Video Transcoding education
I feel I don't understand this feature enough, even after reading the docs.
I'm using default settings for transcoding (
I have 3500 files in encoded-video, which surprises me as it's like all videos were transcoded for some reason. They all come from Google Photos, from diff cameras etc, and never had any issues playing any.
- When uploaded, do original videos get saved in the library, or in
- Am I losing the original file when it's transcoded?
- Why is the default target resolution so low (720p)? I know I can increase it, but are people ok in general with their 4K videos to be reduced so much? Maybe I don't understand properly what's the purpose of this.
I can't currently check in-server as I'm taking my first huge backup to the cloud (3 days and ongoing).
Thanks!
I'm using default settings for transcoding (
requiredI have 3500 files in encoded-video, which surprises me as it's like all videos were transcoded for some reason. They all come from Google Photos, from diff cameras etc, and never had any issues playing any.
- When uploaded, do original videos get saved in the library, or in
/encoded-video- Am I losing the original file when it's transcoded?
- Why is the default target resolution so low (720p)? I know I can increase it, but are people ok in general with their 4K videos to be reduced so much? Maybe I don't understand properly what's the purpose of this.
I can't currently check in-server as I'm taking my first huge backup to the cloud (3 days and ongoing).
Thanks!
