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FFmpeg BigBoss

Process video and audio using FFmpeg BigBoss capabilities

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Compress (Optimize)

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Summary

Compresses a media file to reduce its size using FFmpeg BigBoss with selectable preset and CRF quality settings.

Inputs

  • mode — Toggle between Simple (easy presets) and BigBoss (granular control) options
  • preset — Encoding preset affecting speed vs quality (e.g., ultrafast, superfast, medium, slow, veryslow)
  • crf — Constant Rate Factor for quality; 0 is lossless, 23 is default, 51 is worst
  • inputSource — Select how the media is provided: Binary Field or File Path
  • binaryPropertyName (required) — Name of the binary property that holds the media file

Output shape

a single binary file representing the compressed video

Exactly one output record is returned containing the compressed file; errors are propagated unless continueOnFail is enabled.

Examples

Example 1: Compress an uploaded video using default medium preset and CRF 23

mode: simple, preset: medium, crf: 23, inputSource: binary

Example 2: Compress a file supplied via file path with a slower preset for higher compression

mode: bigboss, preset: slow, crf: 20, inputSource: path

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