I'm trying to trim my H.264 archive, but it's taking a long time.
Versions:
This applies to MediaManager 4.4.
Resolution
The trimming process takes noticeably longer on large files for customers using the H.264 solution, due to format and file size.
Here are some estimates depending on the video length:
Archive Length
Trimming Time
3 hours
7-15 minutes
6 hours
20-25 minutes
12 hours
2 hours 30 mins
To help mitigate this issue, we recommend:
Starting the meeting when it actually begins in the chambers so you don't need to trim the beginning of the file.
If you need to trim, do it last. Start trimming before you leave for lunch or head home for the day. That way, you won't need to sit and watch the file the whole time it is trimming.
Some things to note about trimming:
The destination archive’s status during trimming is set to Trimming. If archive A is trimmed to archive B, then B temporarily has the Trimming status and A's status is not changed. If archive A is trimming back to itself, A has the Trimming status.
A “Trim Processing” message informs you when the trimming process begins.
You can’t start trimming a file while it is being trimmed, but you can trim a different file at the same time.
You can edit the minutes during a trim, but editing timestamps during a trim can potentially result in out-of-sync timestamps, so we do not recommend it.
Copying the archive is not allowed during trimming.
