simple.yml

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# NOTE: Very simple starter config for pytranscode
#
# Run using: pytranscoder -y simple.yml ...
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# global configuration
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config:
  default_queue_file: '/tmp/fileoffiles.txt'
  ffmpeg:             '/usr/bin/ffmpeg'
  colorize: yes

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# profile definitions.  You can model all your transcoding combinations here.
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profiles:

  #
  # Sample cpu-based transcode, uses built-in default sequential queue
  #
  h264:
    input_options:
    output_options: 
        - "-threads 4"
        - "-c:v x264 "
        - "-crf 20 "
        - "-c:a copy" 
        - "-c:s copy "
        - "-f matroska"
    extension: '.mkv'
    threshold: 20

  #
  # Sample nVidia transcode setup, uses 'cuda' queue defined above
  #
  hevc_cuda:
      input_options: 
        -  "-hwaccel cuvid"
      output_options: 
        -  "-c:v hevc_nvenc"
        -  "-profile:v main"
        -  "-preset medium"
        -  "-crf 20"
        -  "-c:a copy"
        -  "-c:s copy"
        -  '-f matroska"
      extension: '.mkv'
      threshold: 20         # 20% minimum size reduction %, otherwise source is preserved as-is

#
# Rules are evaluated in order.  First matching rule wins so order wisely.
# Rules with a profile of "SKIP" mean to skip processing of the matched video
#
rules:
  'skip video if already encoded in hevc/h265':
      profile: SKIP
      criteria:
        vcodec: 'hevc'

  'skip video if resolution < 700':
      profile: SKIP
      criteria:
        res_height: '<700'

  'content just too big':
      profile: hevc_cuda
      criteria:
        runtime:      '>90'     # more than 90 minutes
        filesize_mb:  '>4000'   # ..and larger than 4 gigabytes

  'small enough already':       # skip if <2.5g size and higher than 720p and between 30 and 64 minutes long.
      profile: SKIP             # transcoding these will probably cause a noticeable quality loss so skip.
      criteria:
        filesize_mb: '<2500'    # less than 2.5 gigabytes
        res_height: '720-1081'  # 1080p, allowing for random oddball resolutions still in the HD range
        runtime:  '30-65'       # between 30 and 65 minutes long

  'default':                    # this will be the DEFAULT (no criteria implies a match)
      profile: hevc_cuda
      criteria:
        vcodec: '!hevc'