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Links:

• Support
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Documentation:

For information on the available encoder settings:

• LibX (CPU encoders)
  • FFmpeg - H.264
  • FFmpeg - H.265
• QuickSync
  • FFmpeg - QuickSync
  • INTEL CPU compatibility chart.
• VAAPI
  • FFmpeg - VAAPI
  • FFmpeg - HWAccelIntro

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Additional Information:

:::note Advanced

If you set the Config mode to "Advanced", the input text privdes the ability to add FFmpeg commandline args in three different places:

1. MAIN OPTIONS - After the default generic options. (Main Options Docs)
2. ADVANCED OPTIONS - After the input file has been specified. (Advanced Options Docs)
3. VIDEO OPTIONS - After the video is mapped. Here you can specify the video encoder, its params and any additional video options. (Video Options Docs) (Advanced Video Options Docs)

ffmpeg \
    -hide_banner \
    -loglevel info \
    <CUSTOM MAIN OPTIONS HERE> \
    -i /path/to/input/video.mkv \
    <CUSTOM ADVANCED OPTIONS HERE> \
    -map 0:0 -map 0:1 \
    -c:v:0 <CUSTOM VIDEO OPTIONS HERE> \
    -c:a:0 copy \
    -y /path/to/output/video.mkv 

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:::note Force transcoding

Enabling the "Force transcoding ..." option under "Standard" mode will force a transcode of the video stream even if it matches the selected video codec.

A file will only be forced to be transcoded once. It will then be flagged in a local .unmanic file to prevent it being added to the pending tasks list in a loop.

However, a file previously flagged to be ignored by this will still be transcoded to apply any matching smart filters such as scaling, stripping data streams, etc. :::