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Usage

Adding Watch Folders

  1. Navigate to the Config page
  2. Select either Video Encoder Folders or Audio Encoder Folders
  3. Click on the watch folder picker to browse and select a directory
  4. For video: optionally select target resolution and quality/speed settings
  5. For audio: select desired MP3 bitrate
  6. Click "Add Folder"
  7. The encoder will automatically scan this folder for new files to encode

How Encoding Works

Video Encoding:

  • Automatically scans watch folders for new H.264 video files

  • Skips videos below 720p resolution

  • Skips H.265 files unless a target resolution is configured

  • Encodes H.264 files to H.265 (HEVC) format in MKV container

  • Optionally scales video to target resolution (only if smaller than original)

  • Validates encoded file before replacing original

  • Replaces original file with .mkv version

Audio Encoding:

  • Automatically scans watch folders for new FLAC audio files

  • Converts FLAC to MP3 at specified bitrate (default: 320kbps)

  • Validates encoded file before replacing original

  • Replaces original .flac file with .mp3 version

Monitoring Progress

The Dashboard provides:

  • Current Job: Shows which file is being encoded and elapsed time

  • Queue: List of files waiting to be encoded

  • Total Jobs: Number of successfully encoded files

  • Space Saved: Total storage saved from encoding

  • Separate counters for video and audio encoders

Jobs are processed sequentially (one at a time per encoder type, with video and audio processed in parallel).

Viewing Reports

  1. Navigate to Reports or click "Job Reports" from the dashboard
  2. Filter by date or search by file path/error message
  3. View detailed information for each job:
  4. Original and encoded file sizes
  5. Storage saved
  6. Processing time
  7. Status (success, failed, skipped)
  8. Error messages for failed jobs
  9. Requeue failed jobs by clicking the "Retry" button