[Feature] Option to Exclude Live Photos from Encoding

[fpaivinha]

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• Yes

The feature

Hi,

First off, thank you for your amazing work on Immich! It's been incredibly helpful, and I truly appreciate the effort that goes into its development.

I wanted to propose a new feature: an option to exclude Live Photos (from iPhones) from being encoded. While I use the encoding feature to make videos smaller for better streaming when I'm outside, Live Photos are already small enough that encoding them isn’t necessary.

A possible implementation could be a setting to skip encoding videos under a specific duration (e.g., n seconds) or below a certain file size (e.g., KB/MB). This would save processing resources and streamline the workflow for users who handle Live Photos.

Do you think this feature could be added in a future update?

Thank you again for your time and consideration!

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile