I need help configuring the handbrake rockon. It has an automatic video converter but for the life of me I cannot figure out to change the default presets to another preset that better suits my needs. The GUI settings have no effect on the background converter.
Thanks
Anthony
Looking at the documentation for the container, you’d need to add the environment variables AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_PRESET and AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_FORMAT with the appropriate values.
As the rockon config does not expose this option, you’d probably need to make a copy of the rockon from the rockon registry and modify it to include the enviroment things you need to set up for your use.
In that template file, you need to change the rock-on name, maybe the container name and add the new environment prompts to change it.
I have a changed definition file as an example. It will only add these values to the registry version. It would need to go in the /opt/rockstor/rockons-metastore folder on your rockstor server. Then refresh your rockons and pick HandBrake-Custom rather than HandBrake.
You will need to type the profile you want exactly in the prompt when installing the Rock-on, so you may want to copy/paste it to an editor from the standard one.
Thank you so much!! I now can control the preset on the automatic video converter which greatly simplifies things! Just a note to anyone who needs or wants to do this - the rockons-metastore folder does not exist and you will need to create it. Also make sure to carefully read how to specify the preset - it is category/name of preset. Again thanks for the help Simon… you saved me a mountain of time and I don’t think I would have ever figured it out without your help!
What about video converters? I’ve been looking for a decent one. Could you recommend anything?
DivX Converter is a good option, you can try it out.
You can find a good one here - https://www.movavi.com/ - been using it for a while, completely fine.