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GUI preset usage in the CLI
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Description
Hi,
I've run into a problem where i tried to use a GUI preset (*.json) in the CLI. I've exported the preset in the GUI and included it with the --preset-import-gui option, but it failed to use it until i specified the preset name wit the -Z option. Instead it didn't fall back to the standard CLI preset (something H264) but used my chosen encoder (H265) with some other options. Would be nice if there was a note that even with a file with a single preset you still have to use the -Z option.
Thanks in advance
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Research direction
Start with the CLI preset import documentation and the references to --preset-import-gui and -Z. Update the relevant guidance so it explains that a GUI preset file with one preset still requires -Z and verify that the documented behavior matches the reported result.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cli, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100