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Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 10:53
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so I use Xmedia to crop and select etc the videos and do not want JA to tamper with it afterwards = each individual video I have to remember manually to tick do not re-encode?. I forget sometimes and that messes up my 'system' and takes too much space/processing-time for my liking
Is there a way to make an general JA preference ALLWAYS to have ticked any video dragged in w do not re-encode?? (or at least at album level = settings?). I have not found such general option - but I might be blind
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 11:29
in response to: wolf-skate
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I don't think there's any way to do that. With images, it's easy - just tell jAlbum to Link to originals. But that doesn't work with videos.
For years, I have said that the image and video processing should be parallel, with the same choices for both. I'd like to have the Pages tab look like this:
Then, you could just tell jAlbum to use your original videos, without any further processing. |
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 12:00
in response to: wolf-skate
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One way to ease the situation is to use a script, either as a tool or as a prédire.bsh file added to a skin, to mark all videos as do not encode. Would that be of interest?
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 12:03
in response to: RobM
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One way to ease the situation is to use a script, either as a tool or as a prédire.bsh file added to a skin, to mark all videos as do not encode. Would that be of interest?
Nice idea, but that's treating the symptom, rather than the root cause. |
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 14:44
in response to: davidekholm
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yes thanks that helps for single album project- was just not thinking about entering resolution to get to no re-encoding
Edited by: wolf-skate on 15-May-2020 14:48
just tried it as you suggested = this method may work under album creation (not done a make yet) - but does NOT add the icon on video (and when entering options the tick box for do not re-encode is empty??!!) = I better safe than sorry so I still go in now and tick all boxes.
Think your proposed procedure should be more transparent in use =auto icon/ticking boxes, so I am never in doubt if re-encode will happen or not
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 14:44
in response to: wolf-skate
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yes thanks that helps for single album project- was just not thinking about entering resolution to get to no re-encoding
I understand that's not intuitive. |
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 14:55
in response to: davidekholm
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yes thanks that helps for single album project- was just not thinking about entering resolution to get to no re-encoding
I understand that's not intuitive.
According to a previous post, https://jalbum.net/forum/message.jspa?messageID=330950#330950 , jAlbum will still process the video e.g. lowering the quality will reduce the file size. That is still processing the video, isn’t it? |
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 14:58
in response to: RobM
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yes thanks that helps for single album project- was just not thinking about entering resolution to get to no re-encoding
I understand that's not intuitive.
According to a previous post, https://jalbum.net/forum/message.jspa?messageID=330950#330950 , jAlbum will still process the video e.g. lowering the quality will reduce the file size. That is still processing the video, isn’t it?
"Do not re-encode" should do exactly what it says. There's also "Original video" if you wish to re-process it but keep the resolution. |
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 15:01
in response to: davidekholm
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yes thanks that helps for single album project- was just not thinking about entering resolution to get to no re-encoding
I understand that's not intuitive.
According to a previous post, https://jalbum.net/forum/message.jspa?messageID=330950#330950 , jAlbum will still process the video e.g. lowering the quality will reduce the file size. That is still processing the video, isn’t it?
"Do not re-encode" should do exactly what it says. There's also "Original video" if you wish to re-process it but keep the resolution.
Yes, just making sure it is clear as the original question was ‘ so I use Xmedia to crop and select etc the videos and do not want JA to tamper with it ‘. |
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 15:18
in response to: davidekholm
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If this is a general need for your whole project, why don't you set the video "resolution" setting globally to "Do not re-encode" under Settings - Videos ?
Yes, that works.
But now how can I use that to provide a processed video on the slide page, to keep the size down, but still let the visitor download the original full HD video?
(...he asked, already knowing the answer.  ) |
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 23:22
in response to: JeffTucker
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If this is a general need for your whole project, why don't you set the video "resolution" setting globally to "Do not re-encode" under Settings - Videos ?
Yes, that works.
But now how can I use that to provide a processed video on the slide page, to keep the size down, but still let the visitor download the original full HD video?
(...he asked, already knowing the answer. )
Ah, one of those items that's been on your wish list for years, to provide the same linking options for videos as for images. With this in mind, you can at least tell André that I don't fulfill all your wishes in a snap |
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Re: Do not re-encode video as PREFERENCE = 'allways'
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15 May 20, 23:36
in response to: davidekholm
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It's lost in the mists of time, but I think this one goes back to when video support was added. That makes it over seven years. 
And, while you're at it, make originalPath point only to, ya' know, originals. |
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