Hobby Web Application for Video Conversion and encoding.

This hobby web application is designed to convert x265 MKV video files to x264 MP4 format using ffmpeg, embed multiple subtitles and audio files into the resulting MP4, and ensure efficient streaming compatibility with browser-supported video on a personal media server. The application uses React for the frontend and Node.js and ffmpeg lib in the backend.

Features

• Convert x265 MKV video files to x264 MP4 format.
• Embed multiple subtitles and audio files into the resulting MP4.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)
• ffmpeg
• lm-sensors

Steps

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo-name.git
   cd your-repo-name

2. Install Dependencies

   Navigate to the backend directory and install the dependencies:

   cd backend
   sudo apt install lm-sensors
   npm install

   Then, navigate to the frontend directory and install the dependencies:

   cd ../frontend
   npm install

3. Configure ffmpeg

   Make sure ffmpeg is installed and accessible in your system's PATH. You can download it from ffmpeg.org.

4. Set Up Environment Variables

   Create a .env file in the backend directory and add necessary environment variables:

   PORT=6001
   CPU_CORES=8 #specify the number of cores as per your machine
   

5. Run the Application

   Start the backend server:

   cd backend
   npm start

   Start the frontend development server:

   cd ../frontend
   npm start

6. Access the Application

   Open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000. Enter the admin ==username: admin and password: admin==

Usage

1. Store the mkv file to be converted into the media/videos folder

2. Configure Subtitles and Audio click on encode video

3. Watch the encode status and watch all the completed, waiting, error encodes

Screenshots

Dashboard

Encode video page

Encode queue waiting encodes

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any improvements or bug fixes.

Acknowledgements

• ffmpeg for the powerful multimedia processing capabilities.