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just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’m not “trying to do” anything but explain the different workflows. Again, I’ve given you solutions, but there isn’t any self-hosted thing in the way you’re asking about. Just find a handbrake UI or an ffmpeg frontend if that’s all you’re looking for.

The question is more about the WHY you need to transcode anything when you already have many better options available to you?

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MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I haven’t found anything that suits my needs as stated.

The main reasons why I need to transcode:

some software don’t support anything other than X formats/codecs (discord doesn’t display previews for VP9 files for example…)

some devices don’t support specific codecs natively

I want to fulfill all use cases. If I ever want to do something that’s not covered by handbrake (ex: can’t FTP to the server and upload the files I want to transcode).

I want simplicity: avoid complicated bridges and installing many things

i want it to be easily shareable and accessible: the client shouldn’t have to download an app, a software. Web browsers are easy and everyone has one. Normies use those online converters for a reason: they’re lazy and can’t be bothered to install things. They’ll take the easier route

if a file takes too much space (ex: on my phone), I want to be able to do encode it to HEVC without having to install software or sending it to my computer)
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- just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  VLC does all of these things and does it locally for the client it’s installed on.
  
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  - MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I don’t want to be an asshole but have you read what I wrote?
    
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    just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I did. You’ve been told no such thing exists multiple times already. I’m just giving you options for what DOES exist. Fuck me, right?
    
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