From 3e03c47fbfe438dc587c448c8bdccede587a006a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bo0tzz <git@bo0tzz.me>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2025 15:58:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: strip extra metadata when transcoding (#17297)

---
 server/src/utils/media.ts | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server/src/utils/media.ts b/server/src/utils/media.ts
index d26f8d0fb6..b00eb652ef 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/media.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/media.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ export class BaseConfig implements VideoCodecSWConfig {
       '-fps_mode passthrough',
       // explicitly selects the video stream instead of leaving it up to FFmpeg
       `-map 0:${videoStream.index}`,
+      // Strip metadata like capture date, camera, and GPS
+      '-map_metadata -1',
     ];
 
     if (audioStream) {