From 31c3377dfb110d47ccd6d21cb4bb2f327b0abff2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 23:56:52 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update docs/docs/FAQ/Assets-FAQ.md Co-authored-by: Mert <101130780+mertalev@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/docs/FAQ/Assets-FAQ.md | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/docs/FAQ/Assets-FAQ.md b/docs/docs/FAQ/Assets-FAQ.md index aade4461d9..3870515e3f 100644 --- a/docs/docs/FAQ/Assets-FAQ.md +++ b/docs/docs/FAQ/Assets-FAQ.md @@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ Immich generates three thumbnails for each asset (blurred, small, and large), as All machine learning jobs and thumbnail images are recreated. -### What happens if I changed or disabled video transcoding ? +### How can I delete transcoded videos without deleting the original? -If user choose to transcode policy that makes it unnecessary and then run a transcoding job, it will delete unnecessary transcodes. -This can be done on a per-asset basis by starting a transcoding job for an asset, or for all assets by running transcoding jobs for all assets. +The transcode of an asset can be deleted by setting a transcode policy that makes it unnecessary, then running a transcoding job for that asset. This can be done on a per-asset basis by starting a transcoding job for an asset (with the _Refresh encoded videos_ button in the asset viewer options, or for all assets by running transcoding jobs for all assets. -If user choose to changed transcode policy and rerun transcoding job for an asset, the newly encoded videos will overwrite the old ones. +To update the transcode policy, navigate to Administration > Video Transcoding Settings > Transcoding Policy and select a policy from the drop-down. This policy will determine whether an existing transcode will be deleted or overwritten in the transcoding job. If a video should be transcoded according to this policy, an existing transcode is overwritten. If not, then it is deleted. + +:::note +For example, say you have existing transcodes with the policy "Videos higher than normal resolution or not in the desired format" and switch to a narrower policy: "Videos not in the desired format". If an asset was only transcoded due to its resolution, then running a transcoding job for it will now delete the existing transcode. This is because resolution is no longer part of the transcode policy and the transcode is unnecessary as a result. Likewise, if you set the policy to "Don't transcode any videos" and run transcoding jobs for all assets, this will delete all existing transcodes as they are all unnecessary. +::: ### Is it possible to use item compression like in App-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named?