diff --git a/frontend/src/component/photo/list.vue b/frontend/src/component/photo/list.vue
index 4b44bd7bf..6d918d904 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/photo/list.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/component/photo/list.vue
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
                    flat icon large absolute class="p-photo-select">
               <v-icon color="white" class="t-select t-on">check_circle</v-icon>
             </v-btn>
-            <v-btn v-else-if="!selection.length && props.item.Type === 'video' && props.item.isPlayable()"
+            <v-btn v-else-if="!selection.length && (props.item.Type === 'video' || props.item.Type === 'live')"
                    :ripple="false"
                    flat icon large absolute class="p-photo-play opacity-75"
                    @click.stop.prevent="openPhoto(props.index, true)">
diff --git a/frontend/src/model/photo.js b/frontend/src/model/photo.js
index bac8ddd14..50b77b014 100644
--- a/frontend/src/model/photo.js
+++ b/frontend/src/model/photo.js
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@ import {$gettext} from "common/vm";
 
 export const SrcManual = "manual";
 export const CodecAvc1 = "avc1";
-export const TypeMP4 = "mp4";
-export const TypeJpeg = "jpg";
+export const FormatMp4 = "mp4";
+export const FormatAvc = "avc";
+export const FormatJpeg = "jpg";
 export const TypeImage = "image";
+export const TypeVideo= "video";
+export const TypeLive = "live";
+export const TypeRaw = "raw";
 export const YearUnknown = -1;
 export const MonthUnknown = -1;
 export const DayUnknown = -1;
@@ -260,7 +264,7 @@ export class Photo extends RestModel {
         let file = this.Files.find(f => f.Codec === CodecAvc1);
 
         if (!file) {
-            file = this.Files.find(f => f.Type === TypeMP4);
+            file = this.Files.find(f => f.Type === FormatMp4);
         }
 
         if (!file) {
@@ -274,10 +278,10 @@ export class Photo extends RestModel {
         const file = this.videoFile();
 
         if (file) {
-            return `/api/v1/videos/${file.Hash}/${config.previewToken()}/${TypeMP4}`;
+            return `/api/v1/videos/${file.Hash}/${config.previewToken()}/${FormatAvc}`;
         }
 
-        return `/api/v1/videos/${this.Hash}/${config.previewToken()}/${TypeMP4}`;
+        return `/api/v1/videos/${this.Hash}/${config.previewToken()}/${FormatAvc}`;
     }
 
     mainFile() {
@@ -288,7 +292,7 @@ export class Photo extends RestModel {
         let file = this.Files.find(f => !!f.Primary);
 
         if (!file) {
-            file = this.Files.find(f => f.Type === TypeJpeg);
+            file = this.Files.find(f => f.Type === FormatJpeg);
         }
 
         return file;
diff --git a/frontend/src/options/options.js b/frontend/src/options/options.js
index 469dbec7e..01dc0f8aa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/options/options.js
+++ b/frontend/src/options/options.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {$gettext} from "common/vm";
 import moment from "moment-timezone";
 import {Info} from "luxon";
 import {config} from "../session";
+import {TypeVideo,TypeImage,TypeLive,TypeRaw} from "../model/photo";
 
 export const TimeZones = () => moment.tz.names();
 
@@ -189,19 +190,19 @@ export const MapsStyle = () => [
 export const PhotoTypes = () => [
     {
         "text": $gettext("Image"),
-        "value": "image",
+        "value": TypeImage,
     },
     {
         "text": $gettext("Raw"),
-        "value": "raw",
+        "value": TypeRaw,
     },
     {
         "text": $gettext("Live"),
-        "value": "live",
+        "value": TypeLive,
     },
     {
         "text": $gettext("Video"),
-        "value": "video",
+        "value": TypeVideo,
     },
 ];
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/album/photos.vue b/frontend/src/pages/album/photos.vue
index 0159ca4fb..6f57dd074 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/album/photos.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/album/photos.vue
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import Photo from "model/photo";
+import {Photo,TypeVideo,TypeLive} from "model/photo";
 import Album from "model/album";
 import Event from "pubsub-js";
 import Thumb from "model/thumb";
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export default {
 
       const selected = this.results[index];
 
-      if (showMerged && (selected.Type === 'video' || selected.Type === 'live')) {
+      if (showMerged && (selected.Type === TypeVideo || selected.Type === TypeLive)) {
         if (this.results[index].isPlayable()) {
           this.$modal.show('video', {video: selected, album: this.album});
         } else {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/places.vue b/frontend/src/pages/places.vue
index 4e677f1ff..7e458dead 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/places.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/places.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import Photo from "model/photo";
+import {Photo, TypeVideo, TypeLive} from "model/photo";
 import mapboxgl from "mapbox-gl";
 import Api from "common/api";
 import Thumb from "model/thumb";
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export default {
         const index = this.photos.findIndex((p) => p.UID === id);
         const selected = this.photos[index];
 
-        if (selected.Type === 'video' || selected.Type === 'live') {
+        if (selected.Type === TypeVideo || selected.Type === TypeLive) {
           this.$modal.show('video', {video: selected, album: null});
         } else {
           this.$viewer.show(Thumb.fromPhotos(this.photos), index)
diff --git a/frontend/src/share/photo/list.vue b/frontend/src/share/photo/list.vue
index 6539640ae..baf081879 100644
--- a/frontend/src/share/photo/list.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/share/photo/list.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                    flat icon large absolute class="p-photo-select">
               <v-icon color="white" class="t-select t-on">check_circle</v-icon>
             </v-btn>
-            <v-btn v-else-if="!selection.length && props.item.Type === 'video' && props.item.isPlayable()"
+            <v-btn v-else-if="!selection.length && (props.item.Type === 'video' || props.item.Type === 'live')"
                    :ripple="false"
                    flat icon large absolute class="p-photo-play opacity-75"
                    @click.stop.prevent="openPhoto(props.index, true)">
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export default {
       } else if (this.photos[index]) {
         let photo = this.photos[index];
 
-        if (photo.Type === 'video' && photo.isPlayable()) {
+        if (photo.Type === 'video' || photo.Type === 'live') {
           this.openPhoto(index, true);
         } else {
           this.openPhoto(index, false);
diff --git a/frontend/src/share/photos.vue b/frontend/src/share/photos.vue
index 6662a39f4..37d1115f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/share/photos.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/share/photos.vue
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import Photo from "model/photo";
+import {Photo,TypeLive,TypeVideo} from "model/photo";
 import Album from "model/album";
 import Event from "pubsub-js";
 import Thumb from "model/thumb";
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export default {
 
       const selected = this.results[index];
 
-      if (showMerged && (selected.Type === 'video' || selected.Type === 'live')) {
+      if (showMerged && (selected.Type === TypeVideo || selected.Type === TypeLive)) {
         if (this.results[index].isPlayable()) {
           this.$modal.show('video', {video: selected, album: this.album});
         } else {
diff --git a/frontend/tests/unit/model/photo_test.js b/frontend/tests/unit/model/photo_test.js
index 2b71a88a7..288e6268b 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/unit/model/photo_test.js
+++ b/frontend/tests/unit/model/photo_test.js
@@ -390,18 +390,18 @@ describe("model/photo", () => {
     });
 
     it("should return video url",  () => {
-        const values = {ID: 8, UID: "ABC123", Filename: "1980/01/superCuteKitten.jpg", FileUID: "123fgb", Files: [{UID: "123fgb", Name: "1980/01/superCuteKitten.jpg", Primary: true, Type: "jpg", Width: 500, Height: 600, Hash: "1xxbgdt53"}]};
+        const values = {ID: 8, UID: "ABC123", Filename: "1980/01/superCuteKitten.jpg", Hash: "703cf8f274fbb265d49c6262825780e1", FileUID: "123fgb", Files: [{UID: "123fgb", Name: "1980/01/superCuteKitten.jpg", Primary: true, Type: "jpg", Width: 500, Height: 600, Hash: "1xxbgdt53"}]};
         const photo = new Photo(values);
-        assert.equal(photo.videoUrl(), "");
-        const values2 = {ID: 9, UID: "ABC163"};
+        assert.equal(photo.videoUrl(), "/api/v1/videos/703cf8f274fbb265d49c6262825780e1/static/avc");
+        const values2 = {ID: 9, UID: "ABC163", Hash: "2305e512e3b183ec982d60a8b608a8ca501973ba"};
         const photo2 = new Photo(values2);
-        assert.equal(photo2.videoUrl(), false);
+        assert.equal(photo2.videoUrl(), "/api/v1/videos/2305e512e3b183ec982d60a8b608a8ca501973ba/static/avc");
         const values3 = {ID: 10, UID: "ABC127", Filename: "1980/01/superCuteKitten.mp4", FileUID: "123fgb", Files: [{UID: "123fgb", Name: "1980/01/superCuteKitten.mp4", Primary: false, Type: "mp4", Width: 500, Height: 600, Hash: "1xxbgdt55"}]};
         const photo3 = new Photo(values3);
-        assert.equal(photo3.videoUrl(), "/api/v1/videos/1xxbgdt55/static/mp4");
+        assert.equal(photo3.videoUrl(), "/api/v1/videos/1xxbgdt55/static/avc");
         const values4 = {ID: 1, UID: "ABC128", Filename: "1980/01/superCuteKitten.jpg", FileUID: "123fgb", Files: [{UID: "123fgb", Name: "1980/01/superCuteKitten.jpg", Primary: false, Type: "jpg", Width: 500, Height: 600, Hash: "1xxbgdt53", Codec: "avc1"}]};
         const photo4 = new Photo(values4);
-        assert.equal(photo4.videoUrl(), "/api/v1/videos/1xxbgdt53/static/mp4");
+        assert.equal(photo4.videoUrl(), "/api/v1/videos/1xxbgdt53/static/avc");
     });
 
     it("should return main file",  () => {
diff --git a/internal/api/video.go b/internal/api/video.go
index e79597b93..a06f319e4 100644
--- a/internal/api/video.go
+++ b/internal/api/video.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/service"
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func GetVideo(router *gin.RouterGroup) {
 		fileHash := c.Param("hash")
 		typeName := c.Param("type")
 
-		_, ok := video.Types[typeName]
+		videoType, ok := video.Types[typeName]
 
 		if !ok {
 			log.Errorf("video: invalid type %s", txt.Quote(typeName))
@@ -69,18 +70,21 @@ func GetVideo(router *gin.RouterGroup) {
 			logError("video", f.Update("FileMissing", true))
 
 			return
-		} else if !mf.IsPlayableVideo() {
-			conv := service.Convert()
-			avcFile, err := conv.ToAvc1(mf)
+		} else if f.FileCodec != string(videoType.Codec) {
+			log.Debugf("video: transcoding %s from %s to avc", txt.Quote(f.FileName), txt.Quote(f.FileCodec))
 
-			if err != nil {
+			start := time.Now()
+			conv := service.Convert()
+
+			if avcFile, err := conv.ToAvc(mf); err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("video: failed transcoding %s", txt.Quote(f.FileName))
 				c.Data(http.StatusOK, "image/svg+xml", videoIconSvg)
-
 				return
+			} else {
+				fileName = avcFile.FileName()
 			}
 
-			fileName = avcFile.FileName()
+			log.Debugf("video: transcoding completed in %s", time.Since(start))
 		}
 
 		if c.Query("download") != "" {
diff --git a/internal/entity/file.go b/internal/entity/file.go
index 8b8350571..ae887e7dc 100644
--- a/internal/entity/file.go
+++ b/internal/entity/file.go
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (m *File) RelatedPhoto() *Photo {
 
 // NoJPEG returns true if the file is not a JPEG image file.
 func (m *File) NoJPEG() bool {
-	return m.FileType != string(fs.TypeJpeg)
+	return m.FileType != string(fs.FormatJpeg)
 }
 
 // Links returns all share links for this entity.
diff --git a/internal/meta/codec.go b/internal/meta/codec.go
index 925addd34..6c58c154e 100644
--- a/internal/meta/codec.go
+++ b/internal/meta/codec.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const CodecAvc1 = "avc1"
 const CodecHeic = "heic"
 const CodecXMP = "xmp"
 
-// CodecAvc1 returns true if the video is encoded with H.264/AVC
-func (data Data) CodecAvc1() bool {
+// CodecAvc returns true if the video format is MPEG-4 AVC.
+func (data Data) CodecAvc() bool {
 	return data.Codec == CodecAvc1
 }
diff --git a/internal/meta/codec_test.go b/internal/meta/codec_test.go
index e05c05137..8d979a43f 100644
--- a/internal/meta/codec_test.go
+++ b/internal/meta/codec_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func TestData_CodecAvc1(t *testing.T) {
 			Codec: "avc1",
 		}
 
-		assert.Equal(t, true, data.CodecAvc1())
+		assert.Equal(t, true, data.CodecAvc())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("false", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ func TestData_CodecAvc1(t *testing.T) {
 			Codec: "heic",
 		}
 
-		assert.Equal(t, false, data.CodecAvc1())
+		assert.Equal(t, false, data.CodecAvc())
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/meta/exif.go b/internal/meta/exif.go
index bb0df687b..039e1c921 100644
--- a/internal/meta/exif.go
+++ b/internal/meta/exif.go
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ func ValidDateTime(s string) bool {
 }
 
 // Exif parses an image file for Exif meta data and returns as Data struct.
-func Exif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileType) (data Data, err error) {
+func Exif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileFormat) (data Data, err error) {
 	err = data.Exif(fileName, fileType)
 
 	return data, err
 }
 
 // Exif parses an image file for Exif meta data and returns as Data struct.
-func (data *Data) Exif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileType) (err error) {
+func (data *Data) Exif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileFormat) (err error) {
 	exifMutex.Lock()
 	defer exifMutex.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/internal/meta/exif_parser.go b/internal/meta/exif_parser.go
index 40fc2a753..88f4338ce 100644
--- a/internal/meta/exif_parser.go
+++ b/internal/meta/exif_parser.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pkg/txt"
 )
 
-func RawExif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileType) (rawExif []byte, err error) {
+func RawExif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileFormat) (rawExif []byte, err error) {
 	defer func() {
 		if e := recover(); e != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("metadata: %s in %s (raw exif panic)\nstack: %s", e, txt.Quote(filepath.Base(fileName)), debug.Stack())
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func RawExif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileType) (rawExif []byte, err error)
 
 	logName := txt.Quote(filepath.Base(fileName))
 
-	if fileType == fs.TypeJpeg {
+	if fileType == fs.FormatJpeg {
 		jpegMp := jpegstructure.NewJpegMediaParser()
 
 		sl, err := jpegMp.ParseFile(fileName)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func RawExif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileType) (rawExif []byte, err error)
 				parsed = true
 			}
 		}
-	} else if fileType == fs.TypePng {
+	} else if fileType == fs.FormatPng {
 		pngMp := pngstructure.NewPngMediaParser()
 
 		cs, err := pngMp.ParseFile(fileName)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func RawExif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileType) (rawExif []byte, err error)
 		} else {
 			parsed = true
 		}
-	} else if fileType == fs.TypeHEIF {
+	} else if fileType == fs.FormatHEIF {
 		heicMp := heicexif.NewHeicExifMediaParser()
 
 		cs, err := heicMp.ParseFile(fileName)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func RawExif(fileName string, fileType fs.FileType) (rawExif []byte, err error)
 		} else {
 			parsed = true
 		}
-	} else if fileType == fs.TypeTiff {
+	} else if fileType == fs.FormatTiff {
 		tiffMp := tiffstructure.NewTiffMediaParser()
 
 		cs, err := tiffMp.ParseFile(fileName)
diff --git a/internal/meta/exif_test.go b/internal/meta/exif_test.go
index 9fb38ee0b..46c2487ed 100644
--- a/internal/meta/exif_test.go
+++ b/internal/meta/exif_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("photoshop.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/photoshop.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/photoshop.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("ladybug.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/ladybug.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/ladybug.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("gopro_hd2.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/gopro_hd2.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/gopro_hd2.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("tweethog.png", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := Exif("testdata/tweethog.png", fs.TypePng)
+		_, err := Exif("testdata/tweethog.png", fs.FormatPng)
 
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Fatal("err should NOT be nil")
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("iphone_7.heic", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/iphone_7.heic", fs.TypeHEIF)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/iphone_7.heic", fs.FormatHEIF)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("gps-2000.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/gps-2000.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/gps-2000.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("image-2011.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/image-2011.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/image-2011.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("ship.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/ship.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/ship.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("no-exif-data.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := Exif("testdata/no-exif-data.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		_, err := Exif("testdata/no-exif-data.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Fatal("err should NOT be nil")
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("screenshot.png", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/screenshot.png", fs.TypePng)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/screenshot.png", fs.FormatPng)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("orientation.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/orientation.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/orientation.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("gopher-preview.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := Exif("testdata/gopher-preview.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		_, err := Exif("testdata/gopher-preview.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		assert.EqualError(t, err, "metadata: no exif header in gopher-preview.jpg (search and extract)")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("huawei-gps-error.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/huawei-gps-error.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/huawei-gps-error.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("panorama360.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/panorama360.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/panorama360.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("exif-example.tiff", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/exif-example.tiff", fs.TypeTiff)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/exif-example.tiff", fs.FormatTiff)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("out-of-range-500.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/out-of-range-500.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/out-of-range-500.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("digikam.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/digikam.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/digikam.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ func TestExif(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("notebook.jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		data, err := Exif("testdata/notebook.jpg", fs.TypeJpeg)
+		data, err := Exif("testdata/notebook.jpg", fs.FormatJpeg)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/convert.go b/internal/photoprism/convert.go
index 07ac8476a..bc4949d0b 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/convert.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/convert.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (c *Convert) Start(path string) error {
 
 // ToJson uses exiftool to export metadata to a json file.
 func (c *Convert) ToJson(mf *MediaFile) (*MediaFile, error) {
-	jsonName := fs.TypeJson.FindFirst(mf.FileName(), []string{c.conf.SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, c.conf.OriginalsPath(), false)
+	jsonName := fs.FormatJson.FindFirst(mf.FileName(), []string{c.conf.SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, c.conf.OriginalsPath(), false)
 
 	result, err := NewMediaFile(jsonName)
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (c *Convert) ToJpeg(image *MediaFile) (*MediaFile, error) {
 		return image, nil
 	}
 
-	jpegName := fs.TypeJpeg.FindFirst(image.FileName(), []string{c.conf.SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, c.conf.OriginalsPath(), false)
+	jpegName := fs.FormatJpeg.FindFirst(image.FileName(), []string{c.conf.SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, c.conf.OriginalsPath(), false)
 
 	mediaFile, err := NewMediaFile(jpegName)
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (c *Convert) ToJpeg(image *MediaFile) (*MediaFile, error) {
 
 	log.Debugf("convert: %s -> %s", fileName, filepath.Base(jpegName))
 
-	xmpName := fs.TypeXMP.Find(image.FileName(), false)
+	xmpName := fs.FormatXMP.Find(image.FileName(), false)
 
 	event.Publish("index.converting", event.Data{
 		"fileType": image.FileType(),
@@ -287,10 +287,18 @@ func (c *Convert) ToJpeg(image *MediaFile) (*MediaFile, error) {
 	return NewMediaFile(jpegName)
 }
 
-// AvcConvertCommand returns the command for converting video files to AVC1.
+// AvcConvertCommand returns the command for converting video files to MPEG-4 AVC.
 func (c *Convert) AvcConvertCommand(mf *MediaFile, avcName string) (result *exec.Cmd, useMutex bool, err error) {
 	if mf.IsVideo() {
-		result = exec.Command(c.conf.FFmpegBin(), "-i", mf.FileName(), avcName)
+		// Don't transcode more than one video at the same time.
+		useMutex = true
+		result = exec.Command(
+			c.conf.FFmpegBin(),
+			"-i", mf.FileName(),
+			"-c:v", "libx264",
+			"-f", "mp4",
+			avcName,
+		)
 	} else {
 		return nil, useMutex, fmt.Errorf("convert: file type %s not supported in %s", mf.FileType(), txt.Quote(mf.BaseName()))
 	}
@@ -298,21 +306,17 @@ func (c *Convert) AvcConvertCommand(mf *MediaFile, avcName string) (result *exec
 	return result, useMutex, nil
 }
 
-// ToAvc1 converts a single video file to AVC1 if possible.
-func (c *Convert) ToAvc1(video *MediaFile) (*MediaFile, error) {
+// ToAvc converts a single video file to MPEG-4 AVC.
+func (c *Convert) ToAvc(video *MediaFile) (*MediaFile, error) {
 	if !video.Exists() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert: can not convert to avc1, file does not exist (%s)", video.RelName(c.conf.OriginalsPath()))
 	}
 
-	if video.IsPlayableVideo() {
-		return video, nil
-	}
-
-	avcName := fs.TypeMp4.FindFirst(video.FileName(), []string{c.conf.SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, c.conf.OriginalsPath(), false)
+	avcName := fs.FormatAvc.FindFirst(video.FileName(), []string{c.conf.SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, c.conf.OriginalsPath(), false)
 
 	mediaFile, err := NewMediaFile(avcName)
 
-	if err == nil && mediaFile.IsPlayableVideo() {
+	if err == nil && mediaFile.IsVideo() {
 		return mediaFile, nil
 	}
 
@@ -335,6 +339,7 @@ func (c *Convert) ToAvc1(video *MediaFile) (*MediaFile, error) {
 	cmd, useMutex, err := c.AvcConvertCommand(video, avcName)
 
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/index_mediafile.go b/internal/photoprism/index_mediafile.go
index 42fe04998..83385bc2d 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/index_mediafile.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/index_mediafile.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (ind *Index) MediaFile(m *MediaFile, o IndexOptions, originalName string) (
 		photo.PhotoQuality = -1
 		photo.PhotoSingle = o.Single
 
-		if yamlName := fs.TypeYaml.FindFirst(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), stripSequence); yamlName != "" {
+		if yamlName := fs.FormatYaml.FindFirst(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), stripSequence); yamlName != "" {
 			if err := photo.LoadFromYaml(yamlName); err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("index: %s in %s (restore from yaml)", err.Error(), logName)
 			} else if err := photo.Find(); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go b/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go
index c87b3c601..8f8195f8c 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type MediaFile struct {
 	statErr      error
 	modTime      time.Time
 	fileSize     int64
-	fileType     fs.FileType
+	fileType     fs.FileFormat
 	mimeType     string
 	takenAt      time.Time
 	takenAtSrc   string
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func NewMediaFile(fileName string) (*MediaFile, error) {
 	m := &MediaFile{
 		fileName: fileName,
 		fileRoot: entity.RootUnknown,
-		fileType: fs.TypeOther,
+		fileType: fs.FormatOther,
 		metaData: meta.NewData(),
 		width:    -1,
 		height:   -1,
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (m *MediaFile) RelatedFiles(stripSequence bool) (result RelatedFiles, err e
 
 	// Add hidden JPEG if exists.
 	if !result.ContainsJpeg() {
-		if jpegName := fs.TypeJpeg.FindFirst(result.Main.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), stripSequence); jpegName != "" {
+		if jpegName := fs.FormatJpeg.FindFirst(result.Main.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), stripSequence); jpegName != "" {
 			if resultFile, err := NewMediaFile(jpegName); err == nil {
 				result.Files = append(result.Files, resultFile)
 			}
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ func (m *MediaFile) IsGif() bool {
 
 // IsTiff returns true if this is a TIFF file.
 func (m *MediaFile) IsTiff() bool {
-	return m.HasFileType(fs.TypeTiff) && m.MimeType() == fs.MimeTypeTiff
+	return m.HasFileType(fs.FormatTiff) && m.MimeType() == fs.MimeTypeTiff
 }
 
 // IsHEIF returns true if this is a High Efficiency Image File Format file.
@@ -674,24 +674,24 @@ func (m *MediaFile) IsVideo() bool {
 
 // IsJson return true if this media file is a json sidecar file.
 func (m *MediaFile) IsJson() bool {
-	return m.HasFileType(fs.TypeJson)
+	return m.HasFileType(fs.FormatJson)
 }
 
 // FileType returns the file type (jpg, gif, tiff,...).
-func (m *MediaFile) FileType() fs.FileType {
+func (m *MediaFile) FileType() fs.FileFormat {
 	switch {
 	case m.IsJpeg():
-		return fs.TypeJpeg
+		return fs.FormatJpeg
 	case m.IsPng():
-		return fs.TypePng
+		return fs.FormatPng
 	case m.IsGif():
-		return fs.TypeGif
+		return fs.FormatGif
 	case m.IsHEIF():
-		return fs.TypeHEIF
+		return fs.FormatHEIF
 	case m.IsBitmap():
-		return fs.TypeBitmap
+		return fs.FormatBitmap
 	default:
-		return fs.GetFileType(m.fileName)
+		return fs.GetFileFormat(m.fileName)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@ func (m *MediaFile) MediaType() fs.MediaType {
 }
 
 // HasFileType returns true if this is the given type.
-func (m *MediaFile) HasFileType(fileType fs.FileType) bool {
-	if fileType == fs.TypeJpeg {
+func (m *MediaFile) HasFileType(fileType fs.FileFormat) bool {
+	if fileType == fs.FormatJpeg {
 		return m.IsJpeg()
 	}
 
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ func (m *MediaFile) HasFileType(fileType fs.FileType) bool {
 
 // IsRaw returns true if this is a RAW file.
 func (m *MediaFile) IsRaw() bool {
-	return m.HasFileType(fs.TypeRaw)
+	return m.HasFileType(fs.FormatRaw)
 }
 
 // IsImageOther returns true if this is a PNG, GIF, BMP or TIFF file.
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ func (m *MediaFile) IsImageOther() bool {
 
 // IsXMP returns true if this is a XMP sidecar file.
 func (m *MediaFile) IsXMP() bool {
-	return m.FileType() == fs.TypeXMP
+	return m.FileType() == fs.FormatXMP
 }
 
 // IsSidecar returns true if this is a sidecar file (containing metadata).
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ func (m *MediaFile) IsSidecar() bool {
 
 // IsPlayableVideo returns true if this is a supported video file format.
 func (m *MediaFile) IsPlayableVideo() bool {
-	return m.IsVideo() && m.HasFileType(fs.TypeMp4)
+	return m.IsVideo() && (m.HasFileType(fs.FormatMp4) || m.HasFileType(fs.FormatAvc))
 }
 
 // IsPhoto returns true if this file is a photo / image.
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ func (m *MediaFile) Jpeg() (*MediaFile, error) {
 		return m, nil
 	}
 
-	jpegFilename := fs.TypeJpeg.FindFirst(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), false)
+	jpegFilename := fs.FormatJpeg.FindFirst(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), false)
 
 	if jpegFilename == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no jpeg found for %s", m.FileName())
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ func (m *MediaFile) HasJpeg() bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	jpegName := fs.TypeJpeg.FindFirst(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), false)
+	jpegName := fs.FormatJpeg.FindFirst(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), false)
 
 	if jpegName == "" {
 		m.hasJpeg = false
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ func (m *MediaFile) HasJson() bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	return fs.TypeJson.FindFirst(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), false) != ""
+	return fs.FormatJson.FindFirst(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), false) != ""
 }
 
 func (m *MediaFile) decodeDimensions() error {
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go b/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go
index 0ca649872..d44997bf8 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ func TestMediaFile_IsPng(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		assert.Equal(t, fs.TypePng, mediaFile.FileType())
+		assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatPng, mediaFile.FileType())
 		assert.Equal(t, "image/png", mediaFile.MimeType())
 		assert.Equal(t, true, mediaFile.IsPng())
 	})
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ func TestMediaFile_IsTiff(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		assert.Equal(t, fs.TypeJson, mediaFile.FileType())
+		assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatJson, mediaFile.FileType())
 		assert.Equal(t, "", mediaFile.MimeType())
 		assert.Equal(t, false, mediaFile.IsTiff())
 	})
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ func TestMediaFile_IsTiff(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		assert.Equal(t, fs.TypeTiff, mediaFile.FileType())
+		assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatTiff, mediaFile.FileType())
 		assert.Equal(t, "image/tiff", mediaFile.MimeType())
 		assert.Equal(t, true, mediaFile.IsTiff())
 	})
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ func TestMediaFile_IsTiff(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		assert.Equal(t, fs.TypeTiff, mediaFile.FileType())
+		assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatTiff, mediaFile.FileType())
 		assert.Equal(t, "image/tiff", mediaFile.MimeType())
 		assert.Equal(t, true, mediaFile.IsTiff())
 	})
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ func TestMediaFile_IsImageOther(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		assert.Equal(t, fs.TypeBitmap, mediaFile.FileType())
+		assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatBitmap, mediaFile.FileType())
 		assert.Equal(t, "image/bmp", mediaFile.MimeType())
 		assert.Equal(t, true, mediaFile.IsBitmap())
 		assert.Equal(t, true, mediaFile.IsImageOther())
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ func TestMediaFile_IsImageOther(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		assert.Equal(t, fs.TypeGif, mediaFile.FileType())
+		assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatGif, mediaFile.FileType())
 		assert.Equal(t, "image/gif", mediaFile.MimeType())
 		assert.Equal(t, true, mediaFile.IsImageOther())
 	})
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ func TestMediaFile_FileType(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.True(t, m.IsJpeg())
 	assert.Equal(t, "jpg", string(m.FileType()))
-	assert.Equal(t, fs.TypeJpeg, m.FileType())
+	assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatJpeg, m.FileType())
 	assert.Equal(t, ".png", m.Extension())
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/metadata.go b/internal/photoprism/metadata.go
index 95c6d1a96..097085566 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/metadata.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/metadata.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (m *MediaFile) MetaData() (result meta.Data) {
 		}
 
 		// Parse regular JSON sidecar files ("img_1234.json").
-		if jsonFiles := fs.TypeJson.FindAll(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), false); len(jsonFiles) == 0 {
+		if jsonFiles := fs.FormatJson.FindAll(m.FileName(), []string{Config().SidecarPath(), fs.HiddenPath}, Config().OriginalsPath(), false); len(jsonFiles) == 0 {
 			log.Debugf("media: no json sidecar file found for %s", txt.Quote(filepath.Base(m.FileName())))
 		} else {
 			for _, jsonFile := range jsonFiles {
diff --git a/internal/query/account_uploads.go b/internal/query/account_uploads.go
index 543766132..2344fe442 100644
--- a/internal/query/account_uploads.go
+++ b/internal/query/account_uploads.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func AccountUploads(a entity.Account, limit int) (results entity.Files, err erro
 		Where("files.id NOT IN (SELECT file_id FROM files_sync WHERE file_id > 0 AND account_id = ?)", a.ID)
 
 	if !a.SyncRaw {
-		s = s.Where("files.file_type <> ? OR files.file_type IS NULL", fs.TypeRaw)
+		s = s.Where("files.file_type <> ? OR files.file_type IS NULL", fs.FormatRaw)
 	}
 
 	s = s.Order("files.file_name ASC")
diff --git a/internal/thumb/create.go b/internal/thumb/create.go
index 83bd5a432..9d47fbdd4 100644
--- a/internal/thumb/create.go
+++ b/internal/thumb/create.go
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/disintegration/imaging"
 )
 
-func ResampleOptions(opts ...ResampleOption) (method ResampleOption, filter imaging.ResampleFilter, format fs.FileType) {
+func ResampleOptions(opts ...ResampleOption) (method ResampleOption, filter imaging.ResampleFilter, format fs.FileFormat) {
 	method = ResampleFit
 	filter = imaging.Lanczos
-	format = fs.TypeJpeg
+	format = fs.FormatJpeg
 
 	for _, option := range opts {
 		switch option {
 		case ResamplePng:
-			format = fs.TypePng
+			format = fs.FormatPng
 		case ResampleNearestNeighbor:
 			filter = imaging.NearestNeighbor
 		case ResampleDefault:
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func Create(img image.Image, fileName string, width, height int, opts ...Resampl
 
 	var saveOption imaging.EncodeOption
 
-	if filepath.Ext(fileName) == "."+string(fs.TypePng) {
+	if filepath.Ext(fileName) == "."+string(fs.FormatPng) {
 		saveOption = imaging.PNGCompressionLevel(png.DefaultCompression)
 	} else if width <= 150 && height <= 150 {
 		saveOption = imaging.JPEGQuality(JpegQualitySmall)
diff --git a/internal/thumb/create_test.go b/internal/thumb/create_test.go
index 22a8f10c5..d1d73a123 100644
--- a/internal/thumb/create_test.go
+++ b/internal/thumb/create_test.go
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ func TestResampleOptions(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.Equal(t, ResampleFillCenter, method)
 		assert.Equal(t, imaging.Lanczos.Support, filter.Support)
-		assert.Equal(t, fs.TypePng, format)
+		assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatPng, format)
 	})
 	t.Run("ResampleNearestNeighbor, FillTopLeft", func(t *testing.T) {
 		method, filter, format := ResampleOptions(ResampleNearestNeighbor, ResampleFillTopLeft)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, ResampleFillTopLeft, method)
 		assert.Equal(t, imaging.NearestNeighbor.Support, filter.Support)
-		assert.Equal(t, fs.TypeJpeg, format)
+		assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatJpeg, format)
 	})
 	t.Run("ResampleNearestNeighbor, FillBottomRight", func(t *testing.T) {
 		method, filter, format := ResampleOptions(ResampleNearestNeighbor, ResampleFillBottomRight)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, ResampleFillBottomRight, method)
 		assert.Equal(t, imaging.NearestNeighbor.Support, filter.Support)
-		assert.Equal(t, fs.TypeJpeg, format)
+		assert.Equal(t, fs.FormatJpeg, format)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/video/video.go b/internal/video/video.go
index a62ce1f19..2e1f85738 100644
--- a/internal/video/video.go
+++ b/internal/video/video.go
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Type struct {
-	Format fs.FileType
+	Format fs.FileFormat
+	Codec  fs.FileCodec
 	Width  int
 	Height int
 	Public bool
@@ -44,14 +45,24 @@ type Type struct {
 
 type TypeMap map[string]Type
 
-var TypeMP4 = Type{
-	Format: fs.TypeMp4,
+var TypeMp4 = Type{
+	Format: fs.FormatMp4,
+	Codec:  fs.CodecAvc,
+	Width:  0,
+	Height: 0,
+	Public: true,
+}
+
+var TypeAvc = Type{
+	Format: fs.FormatAvc,
+	Codec:  fs.CodecAvc,
 	Width:  0,
 	Height: 0,
 	Public: true,
 }
 
 var Types = TypeMap{
-	"":    TypeMP4,
-	"mp4": TypeMP4,
+	"":    TypeAvc,
+	"mp4": TypeMp4,
+	"avc": TypeAvc,
 }
diff --git a/internal/video/video_test.go b/internal/video/video_test.go
index 60d6e1968..9bd1c5d08 100644
--- a/internal/video/video_test.go
+++ b/internal/video/video_test.go
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ package video
 import "testing"
 
 func TestTypes(t *testing.T) {
-	if val := Types[""]; val != TypeMP4 {
-		t.Fatal("default type should be TypeMP4")
+	if val := Types[""]; val != TypeAvc {
+		t.Fatal("default type should be avc")
 	}
 
-	if val := Types["mp4"]; val != TypeMP4 {
-		t.Fatal("mp4 type should be TypeMP4")
+	if val := Types["mp4"]; val != TypeMp4 {
+		t.Fatal("mp4 type should be mp4")
+	}
+
+	if val := Types["avc"]; val != TypeAvc {
+		t.Fatal("mp4 type should be avc")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/fs/codec.go b/pkg/fs/codec.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..259559c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/fs/codec.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package fs
+
+import (
+	_ "image/gif" // Import for image.
+	_ "image/jpeg"
+	_ "image/png"
+)
+
+type FileCodec string
+
+const (
+	CodecAvc   FileCodec = "avc1"
+	CodecHvc   FileCodec = "hvc1"
+	CodecJpeg  FileCodec = "jpeg"
+	CodecOther FileCodec = ""
+)
diff --git a/pkg/fs/filetype.go b/pkg/fs/filetype.go
index 44cf09a77..95f4c3587 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/filetype.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/filetype.go
@@ -9,128 +9,129 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type FileType string
+type FileFormat string
 
 const (
-	TypeJpeg     FileType = "jpg"  // JPEG image file.
-	TypePng      FileType = "png"  // PNG image file.
-	TypeGif      FileType = "gif"  // GIF image file.
-	TypeTiff     FileType = "tiff" // TIFF image file.
-	TypeBitmap   FileType = "bmp"  // BMP image file.
-	TypeRaw      FileType = "raw"  // RAW image file.
-	TypeHEIF     FileType = "heif" // High Efficiency Image File Format
-	TypeMov      FileType = "mov"  // Video files.
-	TypeMp4      FileType = "mp4"
-	TypeHEVC     FileType = "hevc"
-	TypeAvi      FileType = "avi"
-	Type3gp      FileType = "3gp"
-	Type3g2      FileType = "3g2"
-	TypeFlv      FileType = "flv"
-	TypeMkv      FileType = "mkv"
-	TypeMpg      FileType = "mpg"
-	TypeOgv      FileType = "ogv"
-	TypeWebm     FileType = "webm"
-	TypeWMV      FileType = "wmv"
-	TypeXMP      FileType = "xmp"  // Adobe XMP sidecar file (XML).
-	TypeAAE      FileType = "aae"  // Apple sidecar file (XML).
-	TypeXML      FileType = "xml"  // XML metadata / config / sidecar file.
-	TypeYaml     FileType = "yml"  // YAML metadata / config / sidecar file.
-	TypeToml     FileType = "toml" // Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language sidecar file.
-	TypeJson     FileType = "json" // JSON metadata / config / sidecar file.
-	TypeText     FileType = "txt"  // Text config / sidecar file.
-	TypeMarkdown FileType = "md"   // Markdown text sidecar file.
-	TypeOther    FileType = ""     // Unknown file format.
+	FormatJpeg     FileFormat = "jpg"  // JPEG image file.
+	FormatPng      FileFormat = "png"  // PNG image file.
+	FormatGif      FileFormat = "gif"  // GIF image file.
+	FormatTiff     FileFormat = "tiff" // TIFF image file.
+	FormatBitmap   FileFormat = "bmp"  // BMP image file.
+	FormatRaw      FileFormat = "raw"  // RAW image file.
+	FormatHEIF     FileFormat = "heif" // High Efficiency Image File Format
+	FormatHEVC     FileFormat = "hevc"
+	FormatMov      FileFormat = "mov" // Video files.
+	FormatMp4      FileFormat = "mp4"
+	FormatAvc      FileFormat = "avc"
+	FormatAvi      FileFormat = "avi"
+	Format3gp      FileFormat = "3gp"
+	Format3g2      FileFormat = "3g2"
+	FormatFlv      FileFormat = "flv"
+	FormatMkv      FileFormat = "mkv"
+	FormatMpg      FileFormat = "mpg"
+	FormatOgv      FileFormat = "ogv"
+	FormatWebm     FileFormat = "webm"
+	FormatWMV      FileFormat = "wmv"
+	FormatXMP      FileFormat = "xmp"  // Adobe XMP sidecar file (XML).
+	FormatAAE      FileFormat = "aae"  // Apple sidecar file (XML).
+	FormatXML      FileFormat = "xml"  // XML metadata / config / sidecar file.
+	FormatYaml     FileFormat = "yml"  // YAML metadata / config / sidecar file.
+	FormatToml     FileFormat = "toml" // Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language sidecar file.
+	FormatJson     FileFormat = "json" // JSON metadata / config / sidecar file.
+	FormatText     FileFormat = "txt"  // Text config / sidecar file.
+	FormatMarkdown FileFormat = "md"   // Markdown text sidecar file.
+	FormatOther    FileFormat = ""     // Unknown file format.
 )
 
-type FileExtensions map[string]FileType
-type TypeExtensions map[FileType][]string
+type FileExtensions map[string]FileFormat
+type TypeExtensions map[FileFormat][]string
 
 const (
 	YamlExt = ".yml"
 	JpegExt = ".jpg"
-	AvcExt  = ".mp4"
-	HevcExt = ".hevc"
+	AvcExt  = ".avc"
 )
 
 // FileExt contains the filename extensions of file formats known to PhotoPrism.
 var FileExt = FileExtensions{
-	".bmp":  TypeBitmap,
-	".gif":  TypeGif,
-	".tif":  TypeTiff,
-	".tiff": TypeTiff,
-	".png":  TypePng,
-	".pn":   TypePng,
-	".crw":  TypeRaw,
-	".cr2":  TypeRaw,
-	".cr3":  TypeRaw,
-	".nef":  TypeRaw,
-	".arw":  TypeRaw,
-	".dng":  TypeRaw,
-	".mov":  TypeMov,
-	".avi":  TypeAvi,
-	".mp4":  TypeMp4,
-	".hevc": TypeHEVC,
-	".3gp":  Type3gp,
-	".3g2":  Type3g2,
-	".flv":  TypeFlv,
-	".mkv":  TypeMkv,
-	".mpg":  TypeMpg,
-	".mpeg": TypeMpg,
-	".ogv":  TypeOgv,
-	".webm": TypeWebm,
-	".wmv":  TypeWMV,
-	".yml":  TypeYaml,
-	".yaml": TypeYaml,
-	".jpg":  TypeJpeg,
-	".jpeg": TypeJpeg,
-	".jpe":  TypeJpeg,
-	".jif":  TypeJpeg,
-	".jfif": TypeJpeg,
-	".jfi":  TypeJpeg,
-	".thm":  TypeJpeg,
-	".xmp":  TypeXMP,
-	".aae":  TypeAAE,
-	".heif": TypeHEIF,
-	".heic": TypeHEIF,
-	".3fr":  TypeRaw,
-	".ari":  TypeRaw,
-	".bay":  TypeRaw,
-	".cap":  TypeRaw,
-	".data": TypeRaw,
-	".dcs":  TypeRaw,
-	".dcr":  TypeRaw,
-	".drf":  TypeRaw,
-	".eip":  TypeRaw,
-	".erf":  TypeRaw,
-	".fff":  TypeRaw,
-	".gpr":  TypeRaw,
-	".iiq":  TypeRaw,
-	".k25":  TypeRaw,
-	".kdc":  TypeRaw,
-	".mdc":  TypeRaw,
-	".mef":  TypeRaw,
-	".mos":  TypeRaw,
-	".mrw":  TypeRaw,
-	".nrw":  TypeRaw,
-	".obm":  TypeRaw,
-	".orf":  TypeRaw,
-	".pef":  TypeRaw,
-	".ptx":  TypeRaw,
-	".pxn":  TypeRaw,
-	".r3d":  TypeRaw,
-	".raf":  TypeRaw,
-	".raw":  TypeRaw,
-	".rwl":  TypeRaw,
-	".rw2":  TypeRaw,
-	".rwz":  TypeRaw,
-	".sr2":  TypeRaw,
-	".srf":  TypeRaw,
-	".srw":  TypeRaw,
-	".x3f":  TypeRaw,
-	".xml":  TypeXML,
-	".txt":  TypeText,
-	".md":   TypeMarkdown,
-	".json": TypeJson,
+	".bmp":  FormatBitmap,
+	".gif":  FormatGif,
+	".tif":  FormatTiff,
+	".tiff": FormatTiff,
+	".png":  FormatPng,
+	".pn":   FormatPng,
+	".crw":  FormatRaw,
+	".cr2":  FormatRaw,
+	".cr3":  FormatRaw,
+	".nef":  FormatRaw,
+	".arw":  FormatRaw,
+	".dng":  FormatRaw,
+	".mov":  FormatMov,
+	".avi":  FormatAvi,
+	".mp4":  FormatMp4,
+	".avc":  FormatAvc,
+	".hevc": FormatHEVC,
+	".3gp":  Format3gp,
+	".3g2":  Format3g2,
+	".flv":  FormatFlv,
+	".mkv":  FormatMkv,
+	".mpg":  FormatMpg,
+	".mpeg": FormatMpg,
+	".ogv":  FormatOgv,
+	".webm": FormatWebm,
+	".wmv":  FormatWMV,
+	".yml":  FormatYaml,
+	".yaml": FormatYaml,
+	".jpg":  FormatJpeg,
+	".jpeg": FormatJpeg,
+	".jpe":  FormatJpeg,
+	".jif":  FormatJpeg,
+	".jfif": FormatJpeg,
+	".jfi":  FormatJpeg,
+	".thm":  FormatJpeg,
+	".xmp":  FormatXMP,
+	".aae":  FormatAAE,
+	".heif": FormatHEIF,
+	".heic": FormatHEIF,
+	".3fr":  FormatRaw,
+	".ari":  FormatRaw,
+	".bay":  FormatRaw,
+	".cap":  FormatRaw,
+	".data": FormatRaw,
+	".dcs":  FormatRaw,
+	".dcr":  FormatRaw,
+	".drf":  FormatRaw,
+	".eip":  FormatRaw,
+	".erf":  FormatRaw,
+	".fff":  FormatRaw,
+	".gpr":  FormatRaw,
+	".iiq":  FormatRaw,
+	".k25":  FormatRaw,
+	".kdc":  FormatRaw,
+	".mdc":  FormatRaw,
+	".mef":  FormatRaw,
+	".mos":  FormatRaw,
+	".mrw":  FormatRaw,
+	".nrw":  FormatRaw,
+	".obm":  FormatRaw,
+	".orf":  FormatRaw,
+	".pef":  FormatRaw,
+	".ptx":  FormatRaw,
+	".pxn":  FormatRaw,
+	".r3d":  FormatRaw,
+	".raf":  FormatRaw,
+	".raw":  FormatRaw,
+	".rwl":  FormatRaw,
+	".rw2":  FormatRaw,
+	".rwz":  FormatRaw,
+	".sr2":  FormatRaw,
+	".srf":  FormatRaw,
+	".srw":  FormatRaw,
+	".x3f":  FormatRaw,
+	".xml":  FormatXML,
+	".txt":  FormatText,
+	".md":   FormatMarkdown,
+	".json": FormatJson,
 }
 
 func (m FileExtensions) Known(name string) bool {
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ func (m FileExtensions) TypeExt() TypeExtensions {
 var TypeExt = FileExt.TypeExt()
 
 // Find returns the first filename with the same base name and a given type.
-func (t FileType) Find(fileName string, stripSequence bool) string {
+func (t FileFormat) Find(fileName string, stripSequence bool) string {
 	base := BasePrefix(fileName, stripSequence)
 	dir := filepath.Dir(fileName)
 
@@ -194,20 +195,20 @@ func (t FileType) Find(fileName string, stripSequence bool) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// GetFileType returns the (expected) type for a given file name.
-func GetFileType(fileName string) FileType {
+// GetFileFormat returns the (expected) type for a given file name.
+func GetFileFormat(fileName string) FileFormat {
 	fileExt := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(fileName))
 	result, ok := FileExt[fileExt]
 
 	if !ok {
-		result = TypeOther
+		result = FormatOther
 	}
 
 	return result
 }
 
 // FindFirst searches a list of directories for the first file with the same base name and a given type.
-func (t FileType) FindFirst(fileName string, dirs []string, baseDir string, stripSequence bool) string {
+func (t FileFormat) FindFirst(fileName string, dirs []string, baseDir string, stripSequence bool) string {
 	fileBase := filepath.Base(fileName)
 	fileBasePrefix := BasePrefix(fileName, stripSequence)
 	fileBaseLower := strings.ToLower(fileBasePrefix)
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ func (t FileType) FindFirst(fileName string, dirs []string, baseDir string, stri
 }
 
 // FindAll searches a list of directories for files with the same base name and a given type.
-func (t FileType) FindAll(fileName string, dirs []string, baseDir string, stripSequence bool) (results []string) {
+func (t FileFormat) FindAll(fileName string, dirs []string, baseDir string, stripSequence bool) (results []string) {
 	fileBase := filepath.Base(fileName)
 	fileBasePrefix := BasePrefix(fileName, stripSequence)
 	fileBaseLower := strings.ToLower(fileBasePrefix)
diff --git a/pkg/fs/filetype_test.go b/pkg/fs/filetype_test.go
index a355844a3..4c1956384 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/filetype_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/filetype_test.go
@@ -8,49 +8,49 @@ import (
 
 func TestGetFileType(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("jpeg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := GetFileType("testdata/test.jpg")
-		assert.Equal(t, TypeJpeg, result)
+		result := GetFileFormat("testdata/test.jpg")
+		assert.Equal(t, FormatJpeg, result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("raw", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := GetFileType("testdata/test (jpg).CR2")
-		assert.Equal(t, TypeRaw, result)
+		result := GetFileFormat("testdata/test (jpg).CR2")
+		assert.Equal(t, FormatRaw, result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("empty", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := GetFileType("")
-		assert.Equal(t, TypeOther, result)
+		result := GetFileFormat("")
+		assert.Equal(t, FormatOther, result)
 	})
 }
 
 func TestFileType_Find(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("find jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.Find("testdata/test.xmp", false)
+		result := FormatJpeg.Find("testdata/test.xmp", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/test.jpg", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("upper ext", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.Find("testdata/test.XMP", false)
+		result := FormatJpeg.Find("testdata/test.XMP", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/test.jpg", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("with sequence", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.Find("testdata/test (2).xmp", false)
+		result := FormatJpeg.Find("testdata/test (2).xmp", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, "", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("strip sequence", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.Find("testdata/test (2).xmp", true)
+		result := FormatJpeg.Find("testdata/test (2).xmp", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/test.jpg", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("name upper", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.Find("testdata/CATYELLOW.xmp", true)
+		result := FormatJpeg.Find("testdata/CATYELLOW.xmp", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/CATYELLOW.jpg", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("name lower", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.Find("testdata/chameleon_lime.xmp", true)
+		result := FormatJpeg.Find("testdata/chameleon_lime.xmp", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/chameleon_lime.jpg", result)
 	})
 }
@@ -59,77 +59,77 @@ func TestFileType_FindFirst(t *testing.T) {
 	dirs := []string{HiddenPath}
 
 	t.Run("find xmp", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeXMP.FindFirst("testdata/test.jpg", dirs, "", false)
+		result := FormatXMP.FindFirst("testdata/test.jpg", dirs, "", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/.photoprism/test.xmp", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("find xmp upper ext", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeXMP.FindFirst("testdata/test.PNG", dirs, "", false)
+		result := FormatXMP.FindFirst("testdata/test.PNG", dirs, "", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/.photoprism/test.xmp", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("find xmp without sequence", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeXMP.FindFirst("testdata/test (2).jpg", dirs, "", false)
+		result := FormatXMP.FindFirst("testdata/test (2).jpg", dirs, "", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, "", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("find xmp with sequence", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeXMP.FindFirst("testdata/test (2).jpg", dirs, "", true)
+		result := FormatXMP.FindFirst("testdata/test (2).jpg", dirs, "", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/.photoprism/test.xmp", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("find jpg", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/test.xmp", dirs, "", false)
+		result := FormatJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/test.xmp", dirs, "", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/test.jpg", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("find jpg abs", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.FindFirst(Abs("testdata/test.xmp"), dirs, "", false)
+		result := FormatJpeg.FindFirst(Abs("testdata/test.xmp"), dirs, "", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, Abs("testdata/test.jpg"), result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("upper ext", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/test.XMP", dirs, "", false)
+		result := FormatJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/test.XMP", dirs, "", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/test.jpg", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("with sequence", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/test (2).xmp", dirs, "", false)
+		result := FormatJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/test (2).xmp", dirs, "", false)
 		assert.Equal(t, "", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("strip sequence", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/test (2).xmp", dirs, "", true)
+		result := FormatJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/test (2).xmp", dirs, "", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/test.jpg", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("name upper", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/CATYELLOW.xmp", dirs, "", true)
+		result := FormatJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/CATYELLOW.xmp", dirs, "", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/CATYELLOW.jpg", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("name lower", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/chameleon_lime.xmp", dirs, "", true)
+		result := FormatJpeg.FindFirst("testdata/chameleon_lime.xmp", dirs, "", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/chameleon_lime.jpg", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("example_bmp_notfound", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeBitmap.FindFirst("testdata/example.00001.jpg", dirs, "", true)
+		result := FormatBitmap.FindFirst("testdata/example.00001.jpg", dirs, "", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("example_bmp_found", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeBitmap.FindFirst("testdata/example.00001.jpg", []string{"directory"}, "", true)
+		result := FormatBitmap.FindFirst("testdata/example.00001.jpg", []string{"directory"}, "", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/directory/example.bmp", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("example_png_found", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypePng.FindFirst("testdata/example.00001.jpg", []string{"directory", "directory/subdirectory"}, "", true)
+		result := FormatPng.FindFirst("testdata/example.00001.jpg", []string{"directory", "directory/subdirectory"}, "", true)
 		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/directory/subdirectory/example.png", result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("example_bmp_found", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := TypeBitmap.FindFirst(Abs("testdata/example.00001.jpg"), []string{"directory"}, Abs("testdata"), true)
+		result := FormatBitmap.FindFirst(Abs("testdata/example.00001.jpg"), []string{"directory"}, Abs("testdata"), true)
 		assert.Equal(t, Abs("testdata/directory/example.bmp"), result)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/fs/mediatype.go b/pkg/fs/mediatype.go
index 6e01aa29e..355ab3101 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/mediatype.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/mediatype.go
@@ -10,35 +10,36 @@ const (
 	MediaOther   MediaType = "other"
 )
 
-var MediaTypes = map[FileType]MediaType{
-	TypeRaw:      MediaRaw,
-	TypeJpeg:     MediaImage,
-	TypePng:      MediaImage,
-	TypeGif:      MediaImage,
-	TypeTiff:     MediaImage,
-	TypeBitmap:   MediaImage,
-	TypeHEIF:     MediaImage,
-	TypeAvi:      MediaVideo,
-	TypeHEVC:     MediaVideo,
-	TypeMp4:      MediaVideo,
-	TypeMov:      MediaVideo,
-	Type3gp:      MediaVideo,
-	Type3g2:      MediaVideo,
-	TypeFlv:      MediaVideo,
-	TypeMkv:      MediaVideo,
-	TypeMpg:      MediaVideo,
-	TypeOgv:      MediaVideo,
-	TypeWebm:     MediaVideo,
-	TypeWMV:      MediaVideo,
-	TypeXMP:      MediaSidecar,
-	TypeXML:      MediaSidecar,
-	TypeAAE:      MediaSidecar,
-	TypeYaml:     MediaSidecar,
-	TypeText:     MediaSidecar,
-	TypeJson:     MediaSidecar,
-	TypeToml:     MediaSidecar,
-	TypeMarkdown: MediaSidecar,
-	TypeOther:    MediaOther,
+var MediaTypes = map[FileFormat]MediaType{
+	FormatRaw:      MediaRaw,
+	FormatJpeg:     MediaImage,
+	FormatPng:      MediaImage,
+	FormatGif:      MediaImage,
+	FormatTiff:     MediaImage,
+	FormatBitmap:   MediaImage,
+	FormatHEIF:     MediaImage,
+	FormatAvi:      MediaVideo,
+	FormatHEVC:     MediaVideo,
+	FormatAvc:      MediaVideo,
+	FormatMp4:      MediaVideo,
+	FormatMov:      MediaVideo,
+	Format3gp:      MediaVideo,
+	Format3g2:      MediaVideo,
+	FormatFlv:      MediaVideo,
+	FormatMkv:      MediaVideo,
+	FormatMpg:      MediaVideo,
+	FormatOgv:      MediaVideo,
+	FormatWebm:     MediaVideo,
+	FormatWMV:      MediaVideo,
+	FormatXMP:      MediaSidecar,
+	FormatXML:      MediaSidecar,
+	FormatAAE:      MediaSidecar,
+	FormatYaml:     MediaSidecar,
+	FormatText:     MediaSidecar,
+	FormatJson:     MediaSidecar,
+	FormatToml:     MediaSidecar,
+	FormatMarkdown: MediaSidecar,
+	FormatOther:    MediaOther,
 }
 
 func GetMediaType(fileName string) MediaType {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func GetMediaType(fileName string) MediaType {
 		return MediaOther
 	}
 
-	result, ok := MediaTypes[GetFileType(fileName)]
+	result, ok := MediaTypes[GetFileFormat(fileName)]
 
 	if !ok {
 		result = MediaOther
diff --git a/pkg/fs/walk_test.go b/pkg/fs/walk_test.go
index b9a29b161..63ad29cf7 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/walk_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/walk_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestSkipWalk(t *testing.T) {
 
 				done[fileName] = Found
 
-				if textName := TypeText.Find(fileName, false); textName != "" {
+				if textName := FormatText.Find(fileName, false); textName != "" {
 					done[textName] = Found
 				}