Added a way to provide custom arguments to HandBrake.

README.md

@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ of this parameter has the format `<VARIABLE_NAME>=<VALUE>`.
 |`AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_MAX_WATCH_FOLDERS`| Maximum number of watch folders handled by the automatic video converter. | `5` |
 |`HANDBRAKE_DEBUG`| Setting this to `1` enables HandBrake debug logging for both the GUI and the automatic video converter.  For the latter, the increased verbosity is reflected in `/config/log/hb/conversion.log` (container path).  For the GUI, log messages are sent to `/config/log/hb/handbrake.debug.log` (container path).  **NOTE**: When enabled, a lot of information is generated and the log file will grow quickly.  Make sure to enable this temporarily and only when needed. | (unset) |
 |`AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_NO_GUI_PROGRESS`| When set to `1`, progress of videos converted by the automatic video converter is not shown in the HandBrake GUI. | `0` |
+|`AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_HANDBRAKE_CUSTOM_ARGS`| Custom arguments to pass to HandBrake when performing a conversion. | (unset) |
 
 ### Data Volumes
 

appdefs.xml

@@ -949,6 +949,17 @@ On systems running unRAID, the `--ulimit core=-1` parameter can be added to the
           <mask>false</mask>
         </unraid_template>
       </environment_variable>
+      <environment_variable>
+        <name>AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_HANDBRAKE_CUSTOM_ARGS</name>
+        <description>Custom arguments to pass to HandBrake when performing a conversion.</description>
+        <default/>
+        <unraid_template>
+          <title>Automatic Video Converter: Custom HandBrake Arguments</title>
+          <display>advanced</display>
+          <required>false</required>
+          <mask>false</mask>
+        </unraid_template>
+      </environment_variable>
     </environment_variables>
     <!-- Volumes -->
     <volumes>

rootfs/etc/services.d/autovideoconverter/run

@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ process_video() {
         $HANDBRAKE_CLI -i "$video" \
                        -o "$OUTPUT_FILE_TMP" \
                        --title "$TITLE" \
-                       --preset "$AC_PRESET" 2>> \
+                       --preset "$AC_PRESET" \
+                       $AC_HANDBRAKE_CUSTOM_ARGS 2>> \
             /config/log/hb/conversion.log | \
             /usr/bin/unbuffer -p grep "^Encoding" | \
             stdbuf -oL cut -d',' -f2- | \
@@ -372,10 +373,11 @@ while true; do
         AC_KEEP_SOURCE="${AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_KEEP_SOURCE:-1}"
         AC_NON_VIDEO_FILE_ACTION="${AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_NON_VIDEO_FILE_ACTION:-ignore}"
         AC_NON_VIDEO_FILE_EXTENSIONS="${AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_NON_VIDEO_FILE_EXTENSIONS:-jpg jpeg bmp png gif txt nfo}"
+        AC_HANDBRAKE_CUSTOM_ARGS="${AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_HANDBRAKE_CUSTOM_ARGS:-}"
 
         # Apply per-watch folder settings.
         if [ -n "${DIR#*/watch}" ]; then
-            for VAR in PRESET FORMAT SOURCE_STABLE_TIME SOURCE_MIN_DURATION OUTPUT_DIR OUTPUT_SUBDIR KEEP_SOURCE NON_VIDEO_FILE_ACTION NON_VIDEO_FILE_EXTENSIONS
+            for VAR in PRESET FORMAT SOURCE_STABLE_TIME SOURCE_MIN_DURATION OUTPUT_DIR OUTPUT_SUBDIR KEEP_SOURCE NON_VIDEO_FILE_ACTION NON_VIDEO_FILE_EXTENSIONS HANDBRAKE_CUSTOM_ARGS
             do
                 eval "AC_$VAR=\"\${AUTOMATED_CONVERSION_${VAR}_${DIR#*/watch}:-\$AC_$VAR}\""
             done