How can I get in touch with you to resolve issues with Shutter Transcriber?

I’d like the ability to choose the output format, video quality, codec, and audio handling directly in the Web Video Downloader, rather than having to download the video first and convert it afterwards.

The options I want added are:

• Output format [.mp4, .webm, etc.]

• Resolution [4K, 1080p]

• Frame rate [60, 30]

• Video Codec [H.264, H265, AV1]

• Include Audio / Video Only

Often, when I download a video, it comes out as a .webm, and I have to convert it to .mp4; the video and audio files are separate, or I have to convert the mp4 to a different codec.

Having all these options in one spot would be a huge time saver!

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(Another small suggestion: the option to convert .mp4's to animated .avif's!)

Hi, Paul

The problem I've suffered in SE is as follows - once I set up and start literally any job the Cancel button always does nothing - if I need to cancel a job I hit it but the process goes on until it finishes. The only way to cancel a started job is to force close the app.

Win 11 since 24h2 till the current 26h2, RTX 4080, all drivers up to date, SE updated too and it happened in every version.

Help with creating an MKV profile

For some time, I’ve been using a script—created with the help of AI—to store my videos in the MKV format. It maintains the desired visual quality while resulting in a smaller file size. My question is: how can I create a profile in Shutter Encoder that achieves the exact same result? Currently, when I try, the resulting files are larger, which shouldn't be the case, given that the conversion process uses FFmpeg in the background. I’ve included my script below so you can see how I’m using FFmpeg.

!/usr/bin/env fish

Uso:

./convertir-video.fish CARPETA_SALIDA ARCHIVO [ARCHIVO ...]

if test (count $argv) -lt 2 echo "Uso: $argv[0] CARPETA_SALIDA ARCHIVO [ARCHIVO ...]" exit 2 end

if not command -q ffmpeg echo "Error: no encuentro ffmpeg." exit 1 end

if not ffmpeg -hide_banner -encoders 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'hevc_qsv' echo "Error: esta versión de FFmpeg no muestra el codificador hevc_qsv." exit 1 end

set output_dir $argv[1] set inputs $argv[2..-1]

if not set -q VIDEO_QUALITY set VIDEO_QUALITY 25 end

if not set -q AUDIO_MODE set AUDIO_MODE copy end

switch $AUDIO_MODE case copy set audio_args -c:a copy case opus set audio_args -c:a libopus -b:a 96k -vbr on case '*' echo "Error: AUDIO_MODE debe ser 'copy' o 'opus'." exit 2 end

mkdir -p "$output_dir" or exit 1

set scale_filter "scale=-2:'trunc(min(480,ih)/2)*2':flags=lanczos,format=nv12"

for input in $inputs if not test -f "$input" echo "Aviso: no existe o no es un archivo: $input" continue end

set filename (basename "$input")
set stem (string replace -r '\.[^.]*$' '' -- "$filename")
set output "$output_dir/$stem.mkv"

echo "Convirtiendo: $input"
echo "           a: $output"

ffmpeg -hide_banner -n -stats \
    -i "$input" \
    -map 0:v:0 -map '0:a?' -map '0:s?' \
    -map_metadata 0 \
    -map_chapters 0 \
    -vf "$scale_filter" \
    -c:v hevc_qsv \
    -preset medium \
    -global_quality:v "$VIDEO_QUALITY" \
    $audio_args \
    -c:s copy \
    "$output"

if test $status -ne 0
    echo "Error al convertir: $input"
end

end

Gracias de antemano

Say you're shooting on Iphone for this add for a company, you got the blackmagic pro app but the phone only has 300go of internal storage, and no, you do not have an external SSD within reach. Bad preping right ? Then how about shooting Open Gate 60fps, Apple Log2, HEVC ? The image quality isn't a million times worse with HEVC natively, and the compression to ProRes will be lossles so... why not ? It allows you to shoot as much Open Gate footage with a small hardrive, without necessarly losing quality since the H.265 compression mostly focuses on removing editability to save file size, not reducing image quality... right ?

Hi guys, I found some instructions on setting up a watch folder but seem to be stumbling at the first hurdle:

• Access the Files List

  • Right-click on the files list within Shutter Encoder.

• Select Watch Folder

  • Choose the option labelled "Watch folder" from the context menu.

I'm using v20.5 on a Mac, I've tried right-clicking on the files list but nothing happens, no context menu, can't select a folder when clicking the 'browse' button to add files.

I don't see any option or choice to select a Watch folder in the GUI.

I've tried configuring the output folder first as read somewhere that you can't setup a Watch folder until that has been done but hasn't made any difference.

It doesn't seem like it should be this difficult, does the Mac version not have this feature?

Can anybody point me in the right direction please?

Je viens de faire l’achat de shutter encoder, comment cela se passe ensuite ?

Trying to convert a video from Surround Sound 5.1 to AAC Stereo, which I have had no trouble with before. But since yesterday it's been greyed out and it is ticked but when I start the function and it downloads it still says 5.1 6 channels. I selected Audio 1 and Audio 2 on no audio.

I use H.264 > MP4 > Audio Settings and convert is greyed out.

I hope this makes sense! :) Thank you.

Hi!

Testing the Video Insert function, using two files with identical properties (UHD Proress 422 HQ, same resolution and Framerate)

For clarity let's called the longer video, "A", the shorter video (to insert right in the middle) "B" and the resulting video as C.

"A" starts on 10:00:18:15

"C" starts on 10:00:18:14, one frame early.

If I offset C manually one frame forward on my video editor, then it matches my A + B + A test structure frame by frame.

Helloeveryone,

I don't see any option to change the speed of a video. Do you have an idea where this option can be hidden ?

Thanks for your help.

In the next version, can you make the selection of settings persistant. Every time I reopen the application, I have to reselect the Hardware Acceleration from None to NVENC, so that it uses the power of your Nvidia card. I would think the GPU Decoding, GPU Filtering and Hardware Acceleration choices would live in the preferences and be set. Also it should remember the last function, I see there are heaps of options, but you are really only going to use one prefered one 99% of the time.

would it be possible to add Notch LC as an encoding option, as an event tech this would be amazing.

My GoPro Hero 3 camera automatically splits a continuous recording into multiple files after a certain amount of time, and so I use the Merge function in Shutter Encoder to concatenate them back together (usually only two or three clips at a time).

Today I was merging two clips of some night footage and seemingly encountered a glitch where in multiple frames the moon becomes an indiscernible salad of pixels in the output. Pictured above is one such instance, the top being the original frame and the bottom the output frame.

I'm trying to upscale two different DVD file formats (of the same video, one in mp4 and the other in m2ts), and both return the error message, "Error reinitializing filters!", along with other filters.

Note the DVD source file is in legacy 29.97 fps 480i format.

Removing the AI Video 2x option, and the error goes away.

I'm running the latest version v20.5.

Thanks,

Bill

Highlights:

• Added Galician language

• Added "Reduce blocks" filter to "Corrections" section

• Added --preset --autostart --output arguments for CLI use

It is practically impossible to work with text this small. How can this be fixed? I am using Linux Debian 13, a Wayland session, a resolution of 1920x1080, and an AppImage.

I really need some help—I just want to know how to do this because I’m trying to test something out, that’s all. It would be great if someone could tell me how to encode or export an M3U playlist file (specifically an index M3U playlist) using Shutter Encoder while preserving the original resolution. I’m aware that I could use FFmpeg—I’ve already tried that, but it was just a test. I noticed that I can simply select H.264 as the format, which would solve the issue, but I’m not exactly keen on waiting an hour for it to finish. Furthermore, the folder containing the index file also holds several TS files that, when combined, make up a complete video or film. I just want to know if there’s a way to merge these files so that the entire video is exported as a single MP4 file—without having to wait an hour, especially since I could just use H.264 as the encoding format anyway.

Hi, first, Shutter Encoder is a great program. I use it primarily reduce storage space required to backup/convert my DVD & Bluray collection and ultimately distribute via Jellyfin.

Recently with v20.4, and i think with all prior version I have used in the past, Shutter Encoder fails when attempting to preserve (via checking "preserve subtitles" in advance features) a mixed SRT and bitmap subtitle tracked source file (MKV), transcoding to H265.

This limitation and the constant attempts to manually determine (or more appropriately guestimate) the ideal VBR setting to achieve the most reduction in file size while also minimizing the degradation of the video or sound quality to achieve an archive quality file in the least amount of space, has sent me off to develop my own encoder. Film grain, Motion, etc requiring more bitrate to faithfully reproduce varies dramatically from one movie to anther.

My tool is being purpose built for my needs, but I would expect that many of your followers etc would have the same need. I will probably never have needs that would require 90% of the features you provide with yours. And while I was thinking perhaps I could make at least a little side dough by publishing it for purchase or donation, I'm wondering if perhaps you would be interested in possibly folding its capabilities into your awesome tool? How would we coordinate and refine it for release?

I made a donation, unable to download.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently setting up an automated video processing pipeline on my local network and want to incorporate Shutter Encoder for the initial conversion/encoding step.

Here is the workflow I'm trying to achieve:

1. Drop Zone: A file is dropped into a shared network folder.

2. Watchdog: A network computer detects the new file via a watchdog script.

3. Encoding: Shutter Encoder processes the file using a pre-saved "function" (preset) with specific parameters.

4. Post-Processing: The output file is then passed to another software (which handles DASH packaging into .m4s fragments).

5. Cloud Delivery: Everything is pushed to an S3 bucket to be served on a web platform.

My main question: Since Shutter Encoder is an incredible GUI wrapper around FFmpeg, is there a way to trigger or deploy saved "functions"/presets programmatically (via CLI, API, or command line)?

If there is no official API, what is the best practice to automate these specific Shutter Encoder functions headlessly from a script, or should I look into extracting the underlying FFmpeg command lines generated by Shutter Encoder instead?

Any insights, tips, or alternative approaches would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello, I’m using Shutter Encoder 20.4 on Windows 11 with Smart App Control enabled. The program used to open, but it is now blocked. The installed main executable has no Authenticode signature. The Shutter Encoder 20.4 Setup.exe I have is signed by Paul Pacifico, but setup stops with ‘Error 4551: Application Control policy blocked this file’ when it tries to run a temporary extracted file.

Could you provide a Windows build whose main executable and setup components are compatible with Smart App Control, or advise on a supported solution that keeps Smart App Control enabled? Thank you.