# MCEBuddy - Conversion Process Overview

**URL:** <https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-conversion-process-overview/26>\
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**Created:** [June 10, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-conversion-process-overview/26 "2017-06-10T23:50:57Z")\
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## A quick view of the high level conversion process

(as of 2.3.15)

- Prior to conversion process start, the queue manager does a check using the configured filters for
  - Monitor taskname matching to linked conversion tasks
  - Metadata matching (without downloading additional from internet)
    - Filename match
    - Showname match
    - Network/Channel match
    - Showtype match

- **PreMetaCustomCommand**
- Extract metadata (including reading XML, TiVO etc) and download from the internet
- Check filters for skipping file reprocessing
- **PreCustomCommand**
- Check disk space
- Save source SRT, EDL, EDLP, VPRJ files
- Remux to MPEGTS or Copy source file to temp (if not remuxing)
- Trim video
- Scan with comskip/showanalyzer (if EDL/EDLP file is not saved earlier)
- Extract subtitles (if SRT file is not saved earlier)
- Analyze video info/details
- **PreCommercialRemovalCustomCommand**
- Remove advertisements (pre-conversion if configured)
  - Trim subtitles (if EDL exists)

- Reanalyze video info/details and get cropping details
- Convert the file (fallback to various encoders if configured)
  - Fix audio delay
  - Remux to required format

- Remove the commercials if there weren’t removed earlier
  - Trim subtitles (if EDL exists)

- Add subtitles and chapters to the file
- Write metadata to file
- Write XML file metadata
- Rename the file
- **CustomCommand**
- Move the final file to destination
- Add the final file to the iTunes/WMP library
- Move the remaining files (if found) to the destination (XML, SRT, EDL, EDLP, NFO, LOG)
- **PostCustomCommand**
- Queue manager will clean up and move/delete the original files
- DONE

**NOTE** : The items that are indented only take place if the Rename and Move files only (i.e. no conversion/processing) is NOT checked.

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