Videos     # Specific directory
#
# Supports: MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV
#

DIR="${1:-.}"
cd "$DIR" || exit 1

# Process MP4, AVI, MOV with exiftool
for f in *.mp4 *.avi *.mov; do
    [ -f "$f" ] || continue
    exiftool -all= -Title="${f%.*}" "$f" -overwrite_original
    echo "Done: $f"
done

# Process MKV with mkvpropedit
for f in *.mkv; do
    [ -f "$f" ] || continue
    mkvpropedit "$f" --edit info --set "title=${f%.*}"
    echo "Done: $f"
done