Re-encode your old avi, divx, mpg, etc... at scale

[FunkyBuddha]

Use Case:

• You have significant video files with older formats (avi, divx, ogm, mpeg, etc.) and codecs that are taking up significant space on your drives.
• Re-encode the files to H.265/HEVC to reduce size without noticeable quality difference.
• Drag and drop your video file and let Tdarr do the rest.
• Encoded 20 old avi files in half a day using five nodes with varying hardware transcoding capabilities.

Note:

• I tried adding a raspberry pi node which failed miserably. I don't recommend using these devices.

Here's how:

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• Install Tdarr on your devices - You can have a maximum of five nodes for the free version
• Install it on devices that support hardware assisted encoding (nvenc, qsv, etc.) so that each node can transcode several videos at the same time using your CPU/GPU
• That's it!