diff --git a/internal/config/config_ffmpeg.go b/internal/config/config_ffmpeg.go
index 1c198142f..2a591d1b9 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_ffmpeg.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_ffmpeg.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/ffmpeg/encode"
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/thumb"
+	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pkg/fs"
+	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pkg/txt"
 )
 
 // FFmpegBin returns the ffmpeg executable file name.
@@ -33,13 +35,31 @@ func (c *Config) FFmpegSize() int {
 	return thumb.VideoSize(c.options.FFmpegSize).Width
 }
 
-// FFmpegBitrate returns the ffmpeg bitrate limit in Mbps.
+// FFmpegQuality returns the ffmpeg encoding quality from 1 to 100,
+// with a default of 50 and where 100 is almost lossless.
+func (c *Config) FFmpegQuality() int {
+	switch {
+	case c.options.FFmpegQuality <= 0:
+		return encode.DefaultQuality
+	case c.options.FFmpegQuality < encode.WorstQuality:
+		return encode.WorstQuality
+	case c.options.FFmpegQuality > 100:
+		return encode.BestQuality
+	default:
+		return c.options.FFmpegQuality
+	}
+}
+
+// FFmpegBitrate returns the ffmpeg bitrate limit in Mbps for non-AVC videos to be transcoded
+// even if they could be played natively (optional).
 func (c *Config) FFmpegBitrate() int {
 	switch {
 	case c.options.FFmpegBitrate <= 0:
-		return 60
-	case c.options.FFmpegBitrate >= 960:
-		return 960
+		return encode.DefaultBitrateLimit
+	case c.options.FFmpegBitrate < encode.MinBitrateLimit:
+		return encode.MinBitrateLimit
+	case c.options.FFmpegBitrate >= encode.MaxBitrateLimit:
+		return encode.MaxBitrateLimit
 	default:
 		return c.options.FFmpegBitrate
 	}
@@ -56,10 +76,33 @@ func (c *Config) FFmpegBitrateExceeded(bitrate float64) bool {
 	}
 }
 
+// FFmpegPreset returns the ffmpeg encoding preset from "ultrafast" to "veryslow",
+// see https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264#Preset.
+func (c *Config) FFmpegPreset() string {
+	if c.options.FFmpegPreset == "" {
+		return encode.PresetFast
+	}
+
+	return c.options.FFmpegPreset
+}
+
+// FFmpegDevice returns the ffmpeg device path for supported hardware encoders (optional).
+func (c *Config) FFmpegDevice() string {
+	if c.options.FFmpegDevice == "" {
+		return ""
+	} else if txt.IsUInt(c.options.FFmpegDevice) {
+		return c.options.FFmpegDevice
+	} else if fs.DeviceExists(c.options.FFmpegDevice) {
+		return c.options.FFmpegDevice
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
 // FFmpegMapVideo returns the video streams to be transcoded as string.
 func (c *Config) FFmpegMapVideo() string {
 	if c.options.FFmpegMapVideo == "" {
-		return encode.MapVideo
+		return encode.DefaultMapVideo
 	}
 
 	return c.options.FFmpegMapVideo
@@ -68,7 +111,7 @@ func (c *Config) FFmpegMapVideo() string {
 // FFmpegMapAudio returns the audio streams to be transcoded as string.
 func (c *Config) FFmpegMapAudio() string {
 	if c.options.FFmpegMapAudio == "" {
-		return encode.MapAudio
+		return encode.DefaultMapAudio
 	}
 
 	return c.options.FFmpegMapAudio
@@ -77,7 +120,7 @@ func (c *Config) FFmpegMapAudio() string {
 // FFmpegOptions returns the FFmpeg options to use for video transcoding.
 func (c *Config) FFmpegOptions(encoder encode.Encoder, bitrate string) (encode.Options, error) {
 	// Get options to transcode other formats with FFmpeg.
-	opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(c.FFmpegBin(), encoder, c.FFmpegSize(), bitrate, c.FFmpegMapVideo(), c.FFmpegMapAudio())
+	opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(c.FFmpegBin(), encoder, c.FFmpegSize(), c.FFmpegQuality(), c.FFmpegPreset(), c.FFmpegDevice(), c.FFmpegMapVideo(), c.FFmpegMapAudio())
 
 	// Check options and return error if invalid.
 	if opt.Bin == "" {
diff --git a/internal/config/config_ffmpeg_test.go b/internal/config/config_ffmpeg_test.go
index 28b50137b..89c4e82d7 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_ffmpeg_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_ffmpeg_test.go
@@ -32,13 +32,16 @@ func TestConfig_FFmpegEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestConfig_FFmpegBitrate(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewConfig(CliTestContext())
-	assert.Equal(t, 60, c.FFmpegBitrate())
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.DefaultBitrateLimit, c.FFmpegBitrate())
 
 	c.options.FFmpegBitrate = 1000
-	assert.Equal(t, 960, c.FFmpegBitrate())
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.MaxBitrateLimit, c.FFmpegBitrate())
 
 	c.options.FFmpegBitrate = -5
-	assert.Equal(t, 60, c.FFmpegBitrate())
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.DefaultBitrateLimit, c.FFmpegBitrate())
+
+	c.options.FFmpegBitrate = 1
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.MinBitrateLimit, c.FFmpegBitrate())
 
 	c.options.FFmpegBitrate = 800
 	assert.Equal(t, 800, c.FFmpegBitrate())
@@ -70,6 +73,11 @@ func TestConfig_FFmpegSize(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, thumb.Sizes[thumb.Fit7680].Width, c.FFmpegSize())
 }
 
+func TestConfig_FFmpegQuality(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewConfig(CliTestContext())
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.DefaultQuality, c.FFmpegQuality())
+}
+
 func TestConfig_FFmpegBitrateExceeded(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewConfig(CliTestContext())
 	c.options.FFmpegBitrate = 0
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ func TestConfig_FFmpegBitrateExceeded(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, c.FFmpegBitrateExceeded(0.95))
 	assert.False(t, c.FFmpegBitrateExceeded(1.0))
 	assert.True(t, c.FFmpegBitrateExceeded(1.05))
-	assert.True(t, c.FFmpegBitrateExceeded(2.05))
+	assert.True(t, c.FFmpegBitrateExceeded(6.05))
 	c.options.FFmpegBitrate = 50
 	assert.False(t, c.FFmpegBitrateExceeded(0.95))
 	assert.False(t, c.FFmpegBitrateExceeded(1.05))
@@ -91,14 +99,28 @@ func TestConfig_FFmpegBitrateExceeded(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, c.FFmpegBitrateExceeded(2.05))
 }
 
+func TestConfig_FFmpegPreset(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewConfig(CliTestContext())
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.PresetFast, c.FFmpegPreset())
+}
+
+func TestConfig_FFmpegDevice(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewConfig(CliTestContext())
+	assert.Equal(t, "", c.FFmpegDevice())
+	c.options.FFmpegDevice = "0"
+	assert.Equal(t, "0", c.FFmpegDevice())
+	c.options.FFmpegDevice = ""
+	assert.Equal(t, "", c.FFmpegDevice())
+}
+
 func TestConfig_FFmpegMapVideo(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewConfig(CliTestContext())
-	assert.Equal(t, encode.MapVideo, c.FFmpegMapVideo())
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.DefaultMapVideo, c.FFmpegMapVideo())
 }
 
 func TestConfig_FFmpegMapAudio(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewConfig(CliTestContext())
-	assert.Equal(t, encode.MapAudio, c.FFmpegMapAudio())
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.DefaultMapAudio, c.FFmpegMapAudio())
 }
 
 func TestConfig_FFmpegOptions(t *testing.T) {
@@ -108,9 +130,8 @@ func TestConfig_FFmpegOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, c.FFmpegBin(), opt.Bin)
 	assert.Equal(t, encode.SoftwareAvc, opt.Encoder)
-	assert.Equal(t, bitrate, opt.BitrateLimit)
-	assert.Equal(t, encode.MapVideo, opt.MapVideo)
-	assert.Equal(t, encode.MapAudio, opt.MapAudio)
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.DefaultMapVideo, opt.MapVideo)
+	assert.Equal(t, encode.DefaultMapAudio, opt.MapAudio)
 	assert.Equal(t, c.FFmpegMapVideo(), opt.MapVideo)
 	assert.Equal(t, c.FFmpegMapAudio(), opt.MapAudio)
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/flags.go b/internal/config/flags.go
index a60ae04fe..8eeabd975 100644
--- a/internal/config/flags.go
+++ b/internal/config/flags.go
@@ -794,36 +794,51 @@ var Flags = CliFlags{
 		Flag: &cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:    "ffmpeg-encoder",
 			Aliases: []string{"vc"},
-			Usage:   "FFmpeg AVC encoder `NAME`",
+			Usage:   "FFmpeg AVC video encoder `NAME`",
 			Value:   "libx264",
 			EnvVars: EnvVars("FFMPEG_ENCODER"),
 		}}, {
 		Flag: &cli.IntFlag{
 			Name:    "ffmpeg-size",
-			Aliases: []string{"vs"},
-			Usage:   "maximum video size in `PIXELS` (720-7680)",
+			Usage:   "encoding resolution limit in `PIXELS` (720-7680)",
 			Value:   thumb.Sizes[thumb.Fit4096].Width,
 			EnvVars: EnvVars("FFMPEG_SIZE"),
 		}}, {
+		Flag: &cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:    "ffmpeg-quality",
+			Usage:   fmt.Sprintf("encoding `QUALITY` (%d-%d, where %d is almost lossless)", encode.WorstQuality, encode.BestQuality, encode.BestQuality),
+			Value:   encode.DefaultQuality,
+			EnvVars: EnvVars("FFMPEG_QUALITY"),
+		}}, {
 		Flag: &cli.IntFlag{
 			Name:    "ffmpeg-bitrate",
-			Aliases: []string{"vb"},
-			Usage:   "maximum video `BITRATE` in Mbps",
-			Value:   60,
+			Usage:   fmt.Sprintf("bitrate `LIMIT` in Mbps for forced transcoding of non-AVC videos (%d-%d; %d to disable)", encode.MinBitrateLimit, encode.MaxBitrateLimit, encode.NoBitrateLimit),
+			Value:   encode.DefaultBitrateLimit,
 			EnvVars: EnvVars("FFMPEG_BITRATE"),
 		}}, {
+		Flag: &cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "ffmpeg-preset",
+			Usage:   "FFmpeg compression `PRESET` when using an encoder that supports it, e.g. fast, medium, or slow",
+			Value:   encode.PresetFast,
+			EnvVars: EnvVars("FFMPEG_PRESET"),
+		}}, {
+		Flag: &cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "ffmpeg-device",
+			Usage:   "FFmpeg device `PATH` when using a hardware encoder that supports it as parameter",
+			EnvVars: EnvVars("FFMPEG_DEVICE"),
+		}}, {
 		Flag: &cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:    "ffmpeg-map-video",
-			Usage:   "video `STREAMS` that should be transcoded",
-			Value:   encode.MapVideo,
+			Usage:   "transcoding video stream `MAP`",
+			Value:   encode.DefaultMapVideo,
 			EnvVars: EnvVars("FFMPEG_MAP_VIDEO"),
-		}, DocDefault: fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", encode.MapVideo)}, {
+		}, DocDefault: fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", encode.DefaultMapVideo)}, {
 		Flag: &cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:    "ffmpeg-map-audio",
-			Usage:   "audio `STREAMS` that should be transcoded",
-			Value:   encode.MapAudio,
+			Usage:   "transcoding audio stream `MAP`",
+			Value:   encode.DefaultMapAudio,
 			EnvVars: EnvVars("FFMPEG_MAP_AUDIO"),
-		}, DocDefault: fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", encode.MapAudio)}, {
+		}, DocDefault: fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", encode.DefaultMapAudio)}, {
 		Flag: &cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:    "exiftool-bin",
 			Usage:   "ExifTool `COMMAND` for extracting metadata",
diff --git a/internal/config/options.go b/internal/config/options.go
index 449175d15..855bc23df 100644
--- a/internal/config/options.go
+++ b/internal/config/options.go
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ type Options struct {
 	FFmpegBin              string        `yaml:"FFmpegBin" json:"-" flag:"ffmpeg-bin"`
 	FFmpegEncoder          string        `yaml:"FFmpegEncoder" json:"FFmpegEncoder" flag:"ffmpeg-encoder"`
 	FFmpegSize             int           `yaml:"FFmpegSize" json:"FFmpegSize" flag:"ffmpeg-size"`
+	FFmpegQuality          int           `yaml:"FFmpegQuality" json:"FFmpegQuality" flag:"ffmpeg-quality"`
 	FFmpegBitrate          int           `yaml:"FFmpegBitrate" json:"FFmpegBitrate" flag:"ffmpeg-bitrate"`
+	FFmpegPreset           string        `yaml:"FFmpegPreset" json:"FFmpegPreset" flag:"ffmpeg-preset"`
+	FFmpegDevice           string        `yaml:"FFmpegDevice" json:"-" flag:"ffmpeg-device"`
 	FFmpegMapVideo         string        `yaml:"FFmpegMapVideo" json:"FFmpegMapVideo" flag:"ffmpeg-map-video"`
 	FFmpegMapAudio         string        `yaml:"FFmpegMapAudio" json:"FFmpegMapAudio" flag:"ffmpeg-map-audio"`
 	ExifToolBin            string        `yaml:"ExifToolBin" json:"-" flag:"exiftool-bin"`
diff --git a/internal/config/report.go b/internal/config/report.go
index ea8f16e67..e87ef11ba 100644
--- a/internal/config/report.go
+++ b/internal/config/report.go
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ func (c *Config) Report() (rows [][]string, cols []string) {
 		{"ffmpeg-bin", c.FFmpegBin()},
 		{"ffmpeg-encoder", c.FFmpegEncoder().String()},
 		{"ffmpeg-size", fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.FFmpegSize())},
+		{"ffmpeg-quality", fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.FFmpegQuality())},
 		{"ffmpeg-bitrate", fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.FFmpegBitrate())},
+		{"ffmpeg-preset", c.FFmpegPreset()},
+		{"ffmpeg-device", c.FFmpegDevice()},
 		{"ffmpeg-map-video", c.FFmpegMapVideo()},
 		{"ffmpeg-map-audio", c.FFmpegMapAudio()},
 		{"exiftool-bin", c.ExifToolBin()},
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/apple/avc.go b/internal/ffmpeg/apple/avc.go
index 700c71117..05f2d7305 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/apple/avc.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/apple/avc.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TranscodeToAvcCmd(srcName, destName string, opt encode.Options) *exec.Cmd {
 	// ffmpeg -hide_banner -h encoder=h264_videotoolbox
 	return exec.Command(
 		opt.Bin,
-		"-y",
+		"-hide_banner", "-y",
 		"-strict", "-2",
 		"-i", srcName,
 		"-c:v", opt.Encoder.String(),
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TranscodeToAvcCmd(srcName, destName string, opt encode.Options) *exec.Cmd {
 		"-profile", "high",
 		"-level", "51",
 		"-r", "30",
-		"-b:v", opt.BitrateLimit,
+		"-q:v", opt.QvQuality(),
 		"-f", "mp4",
 		"-movflags", opt.MovFlags,
 		destName,
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/avc.go b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/avc.go
index 02b2bf67d..e239fd638 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/avc.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/avc.go
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ import "os/exec"
 func TranscodeToAvcCmd(srcName, destName string, opt Options) *exec.Cmd {
 	return exec.Command(
 		opt.Bin,
-		"-y",
+		"-hide_banner", "-y",
 		"-strict", "-2",
 		"-i", srcName,
 		"-c:v", opt.Encoder.String(),
 		"-map", opt.MapVideo,
 		"-map", opt.MapAudio,
 		"-c:a", "aac",
+		"-preset", opt.Preset,
 		"-vf", opt.VideoFilter(FormatYUV420P),
 		"-max_muxing_queue_size", "1024",
-		"-crf", "23",
 		"-r", "30",
-		"-b:v", opt.BitrateLimit,
+		"-crf", opt.CrfQuality(),
 		"-f", "mp4",
 		"-movflags", opt.MovFlags,
 		destName,
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/const.go b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/const.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4388b804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/const.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package encode
+
+// FFmpegBin defines the default ffmpeg binary name.
+const FFmpegBin = "ffmpeg"
+
+// Bitrate limit min, max, and default settings in MBps.
+const (
+	NoBitrateLimit      = -1
+	MinBitrateLimit     = 1
+	DefaultBitrateLimit = 60
+	MaxBitrateLimit     = 960
+)
+
+// Default video and audio track mapping.
+const (
+	DefaultMapVideo = "0:v:0"
+	DefaultMapAudio = "0:a:0?"
+)
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/flags.go b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/flags.go
index 73a73ee37..6254aa938 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/flags.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/flags.go
@@ -7,9 +7,3 @@ package encode
 // - https://medium.com/@vlad.pbr/in-browser-live-video-using-fragmented-mp4-3aedb600a07e
 // - https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js?tab=readme-ov-file#features
 var MovFlags = "frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart"
-
-const (
-	FFmpegBin = "ffmpeg"
-	MapVideo  = "0:v:0"
-	MapAudio  = "0:a:0?"
-)
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/options.go b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/options.go
index dcb1d7879..be1c27d6a 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/options.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/options.go
@@ -7,19 +7,21 @@ import (
 
 // Options represents FFmpeg encoding options.
 type Options struct {
-	Bin          string        // FFmpeg binary filename, e.g. /usr/bin/ffmpeg.
-	Encoder      Encoder       // Supported FFmpeg output Encoder.
-	SizeLimit    int           // Maximum width and height of the output video file in pixels.
-	BitrateLimit string        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Limiting%20the%20output%20bitrate.
-	MapVideo     string        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Map#Videostreamsonly.
-	MapAudio     string        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Map#Audiostreamsonly.
-	TimeOffset   string        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Seeking and https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-utils.html#time-duration-syntax.
-	Duration     time.Duration // See https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#Main-options.
-	MovFlags     string
+	Bin        string        // FFmpeg binary filename, e.g. /usr/bin/ffmpeg
+	Encoder    Encoder       // Supported FFmpeg output Encoder
+	SizeLimit  int           // Maximum width and height of the output video file in pixels.
+	Quality    int           // See https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-codecs.html
+	Preset     string        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264#Preset
+	Device     string        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Limiting%20the%20output%20bitrate
+	MapVideo   string        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Map#Videostreamsonly
+	MapAudio   string        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Map#Audiostreamsonly
+	TimeOffset string        // See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Seeking and https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-utils.html#time-duration-syntax
+	Duration   time.Duration // See https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#Main-options
+	MovFlags   string
 }
 
 // NewVideoOptions creates and returns new FFmpeg video transcoding options.
-func NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin string, encoder Encoder, sizeLimit int, bitrateLimit, mapVideo, mapAudio string) Options {
+func NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin string, encoder Encoder, sizeLimit, quality int, preset, device, mapVideo, mapAudio string) Options {
 	if ffmpegBin == "" {
 		ffmpegBin = FFmpegBin
 	}
@@ -34,26 +36,36 @@ func NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin string, encoder Encoder, sizeLimit int, bitrateLi
 		sizeLimit = 15360
 	}
 
-	if bitrateLimit == "" {
-		bitrateLimit = "60M"
+	if quality <= 0 {
+		quality = DefaultQuality
+	} else if quality < WorstQuality {
+		quality = WorstQuality
+	} else if quality >= BestQuality {
+		quality = BestQuality
+	}
+
+	if preset == "" {
+		preset = PresetFast
 	}
 
 	if mapVideo == "" {
-		mapVideo = MapVideo
+		mapVideo = DefaultMapVideo
 	}
 
 	if mapAudio == "" {
-		mapAudio = MapAudio
+		mapAudio = DefaultMapAudio
 	}
 
 	return Options{
-		Bin:          ffmpegBin,
-		Encoder:      encoder,
-		SizeLimit:    sizeLimit,
-		BitrateLimit: bitrateLimit,
-		MapVideo:     mapVideo,
-		MapAudio:     mapAudio,
-		MovFlags:     MovFlags,
+		Bin:       ffmpegBin,
+		Encoder:   encoder,
+		SizeLimit: sizeLimit,
+		Quality:   quality,
+		Preset:    preset,
+		Device:    device,
+		MapVideo:  mapVideo,
+		MapAudio:  mapAudio,
+		MovFlags:  MovFlags,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -76,3 +88,28 @@ func (o *Options) VideoFilter(format PixelFormat) string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(%d, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(%d, ih))',format=%s", o.SizeLimit, o.SizeLimit, format)
 	}
 }
+
+// QvQuality  returns the video encoding quality as "-q:v" parameter string.
+func (o *Options) QvQuality() string {
+	return QvQuality(o.Quality)
+}
+
+// GlobalQuality returns the video encoding quality as "-global_quality" parameter string.
+func (o *Options) GlobalQuality() string {
+	return GlobalQuality(o.Quality)
+}
+
+// CrfQuality returns the video encoding quality as "-crf" parameter string.
+func (o *Options) CrfQuality() string {
+	return CrfQuality(o.Quality)
+}
+
+// QpQuality returns the video encoding quality as "-qp" parameter string.
+func (o *Options) QpQuality() string {
+	return QpQuality(o.Quality)
+}
+
+// CqQuality returns the video encoding quality as "-cq" parameter string.
+func (o *Options) CqQuality() string {
+	return CqQuality(o.Quality)
+}
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/options_test.go b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/options_test.go
index c0b01d89b..753ff17e1 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/options_test.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/options_test.go
@@ -8,29 +8,34 @@ import (
 
 func TestNewOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := NewVideoOptions("", "", 0, "", "", "")
+		opt := NewVideoOptions("", "", 0, 50, "", "", "", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, "ffmpeg", opt.Bin)
 		assert.Equal(t, FFmpegBin, opt.Bin)
 		assert.Equal(t, DefaultAvcEncoder(), opt.Encoder)
 		assert.Equal(t, 1920, opt.SizeLimit)
-		assert.Equal(t, "60M", opt.BitrateLimit)
+		assert.Equal(t, DefaultQuality, opt.Quality)
+		assert.Equal(t, "50", opt.QvQuality())
+		assert.Equal(t, "25", opt.GlobalQuality())
+		assert.Equal(t, "25", opt.CrfQuality())
+		assert.Equal(t, "25", opt.QpQuality())
+		assert.Equal(t, "25", opt.CqQuality())
+		assert.Equal(t, PresetFast, opt.Preset)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", opt.Device)
 		assert.Equal(t, "0:v:0", opt.MapVideo)
 		assert.Equal(t, "0:a:0?", opt.MapAudio)
-		assert.Equal(t, MapVideo, opt.MapVideo)
-		assert.Equal(t, MapAudio, opt.MapAudio)
+		assert.Equal(t, DefaultMapVideo, opt.MapVideo)
+		assert.Equal(t, DefaultMapAudio, opt.MapAudio)
 	})
-
 }
 
 func TestOptions_VideoFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	opt := &Options{
-		Bin:          "",
-		Encoder:      "intel",
-		SizeLimit:    1500,
-		BitrateLimit: "60M",
-		MapVideo:     "",
-		MapAudio:     "",
-		MovFlags:     "",
+		Bin:       "",
+		Encoder:   "intel",
+		SizeLimit: 1500,
+		MapVideo:  "",
+		MapAudio:  "",
+		MovFlags:  "",
 	}
 
 	t.Run("Empty", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/preset.go b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/preset.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3582c8dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/preset.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package encode
+
+// FFmpeg encoding preset names from fastest to slowest,
+// see https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264#Preset.
+const (
+	PresetUltraFast = "ultrafast"
+	PresetSuperFast = "superfast"
+	PresetVeryFast  = "veryfast"
+	PresetFaster    = "faster"
+	PresetFast      = "fast"
+	PresetMedium    = "medium"
+	PresetSlow      = "slow"
+	PresetSlower    = "slower"
+	PresetVerySlow  = "veryslow"
+)
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/quality.go b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/quality.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d92f571e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/quality.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package encode
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// Encoding quality min, max, and default settings,
+// where 100 is almost lossless.
+const (
+	BestQuality    = 100
+	DefaultQuality = 50
+	WorstQuality   = 1
+)
+
+// QvQuality returns the video encoding quality as "-q:v" parameter string.
+func QvQuality(q int) string {
+	switch {
+	case q < 0:
+		return "50"
+	case q < 1:
+		return "1"
+	case q > 100:
+		return "100"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", q)
+	}
+}
+
+// GlobalQuality returns the video encoding quality as "-global_quality" parameter string.
+func GlobalQuality(q int) string {
+	if q <= 0 {
+		q = DefaultQuality
+	} else if q > BestQuality {
+		q = BestQuality
+	}
+
+	result := (100 - q) / 2
+
+	switch {
+	case result < 1:
+		return "1"
+	case result > 50:
+		return "50"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", result)
+	}
+}
+
+// CrfQuality returns the video encoding quality as "-crf" parameter string.
+func CrfQuality(q int) string {
+	if q <= 0 {
+		q = DefaultQuality
+	} else if q > BestQuality {
+		q = BestQuality
+	}
+
+	result := (100 - q) / 2
+
+	switch {
+	case result < 1:
+		return "0"
+	case result > 50:
+		return "51"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", result)
+	}
+}
+
+// QpQuality returns the video encoding quality as "-qp" parameter string.
+func QpQuality(q int) string {
+	if q <= 0 {
+		q = DefaultQuality
+	} else if q > BestQuality {
+		q = BestQuality
+	}
+
+	result := (100 - q) / 2
+
+	switch {
+	case result < 1:
+		return "0"
+	case result > 50:
+		return "51"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", result)
+	}
+}
+
+// CqQuality returns the video encoding quality as "-cq" parameter string.
+func CqQuality(q int) string {
+	if q <= 0 {
+		q = DefaultQuality
+	} else if q > BestQuality {
+		q = BestQuality
+	}
+
+	result := (100 - q) / 2
+
+	switch {
+	case result < 1:
+		return "1"
+	case result > 50:
+		return "50"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", result)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/encode/quality_test.go b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/quality_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb6106916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/encode/quality_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package encode
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestConstantQuality(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "100", QvQuality(BestQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "50", QvQuality(DefaultQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "1", QvQuality(WorstQuality))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestGlobalQuality(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "1", GlobalQuality(BestQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "25", GlobalQuality(DefaultQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "49", GlobalQuality(WorstQuality))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCrfQuality(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "0", CrfQuality(BestQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "25", CrfQuality(DefaultQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "49", CrfQuality(WorstQuality))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestQpQuality(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "0", QpQuality(BestQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "25", QpQuality(DefaultQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "49", QpQuality(WorstQuality))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCqQuality(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "1", CqQuality(BestQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "25", CqQuality(DefaultQuality))
+		assert.Equal(t, "49", CqQuality(WorstQuality))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/extract_image_cmd.go b/internal/ffmpeg/extract_image_cmd.go
index 5a69e320a..233ffa8bf 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/extract_image_cmd.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/extract_image_cmd.go
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ func ExtractJpegImageCmd(videoName, imageName string, opt *encode.Options) *exec
 	//       see https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/4488.
 	// Unfortunately, this filter would render thumbnails of non-HDR videos too dark:
 	// "-vf", "zscale=t=linear:npl=100,format=gbrpf32le,zscale=p=bt709,tonemap=tonemap=gamma:desat=0,zscale=t=bt709:m=bt709:r=tv,format=yuv420p",
-	return exec.Command(opt.Bin, "-y", "-strict", "-2", "-ss", opt.TimeOffset, "-i", videoName, "-vframes", "1", imageName)
+	return exec.Command(opt.Bin, "-hide_banner", "-y", "-strict", "-2", "-ss", opt.TimeOffset, "-i", videoName, "-vframes", "1", imageName)
 }
 
 // ExtractPngImageCmd extracts a PNG still image from the specified source video file.
 func ExtractPngImageCmd(videoName, imageName string, opt *encode.Options) *exec.Cmd {
-	return exec.Command(opt.Bin, "-y", "-strict", "-2", "-ss", opt.TimeOffset, "-i", videoName, "-vframes", "1", imageName)
+	return exec.Command(opt.Bin, "-hide_banner", "-y", "-strict", "-2", "-ss", opt.TimeOffset, "-i", videoName, "-vframes", "1", imageName)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/extract_image_cmd_test.go b/internal/ffmpeg/extract_image_cmd_test.go
index aecf5dbe8..ba583cada 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/extract_image_cmd_test.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/extract_image_cmd_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestExtractImageCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, srcName, "SRC", 1)
 	cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, destName, "DEST", 1)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -ss 00:00:03.000 -i SRC -vframes 1 DEST", cmdStr)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -ss 00:00:03.000 -i SRC -vframes 1 DEST", cmdStr)
 
 	RunCommandTest(t, "jpg", srcName, destName, cmd, true)
 }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestExtractJpegImageCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, srcName, "SRC", 1)
 	cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, destName, "DEST", 1)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -ss 00:00:03.000 -i SRC -vframes 1 DEST", cmdStr)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -ss 00:00:03.000 -i SRC -vframes 1 DEST", cmdStr)
 
 	RunCommandTest(t, "jpeg", srcName, destName, cmd, true)
 }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestExtractPngImageCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, srcName, "SRC", 1)
 	cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, destName, "DEST", 1)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -ss 00:00:03.000 -i SRC -vframes 1 DEST", cmdStr)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -ss 00:00:03.000 -i SRC -vframes 1 DEST", cmdStr)
 
 	RunCommandTest(t, "png", srcName, destName, cmd, true)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/intel/avc.go b/internal/ffmpeg/intel/avc.go
index dd8230062..beae1a044 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/intel/avc.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/intel/avc.go
@@ -9,23 +9,46 @@ import (
 // TranscodeToAvcCmd returns the FFmpeg command for hardware-accelerated transcoding to MPEG-4 AVC.
 func TranscodeToAvcCmd(srcName, destName string, opt encode.Options) *exec.Cmd {
 	// ffmpeg -hide_banner -h encoder=h264_qsv
-	return exec.Command(
-		opt.Bin,
-		"-y",
-		"-strict", "-2",
-		"-hwaccel", "qsv",
-		"-hwaccel_output_format", "qsv",
-		"-i", srcName,
-		"-c:a", "aac",
-		"-vf", opt.VideoFilter(encode.FormatQSV),
-		"-c:v", opt.Encoder.String(),
-		"-map", opt.MapVideo,
-		"-map", opt.MapAudio,
-		"-r", "30",
-		"-b:v", opt.BitrateLimit,
-		"-bitrate", opt.BitrateLimit,
-		"-f", "mp4",
-		"-movflags", opt.MovFlags,
-		destName,
-	)
+	if opt.Device != "" {
+		return exec.Command(
+			opt.Bin,
+			"-hide_banner", "-y",
+			"-strict", "-2",
+			"-hwaccel", "qsv",
+			"-hwaccel_device", opt.Device,
+			"-hwaccel_output_format", "qsv",
+			"-i", srcName,
+			"-c:a", "aac",
+			"-vf", opt.VideoFilter(encode.FormatQSV),
+			"-c:v", opt.Encoder.String(),
+			"-map", opt.MapVideo,
+			"-map", opt.MapAudio,
+			"-preset", opt.Preset,
+			"-r", "30",
+			"-global_quality", opt.GlobalQuality(),
+			"-f", "mp4",
+			"-movflags", opt.MovFlags,
+			destName,
+		)
+	} else {
+		return exec.Command(
+			opt.Bin,
+			"-hide_banner", "-y",
+			"-strict", "-2",
+			"-hwaccel", "qsv",
+			"-hwaccel_output_format", "qsv",
+			"-i", srcName,
+			"-c:a", "aac",
+			"-vf", opt.VideoFilter(encode.FormatQSV),
+			"-c:v", opt.Encoder.String(),
+			"-map", opt.MapVideo,
+			"-map", opt.MapAudio,
+			"-preset", opt.Preset,
+			"-r", "30",
+			"-global_quality", opt.GlobalQuality(),
+			"-f", "mp4",
+			"-movflags", opt.MovFlags,
+			destName,
+		)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/nvidia/avc.go b/internal/ffmpeg/nvidia/avc.go
index a72739e69..27c9b94b2 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/nvidia/avc.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/nvidia/avc.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TranscodeToAvcCmd(srcName, destName string, opt encode.Options) *exec.Cmd {
 	// ffmpeg -hide_banner -h encoder=h264_nvenc
 	return exec.Command(
 		opt.Bin,
-		"-y",
+		"-hide_banner", "-y",
 		"-strict", "-2",
 		"-hwaccel", "auto",
 		"-i", srcName,
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@ func TranscodeToAvcCmd(srcName, destName string, opt encode.Options) *exec.Cmd {
 		"-map", opt.MapVideo,
 		"-map", opt.MapAudio,
 		"-c:a", "aac",
-		"-preset", "15",
+		"-preset", opt.Preset,
 		"-pixel_format", "yuv420p",
 		"-gpu", "any",
 		"-vf", opt.VideoFilter(encode.FormatYUV420P),
 		"-rc:v", "constqp",
-		"-cq", "0",
+		"-cq", opt.CqQuality(),
 		"-tune", "2",
 		"-r", "30",
-		"-b:v", opt.BitrateLimit,
 		"-profile:v", "1",
 		"-level:v", "auto",
 		"-coder:v", "1",
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/transcode_cmd.go b/internal/ffmpeg/transcode_cmd.go
index b763fdba5..891c95b7f 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/transcode_cmd.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/transcode_cmd.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TranscodeCmd(srcName, destName string, opt encode.Options) (cmd *exec.Cmd,
 	if fs.TypeAnimated[fs.FileType(srcName)] != "" {
 		cmd = exec.Command(
 			opt.Bin,
-			"-y",
+			"-hide_banner", "-y",
 			"-strict", "-2",
 			"-i", srcName,
 			"-pix_fmt", encode.FormatYUV420P.String(),
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/transcode_cmd_test.go b/internal/ffmpeg/transcode_cmd_test.go
index 8c4904561..7ed7b7768 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/transcode_cmd_test.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/transcode_cmd_test.go
@@ -15,29 +15,29 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	ffmpegBin := "/usr/bin/ffmpeg"
 
 	t.Run("NoSource", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.IntelAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.IntelAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "", "", "")
 		_, _, err := TranscodeCmd("", "", opt)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, "empty source filename", err.Error())
 	})
 	t.Run("NoDestination", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.IntelAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.IntelAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "", "", "")
 		_, _, err := TranscodeCmd("VID123.mov", "", opt)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, "empty destination filename", err.Error())
 	})
 	t.Run("Animation", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.IntelAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.IntelAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "", "", "")
 		r, _, err := TranscodeCmd("VID123.gif", "VID123.gif.avc", opt)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		assert.Contains(t, r.String(), "bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -i VID123.gif -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf scale='trunc(iw/2)*2:trunc(ih/2)*2' -f mp4 -movflags +faststart VID123.gif.avc")
+		assert.Contains(t, r.String(), "bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -i VID123.gif -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf scale='trunc(iw/2)*2:trunc(ih/2)*2' -f mp4 -movflags +faststart VID123.gif.avc")
 	})
 	t.Run("VP9toAVC", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.SoftwareAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.SoftwareAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "", "", "")
 
 		srcName := fs.Abs("./testdata/25fps.vp9")
 		destName := fs.Abs("./testdata/25fps.avc")
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, srcName, "SRC", 1)
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, destName, "DEST", 1)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -i SRC -c:v libx264 -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -max_muxing_queue_size 1024 -crf 23 -r 30 -b:v 60M -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -i SRC -c:v libx264 -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -preset fast -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -max_muxing_queue_size 1024 -r 30 -crf 25 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
 
 		// Run generated command to test software transcoding.
 		RunCommandTest(t, opt.Encoder, srcName, destName, cmd, true)
 	})
 	t.Run("Vaapi", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.VaapiAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.VaapiAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "", "", "")
 
 		srcName := fs.Abs("./testdata/25fps.vp9")
 		destName := fs.Abs("./testdata/25fps.vaapi.avc")
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, srcName, "SRC", 1)
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, destName, "DEST", 1)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -hwaccel vaapi -i SRC -c:a aac -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=nv12,hwupload -c:v h264_vaapi -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -r 30 -b:v 60M -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -hwaccel vaapi -i SRC -c:a aac -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=nv12,hwupload -c:v h264_vaapi -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -r 30 -qp 25 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
 
 		// This transcoding test requires a supported hardware device that is properly configured:
 		if os.Getenv("PHOTOPRISM_FFMPEG_ENCODER") == "vaapi" {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 	t.Run("IntelHvc", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.IntelAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.IntelAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "/dev/dri/renderD128", "", "")
 
 		// QuickTime MOV container with HVC1 (HEVC) codec.
 		srcName := fs.Abs("./testdata/30fps.mov")
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, srcName, "SRC", 1)
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, destName, "DEST", 1)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -hwaccel qsv -hwaccel_output_format qsv -i SRC -c:a aac -vf scale_qsv=w='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -1)':h='if(gte(iw,ih), -1, min(1500, ih))':format=nv12 -c:v h264_qsv -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -r 30 -b:v 60M -bitrate 60M -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -hwaccel qsv -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format qsv -i SRC -c:a aac -vf scale_qsv=w='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -1)':h='if(gte(iw,ih), -1, min(1500, ih))':format=nv12 -c:v h264_qsv -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -preset fast -r 30 -global_quality 25 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
 
 		// This transcoding test requires a supported hardware device that is properly configured:
 		if os.Getenv("PHOTOPRISM_FFMPEG_ENCODER") == "intel" {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 	t.Run("IntelVp9", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.IntelAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.IntelAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "/dev/dri/renderD128", "", "")
 
 		srcName := fs.Abs("./testdata/25fps.vp9")
 		destName := fs.Abs("./testdata/25fps.intel.avc")
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, srcName, "SRC", 1)
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, destName, "DEST", 1)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -hwaccel qsv -hwaccel_output_format qsv -i SRC -c:a aac -vf scale_qsv=w='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -1)':h='if(gte(iw,ih), -1, min(1500, ih))':format=nv12 -c:v h264_qsv -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -r 30 -b:v 60M -bitrate 60M -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -hwaccel qsv -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format qsv -i SRC -c:a aac -vf scale_qsv=w='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -1)':h='if(gte(iw,ih), -1, min(1500, ih))':format=nv12 -c:v h264_qsv -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -preset fast -r 30 -global_quality 25 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
 
 		// This transcoding test requires a supported hardware device that is properly configured:
 		if os.Getenv("PHOTOPRISM_FFMPEG_ENCODER") == "intel" {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 	t.Run("NvidiaHvc", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.NvidiaAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.NvidiaAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "", "", "")
 
 		// QuickTime MOV container with HVC1 (HEVC) codec.
 		srcName := fs.Abs("./testdata/30fps.mov")
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, srcName, "SRC", 1)
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, destName, "DEST", 1)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -hwaccel auto -i SRC -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v h264_nvenc -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -preset 15 -pixel_format yuv420p -gpu any -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -rc:v constqp -cq 0 -tune 2 -r 30 -b:v 60M -profile:v 1 -level:v auto -coder:v 1 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -hwaccel auto -i SRC -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v h264_nvenc -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -preset fast -pixel_format yuv420p -gpu any -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -rc:v constqp -cq 25 -tune 2 -r 30 -profile:v 1 -level:v auto -coder:v 1 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
 
 		// This transcoding test requires a supported hardware device that is properly configured:
 		if os.Getenv("PHOTOPRISM_FFMPEG_ENCODER") == "nvidia" {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 	t.Run("NvidiaVp9", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.NvidiaAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions(ffmpegBin, encode.NvidiaAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "", "", "")
 
 		srcName := fs.Abs("./testdata/25fps.vp9")
 		destName := fs.Abs("./testdata/25fps.nvidia.avc")
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, srcName, "SRC", 1)
 		cmdStr = strings.Replace(cmdStr, destName, "DEST", 1)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -hwaccel auto -i SRC -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v h264_nvenc -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -preset 15 -pixel_format yuv420p -gpu any -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -rc:v constqp -cq 0 -tune 2 -r 30 -b:v 60M -profile:v 1 -level:v auto -coder:v 1 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/usr/bin/ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -hwaccel auto -i SRC -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v h264_nvenc -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -preset fast -pixel_format yuv420p -gpu any -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -rc:v constqp -cq 25 -tune 2 -r 30 -profile:v 1 -level:v auto -coder:v 1 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart DEST", cmdStr)
 
 		// This transcoding test requires a supported hardware device that is properly configured:
 		if os.Getenv("PHOTOPRISM_FFMPEG_ENCODER") == "nvidia" {
@@ -175,23 +175,23 @@ func TestTranscodeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 	t.Run("Apple", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.AppleAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.AppleAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "", "", "")
 		r, _, err := TranscodeCmd("VID123.mov", "VID123.mov.avc", opt)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		assert.Contains(t, r.String(), "bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -i VID123.mov -c:v h264_videotoolbox -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -profile high -level 51 -r 30 -b:v 60M -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart VID123.mov.avc")
+		assert.Contains(t, r.String(), "ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -i VID123.mov -c:v h264_videotoolbox -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -profile high -level 51 -r 30 -q:v 50 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart VID123.mov.avc")
 	})
 	t.Run("Video4Linux", func(t *testing.T) {
-		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.V4LAvc, 1500, "60M", "", "")
+		opt := encode.NewVideoOptions("", encode.V4LAvc, 1500, encode.DefaultQuality, encode.PresetFast, "", "", "")
 		r, _, err := TranscodeCmd("VID123.mov", "VID123.mov.avc", opt)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		assert.Contains(t, r.String(), "bin/ffmpeg -y -strict -2 -i VID123.mov -c:v h264_v4l2m2m -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -num_output_buffers 72 -num_capture_buffers 64 -max_muxing_queue_size 1024 -crf 23 -r 30 -b:v 60M -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart VID123.mov.avc")
+		assert.Contains(t, r.String(), "ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -strict -2 -i VID123.mov -c:v h264_v4l2m2m -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -vf scale='if(gte(iw,ih), min(1500, iw), -2):if(gte(iw,ih), -2, min(1500, ih))',format=yuv420p -num_output_buffers 72 -num_capture_buffers 64 -max_muxing_queue_size 1024 -f mp4 -movflags frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof+faststart VID123.mov.avc")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/v4l/avc.go b/internal/ffmpeg/v4l/avc.go
index 2868c42ac..9f2ab8b20 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/v4l/avc.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/v4l/avc.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TranscodeToAvcCmd(srcName, destName string, opt encode.Options) *exec.Cmd {
 	// ffmpeg -hide_banner -h encoder=h264_v4l2m2m
 	return exec.Command(
 		opt.Bin,
-		"-y",
+		"-hide_banner", "-y",
 		"-strict", "-2",
 		"-i", srcName,
 		"-c:v", opt.Encoder.String(),
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ func TranscodeToAvcCmd(srcName, destName string, opt encode.Options) *exec.Cmd {
 		"-num_output_buffers", "72",
 		"-num_capture_buffers", "64",
 		"-max_muxing_queue_size", "1024",
-		"-crf", "23",
-		"-r", "30",
-		"-b:v", opt.BitrateLimit,
 		"-f", "mp4",
 		"-movflags", opt.MovFlags,
 		destName,
diff --git a/internal/ffmpeg/vaapi/avc.go b/internal/ffmpeg/vaapi/avc.go
index f8191abf3..a43f19d0b 100644
--- a/internal/ffmpeg/vaapi/avc.go
+++ b/internal/ffmpeg/vaapi/avc.go
@@ -8,21 +8,42 @@ import (
 
 // TranscodeToAvcCmd returns the FFmpeg command for hardware-accelerated transcoding to MPEG-4 AVC.
 func TranscodeToAvcCmd(srcName, destName string, opt encode.Options) *exec.Cmd {
-	return exec.Command(
-		opt.Bin,
-		"-y",
-		"-strict", "-2",
-		"-hwaccel", "vaapi",
-		"-i", srcName,
-		"-c:a", "aac",
-		"-vf", opt.VideoFilter(encode.FormatNV12),
-		"-c:v", opt.Encoder.String(),
-		"-map", opt.MapVideo,
-		"-map", opt.MapAudio,
-		"-r", "30",
-		"-b:v", opt.BitrateLimit,
-		"-f", "mp4",
-		"-movflags", opt.MovFlags,
-		destName,
-	)
+	if opt.Device != "" {
+		return exec.Command(
+			opt.Bin,
+			"-hide_banner", "-y",
+			"-strict", "-2",
+			"-hwaccel", "vaapi",
+			"-hwaccel_device", opt.Device,
+			"-i", srcName,
+			"-c:a", "aac",
+			"-vf", opt.VideoFilter(encode.FormatNV12),
+			"-c:v", opt.Encoder.String(),
+			"-map", opt.MapVideo,
+			"-map", opt.MapAudio,
+			"-r", "30",
+			"-qp", opt.QpQuality(),
+			"-f", "mp4",
+			"-movflags", opt.MovFlags,
+			destName,
+		)
+	} else {
+		return exec.Command(
+			opt.Bin,
+			"-hide_banner", "-y",
+			"-strict", "-2",
+			"-hwaccel", "vaapi",
+			"-i", srcName,
+			"-c:a", "aac",
+			"-vf", opt.VideoFilter(encode.FormatNV12),
+			"-c:v", opt.Encoder.String(),
+			"-map", opt.MapVideo,
+			"-map", opt.MapAudio,
+			"-r", "30",
+			"-qp", opt.QpQuality(),
+			"-f", "mp4",
+			"-movflags", opt.MovFlags,
+			destName,
+		)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/scripts/dist/install-gpu.sh b/scripts/dist/install-gpu.sh
index bf84b1954..441986444 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/install-gpu.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/install-gpu.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ for t in ${GPU_DETECTED[@]}; do
       echo "Installing AMD VA-API GPU Drivers..."
       apt-get -qq install mesa-va-drivers vainfo libva2
       ;;
-      
 
     "null")
       # ignore