I’ve faced a lot of headache with video logistics too, especially when you have all sorts of different formats and sizes from clients who just want it to “work.” Self-hosting was never smooth for me, and every time bitrate or compatibility issues popped up, it just ate up hours. I know some folks set up ffmpeg pipelines, but honestly, I like to keep things simple and user-friendly. Anything that automates the heavy-lifting or even provides presets for common exports makes my life easier, especially if less techy people are involved.
What’s helped in my personal workflow is relying on tools that streamline editing and automatic conversion, so I can focus on the content rather than the nitty-gritty of formats and uploads. I’ve been experimenting with movavi for this reason, it handles a lot of these basic headaches in a lightweight way and makes prepping files less technical for the rest of the team.