Comment on C4illin/ConvertX: Self-hosted online file converter that supports 1000+ formats
raltoid@lemmy.world 1 week agoDifferent use cases.
It’s not like your uploading and downloading gigabytes to it to use ffmpeg. For that you use something local. This is for converting smaller files conveniently. For example from a laptop and you don’t want to use a public converter that might keep the content.
If you regularly convert certain file types on a computer, dedicated apps tend to be better than these combo ones anyway.
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Why would anyone setup and maintain a server to do infrequent conversions of small files?
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Because otherwise you need to maintain it on everyone of your computers and phone and everytime you wipe them and in every virtual machine you make and the developpers would need to maintain a version for every operating system that exists and they always forget to make a version for BeOS so that sucks
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I’m genuinely confused about the use cases you all seem to have. When are you sitting in a field on your phone trying desperately to convert a .avi to a .mkv?
For desktops you just need to have ffmpeg or handbrake or ImageMagick installed - there’s nothing to “maintain”. Image conversion is as simple as
convert test.jpg test.png.raltoid@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I worked IT for a newspaper back when they were more relevant. The satelite offices and in-field work had a surprising amount of problems like that.
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Just try to explain how to install ffmpeg to grandma