# Program for automatically reducing file once recording finishes on Mac

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/program-for-automatically-reducing-file-once-recording-finishes-on-mac/293193>\
**Category:** Apps & Creations\
**Tags:** server-mac\
**Created:** [August 7, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/program-for-automatically-reducing-file-once-recording-finishes-on-mac/293193 "2018-08-07T13:19:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![parkerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cdc98d/32.png) [@parkerd](https://forums.plex.tv/u/parkerd)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/program-for-automatically-reducing-file-once-recording-finishes-on-mac/293193/1 "2018-08-07T13:19:43Z")

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I’m looking for a program or anything for my Mac that will automatically take files once plex records them and reduce the file size. I see MCE buddy but not sure if that is for the Mac and I’m not sure with handbrake how to ask it to automatically reduce a file size when something new shows in a folder. Any ideas with this?

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**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/program-for-automatically-reducing-file-once-recording-finishes-on-mac/293193/2 "2018-08-07T16:46:11Z")

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use Handbrake and convert to .mp4 with the Apple TV settings (if you use Apple TV).

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**Author:** ![parkerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cdc98d/32.png) [@parkerd](https://forums.plex.tv/u/parkerd)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/program-for-automatically-reducing-file-once-recording-finishes-on-mac/293193/3 "2018-08-07T17:13:22Z")

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Yeah I like Handbrake but is there a way to have handbrake automatically convert it once plex finishes recording the file?

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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:** [November 5, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/program-for-automatically-reducing-file-once-recording-finishes-on-mac/293193/4 "2018-11-05T17:14:20Z")

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