Feature Request: transcode after record

Would it be possible to add an option to the dvr server to automatically recode / transcode a recording to a set format once it has finished recording?

I am based in the UK and most HD tv is recorded in 1080i and i consume those shows via FireTV4K on various TVs around the house. FireTV4k has a known issue where it crashes when playing back 1080i material, so all my streams are currently transcoded / set to 720p 6mb to avoid this issue internally.

This means that i am always transcoding the recorded shows i watch in realtime. What would be great is if once a show has finished recording it could be automatically configured / transcoded as follows:

= 1080p --> ignore / original
= 1080i --> transcode to 720p
= 720p --> ignore / original
= SD --> ignore / original

(Once transcoded the original recording could then be removed and the database updated to point to the transcoded file instead)

Then i would set the player to use original file playback instead of forced transcode internally

Thoughts... a possibility?

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I'm looking for something similar, but more because the MPEG-2 encoding in US is substantially larger than H.264 or H.265, and I'd like to conserve space (for reduced time copying things elsewhere).

Anybody have handy a scripting solution (cron job) to scan for finished recordings and run a transcoding command?

It's relatively easy to create a script that "watches" a folder for new additions, then opens an app to act on that item. Don't know what OS you are using but on a Mac you could write this in Automator.

and I found this in another sub-forum:

Does anyone know if the script still works?
It appears to be an orphaned project.

What’s the issue with live transcoding if your server is fast enough?

You probably should just use Fileflows or Tdarr instead as that's more easier to use and is actively maintained