Tdarr VS FileFlows

You could also use tdarr to automate transcoding as soon as stuff enters your library so that it’s direct playable when you decide to watch it, but I’ve never needed to try it

The only place I can find mention of the script is Tdarr_Server is not closing exiftool.exe after use. #423 and tdarr_server.exe crashes often #412

I've had issues with my 11600k and now 11400 in unraid too. Though it's CPU encoding in my case. See https://github.com/HaveAGitGat/Tdarr/issues/777 .

So I read through this issue and I have a couple nodes setup, some with QSV and others with NVENC. The respective node capabilities are designated for exactly one of QSV or NVENC.

Have a look at Tdarr for distributed transcoding. I have it on a few nodes and it’s been pretty easy on the network.

I have created a feature request in the Tdarr GitHub page; https://github.com/HaveAGitGat/Tdarr/issues/772

You can also use tdarr if you have more than 1 file it can auto transcodes multiple files in a directory all at once. https://github.com/HaveAGitGat/Tdarr

or this: https://github.com/HaveAGitGat/Tdarr

https://fileflows.com a web based media converter app is built with Blazor.

FileFlows all the way: https://fileflows.com/

Official site GitHub repo

Can I suggest https://fileflows.com/ as an addition tot he list as an alternative to TDARR

Since you're talking about lots of files to process, I can recommend 2 other apps you might find handy: ShutterEncoder Shutter Encoder and FileFlows

You might want to check outFileFlows. It allows you to set your own parameters for automated file processing, including recoding audio & video, using a simple, flow-chart/process flow type gui.

Handbrake was my go-to for years, but for the last 6 months or so I've used Shutter Encoder and FileFlows (both are free) for my encodes.

Fileflows

I'm currently testing out FileFlows to automate converting AVC videos to HEVC using NVENC.

I use Fileflows for such things - https://fileflows.com