So the files still play.
A home archive is a pile of formats that take extra software or extra work to play, dates that broke after a copy, files scattered across folders, and no record of what you already converted. MediaTuna is the local workflow that makes that pile playable.
One pass. A look at what will change before anything is written. Skip of work that is already done. Deletes only after you confirm.
You can't tune a fish. You can make the files play. Media + tune-a.
Stays 100% local · a local assistant can run it
What you get
- Camcorder and home video → MP4
- Old audio → MP3, or skip when it's already fine
- Cleaner playback on old camcorder footage
- Skip work that is already done
- Help when recovered files have no names
The format list and the rest of the options live in the docs.
First archive
Keep a backup you can restore. Preview, try a short clip, then write the new files somewhere other than the originals.
mediatuna "./archives/media" --dry-run
mediatuna "./archives/media" --sample 20 --output "./samples"
mediatuna "./archives/media" --output "./converted"
A local assistant can do those steps for you — see Agents.
Important caveats
The new files are not a perfect copy of the old ones. Treat MediaTuna as a tool on top of a backup, not as the backup. Safety is not a guarantee.
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