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What file format do you store your media in? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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Hello! I recently listened to a podcast that talked about how storing media files in .av1 format is very efficient and storage-friendly. I've been storing my files in .mkv format, but now I'm considering using Handbrake or a similar service to convert all my video files to .av1 if it's more compressed than .mkv. So;

What format do you store your media?
What is the optimal way of storing media?
Do you use handbrake or similar services (feel free to suggest) to convert media files?

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[–] Kushan 3 points 7 months ago

Another recommendation for tdarr, set it up in January and let it transcode away, going to h265 for all my media - saved me over 40TB of space so far and I haven't noticed a massive drop In quality or had any playback issues.