Reencode Base Media Library

[heiren]

I realize this may not be the most popular feature request due to the non-zero possibility of the re-encode not playing correctly.  However due to the solid experiences I have had with the trancoding system in Plex, I would love the following feature:

 

Take the original file and reencode it using H264 High Profile (with Web Optimized options enabled) with additional audio tracks 1) AAC and 2) original AC3/DTS if available.  I use a low power (AMD E350 based) server and can serve files encoded using handbrake with the aforementioned settings.  I have difficultly serving non reencoded files due to the low processor power of my server.

 

During my reencoding, I also discovered that the resulting files are about 32% smaller on average than the original files.  (Which was a nice bonus.)

 

I would love an option that would go through the library and verify that each media file has the previously mentioned formatting.

[jcoffi]

I have written a bash script that does very nearly what you're asking for. I've been using it for over a year now. My only concern about making it available is that I really don't have the time to provide support for it.