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Problem Description: Cannot select or configure bitrate and convert to MP4 in realtime (without leaving file behind)
Troubleshooting Steps: Looked for settings to control bitrate or MP4 streaming settings.
Playback Application and version: Standard Subsonic Web Interface
Subsonic Version: 6.0.beta1 (build 4676) – February 4, 2016
Server Version: jetty-6.1.x, java 1.8.0_51, Linux (107.9 MB / 444.5 MB)
Hardware Platform: Gentoo Linux - kernel 4.1.15-gentoo-r1
Java Memory Limit: 512mb
Problem Filename: Stargate Atlantis - 05x14 - The Prodigal.mkv

I click on the 'convert video' link and this portion works fine. There is not options to set for which bitrate. The other concern I have is that the newly created 'streamable' file sits in the same folder as my media files. This screws up my library for other local players at home (ie kodi).

1. Is there a setting somewhere to have these streamable mp4 files to be stored elsewhere on the filesystem?
2. Is there anyway to restrcit the filesize/bitrate of these files?

Here's an example of a file. This file is ~2.2GB MKV/x264 file. After conversion to a 'streamable' mp4 it is still 1.79gb. This results in a ~5.5mbps stream still. I have a decent internet (100mbpsdown 30mbps up) but I want my output to scale the video and bitrate down. This is what 5.3 did automagically -> I wa able to select, say, 1mbps and the trasncoer would scale the video accordingly.

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[2016-03-11 23:16:50,191] INFO VideoConversionService - Starting video converter: /var/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg -i /files/video/TV/Stargate Atlantis/Season05/Stargate Atlantis - 05x14 - The Prodigal.mkv -ac 2 -f mp4 -preset superfast -y -c:v copy /files/video/TV/Stargate Atlantis/Season05/Stargate Atlantis - 05x14 - The Prodigal.tmp
[2016-03-11 23:18:39,517] INFO VideoConversionService - ffmpeg exit value: 0
[2016-03-11 23:18:39,680] INFO VideoConversionService - Completed video conversion of Stargate Atlantis - 05x14 - The Prodigal