# auto re-encode

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-re-encode/18014>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** other-dev\
**Created:** [May 30, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-re-encode/18014 "2012-05-30T03:12:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![lordworm666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@lordworm666](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lordworm666)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-re-encode/18014/1 "2012-05-30T03:12:41Z")

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having to re-encode all my video\_ts files etc seems like a lot of work for something that should “come with the package” if you know what i mean. Maybe Plex could re-encode automatically when addidng files to library. realise will increase time but would make life so much easier particularly for people who are not confident with computers…? If include warnings etc of time increase or option to enable auto re-encoding in advanced options could work well

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-re-encode/18014/2 "2019-12-20T21:57:37Z")

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