Add scale filter to documentation

server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils.ts

@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ async function buildx264VODCommand (command: ffmpeg.FfmpegCommand, options: Tran
 
   if (options.resolution !== undefined) {
     scaleFilterValue = options.isPortraitMode === true
-      ? `${options.resolution}:-2`
-      : `-2:${options.resolution}`
+      ? `w=${options.resolution}:h=-2`
+      : `w=-2:h=${options.resolution}`
   }
 
   command = await presetVideo({ command, input: options.inputPath, transcodeOptions: options, fps, scaleFilterValue })

server/lib/video-transcoding-profiles.ts

@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ import { VIDEO_TRANSCODING_FPS } from '../initializers/constants'
 
 const defaultX264VODOptionsBuilder: EncoderOptionsBuilder = async ({ input, resolution, fps }) => {
   const targetBitrate = await buildTargetBitrate({ input, resolution, fps })
-  if (!targetBitrate) return { inputOptions: [ ], outputOptions: [ ] }
+  if (!targetBitrate) return { outputOptions: [ ] }
 
   return {
-    inputOptions: [ ],
     outputOptions: [
       `-preset veryfast`,
       `-r ${fps}`,
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ const defaultX264LiveOptionsBuilder: EncoderOptionsBuilder = async ({ resolution
   const targetBitrate = getTargetBitrate(resolution, fps, VIDEO_TRANSCODING_FPS)
 
   return {
-    inputOptions: [ ],
     outputOptions: [
       `-preset veryfast`,
       `${buildStreamSuffix('-r:v', streamNum)} ${fps}`,
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ const defaultAACOptionsBuilder: EncoderOptionsBuilder = async ({ input, streamNu
 
   if (await canDoQuickAudioTranscode(input, probe)) {
     logger.debug('Copy audio stream %s by AAC encoder.', input)
-    return { copy: true, inputOptions: [ ], outputOptions: [ ] }
+    return { copy: true, outputOptions: [ ] }
   }
 
   const parsedAudio = await getAudioStream(input, probe)
@@ -72,14 +70,14 @@ const defaultAACOptionsBuilder: EncoderOptionsBuilder = async ({ input, streamNu
   logger.debug('Calculating audio bitrate of %s by AAC encoder.', input, { bitrate: parsedAudio.bitrate, audioCodecName })
 
   if (bitrate !== undefined && bitrate !== -1) {
-    return { inputOptions: [ ], outputOptions: [ buildStreamSuffix('-b:a', streamNum), bitrate + 'k' ] }
+    return { outputOptions: [ buildStreamSuffix('-b:a', streamNum), bitrate + 'k' ] }
   }
 
-  return { inputOptions: [ ], outputOptions: [ ] }
+  return { outputOptions: [ ] }
 }
 
 const defaultLibFDKAACVODOptionsBuilder: EncoderOptionsBuilder = ({ streamNum }) => {
-  return { inputOptions: [ ], outputOptions: [ buildStreamSuffix('-q:a', streamNum), '5' ] }
+  return { outputOptions: [ buildStreamSuffix('-q:a', streamNum), '5' ] }
 }
 
 // Used to get and update available encoders

server/tests/plugins/plugin-transcoding.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   uninstallPlugin,
   updateCustomSubConfig,
   uploadVideoAndGetId,
-  waitFfmpegUntilError,
   waitJobs,
   waitUntilLivePublished
 } from '../../../shared/extra-utils'

support/doc/plugins/guide.md

@@ -341,9 +341,16 @@ async function register ({
       const streamString = streamNum ? ':' + streamNum : ''
 
       // You can also return a promise
-      // All these options are optional and defaults to []
+      // All these options are optional
       return {
+        scaleFilter: {
+          // Used to define an alternative scale filter, needed by some encoders
+          // Default to 'scale'
+          name: 'scale_vaapi'
+        },
+        // Default to []
         inputOptions: [],
+        // Default to []
         outputOptions: [
         // Use a custom bitrate
           '-b' + streamString + ' 10K'