nextcloud / nextcloud/recognize

Would it be possible to enable nvenc in ffmpeg when classifying videos?

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Description

Describe the feature you'd like to request

When classifying videos Recognize pegs all CPU cores to 100% with an ffmpeg process. I assume this is for the video tagging. If its possible to add the option to enable nvenc for the ffmpeg process it would help tremendously.

Describe the solution you'd like

Ultimately it would be great to see recognize ship with the nvenc enabled build of ffmpeg.

But for starters I'd be thrilled to just have a config.php setting I can add/change to enable nvenc, and point recognize to my static build I already have with nvenc enabled.

Describe alternatives you've considered

None so far, I only just realized this about five minutes ago.

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Research direction

Start by locating config.php and the ffmpeg process used during video classification. Check how the configured ffmpeg binary is selected and determine what is needed to support an nvenc-enabled build; done means users can point Recognize to that binary and classification uses it without exhausting all CPU cores.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
machine-learning, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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