# automatic optimize versions

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-optimize-versions/150806>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [July 8, 2016, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-optimize-versions/150806 "2016-07-08T08:34:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![wesleyg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ebca7d/32.png) [@wesleyg](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wesleyg)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-optimize-versions/150806/1 "2016-07-08T08:34:44Z")

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it would be nice if i could set the server to make an optimized version if it detect a new file with a specific codec

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**Author:** ![Cyffroi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/cyffroi/32/21522_2.png) [@Cyffroi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Cyffroi)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-optimize-versions/150806/2 "2016-12-29T21:49:15Z")

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I Agree, especially with the new DVR (Beta) it would be super nice if the system could recognize the new .TS file and sometime when the processer is open make an optimized version, it would help cut down the Hard drives filling up, and make use of a much better compression algorithm. An alternative would to automatically apply a tag to any DVR’d content that I could then call using the optimization process.

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**Author:** ![markexperience](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@markexperience](https://forums.plex.tv/u/markexperience)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-optimize-versions/150806/3 "2016-12-31T21:50:56Z")

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+1  
for me, the ability to schedule optimization for CPU downtime would be a bonus.

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**Author:** ![jonathanrn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@jonathanrn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jonathanrn)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-optimize-versions/150806/4 "2017-09-22T18:20:59Z")

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I would LOVE this! Automatic optimizing of my Live TV recordings (with automatic deletion of the original file) along with scheduling that to be done overnight would be AWESOME!!!

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**Author:** ![jfth24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@jfth24](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jfth24)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-optimize-versions/150806/5 "2017-09-25T02:39:45Z")

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Yes I would like to be able to schedule (say from midnight to 9 am) DVR recording optimization with deletion of original file.  
Well same as Jonathanrn. 😉

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-optimize-versions/150806/6 "2021-05-29T13:42:34Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

> [@Dynamic Conversions](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dynamic-conversions/136729):
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> I’d like plex to convert acceptable versions based on what a client typically watches. Is the user currently working through a TV show? Pre-convert the next few episodes when the server is idle.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-optimize-versions/150806/7 "2021-06-10T00:43:16Z")

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