Hi! I’m looking for an open-source, preferably FOSS video transcoding web interface.

I would like the transcoding to be done on the server side, be secured by a password if possible (so people don’t 100% the server), and I want no data sharing. Most important feature: must allow web uploads. I don’t want to automate transcoding, or transcode files that are in the server: I want clients to be able to upload their media and get it transcoded.

The transcoding aspect is important: not just a change in container / file extension, but a real transcoding (changing video codec). Being able to change the bitrate is a plus.

I’ve been looking at many projects and most are sadly either too simple for my needs (only container change, no real ability to choose the codec, or unchangeable bitrate), or focused on files that are already on the server.

(something like a ffmpeg web UI that runs on the server would be great)

Thanks :)

  • @[email protected]English
    4•10 days ago

    I’m not “trying to do” anything but explain the different workflows. Again, I’ve given you solutions, but there isn’t any self-hosted thing in the way you’re asking about. Just find a handbrake UI or an ffmpeg frontend if that’s all you’re looking for.

    The question is more about the WHY you need to transcode anything when you already have many better options available to you?

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      2•10 days ago

      I haven’t found anything that suits my needs as stated.

      The main reasons why I need to transcode:

      • some software don’t support anything other than X formats/codecs (discord doesn’t display previews for VP9 files for example…)
      • some devices don’t support specific codecs natively
      • I want to fulfill all use cases. If I ever want to do something that’s not covered by handbrake (ex: can’t FTP to the server and upload the files I want to transcode).
      • I want simplicity: avoid complicated bridges and installing many things
      • i want it to be easily shareable and accessible: the client shouldn’t have to download an app, a software. Web browsers are easy and everyone has one. Normies use those online converters for a reason: they’re lazy and can’t be bothered to install things. They’ll take the easier route
      • if a file takes too much space (ex: on my phone), I want to be able to do encode it to HEVC without having to install software or sending it to my computer)
      • @[email protected]English
        6•10 days ago

        VLC does all of these things and does it locally for the client it’s installed on if pulling from a source.

          • @[email protected]English
            4•10 days ago

            I did. You’ve been told no such thing exists multiple times already. I’m just giving you options for what DOES exist. Fuck me, right?

            • @[email protected]OPEnglish
              2•10 days ago

              VLC is anything but intuitive and I’m pretty sure you can’t encode media and save it on your computer, and for sure not on mobile devices

              • @[email protected]English
                4•10 days ago

                That’s exactly what VLC’s main purpose is. Have you even looked at it? It’s one of the most intuitive front-ends to transcoding out there. Desktop, mobile, and web.

                • @[email protected]OPEnglish
                  1•9 days ago

                  I guess I never found out how to do that. I’ve been using VLC for many years and never found a way to encode a file to something else, change its bitrate, and save to disk. It doesn’t work on iOS for sure.

                • @[email protected]OPEnglish
                  1•6 days ago

                  Just trolling

                  You just sent a documentation page that comes straight from hell, having to use CLI on iPhone (how tf do I do that?), and on top of that it’s a page for STREAMING not TRANSCODING to a file

                  You can’t pull the file from your own device anyways. It would require device -> server -> device to then transcode locally

                  • @[email protected]English
                    2•6 days ago

                    I mean, you just keep asking different people whether a thing that does X exists. They’ve all said no, but you can use Y plus mods to do it. Doesn’t seem good enough for you.

                    Now you’ve risen to “VLC cant do that”. I’ve shown you it can, and you not only beak back at me about it being CLI, but downvote me as well. Thanks for that.

                    streaming not transcoding

                    Literally the first sentence:

                    “This functionality allows you to link VLC’s transcoding capability with a segmenter which will in turn create the series of files needed for http live streaming to the iPhone”

                    You don’t know what you’re talking about, and you don’t understand your own problem.

                    Regardless of any info you get here, you will still need to problem-solve. Good luck.