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Upcoming Features & Roadmap

Current Status

Version: 0.6.0-beta
Status: Image and Video Plugin Released Expected Beta: Q2 2026

MediaProc is currently in the early development phase. The architecture and plugin system are complete, but individual plugin implementations are in progress.

Phase 1: Core Plugins (Q1 2026)

Image Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • Resize with multiple algorithms (bicubic, lanczos, nearest)
  • Format conversion (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIF)
  • Optimization with configurable compression
  • Filters (grayscale, blur, sharpen, sepia)
  • Transformations (rotate, flip, crop)
  • Watermarking with positioning
  • Batch processing support
  • EXIF preservation options

Video Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • Format transcoding (MP4, WebM, AVI, MKV)
  • Codec conversion (H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1)
  • Quality presets (web, mobile, high-quality)
  • Frame extraction at intervals
  • Trim and cut operations
  • Resolution scaling
  • Video merging and concatenation
  • Audio track management

Audio Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • Format conversion (MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG)
  • Normalization and loudness adjustment
  • Trim and split operations
  • Audio extraction from video
  • Multi-track merging
  • Bitrate and quality control
  • Sample rate conversion

Phase 2: Advanced Plugins (Q2 2026)

Document Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • PDF compression with quality options
  • Page extraction and splitting
  • OCR text extraction (Tesseract integration)
  • PDF merging
  • Page reordering
  • Format conversion (PDF ↔ images)
  • Watermark and stamp addition

Animation Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • Video to GIF conversion
  • GIF optimization and compression
  • WebP animation support
  • Lottie animation processing
  • Frame rate adjustment
  • Size optimization

Metadata Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • Comprehensive metadata inspection
  • EXIF/XMP/IPTC editing
  • GPS data removal
  • Metadata stripping
  • Copyright information management
  • Compliance checking (GDPR, etc.)

Phase 3: Specialized Plugins (Q3 2026)

3D Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • GLTF/GLB optimization
  • Texture compression (KTX2, Basis)
  • Geometry simplification
  • LOD (Level of Detail) generation
  • Format conversion (OBJ, FBX, GLTF)
  • Mesh analysis and validation

Stream Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • HLS packaging for adaptive streaming
  • DASH packaging support
  • Video chunking for streaming
  • DRM encryption (Widevine, FairPlay)
  • Multiple quality profiles
  • Thumbnail generation

Pipeline Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • YAML workflow definition
  • JSON pipeline support
  • Conditional execution
  • Variable substitution
  • Parallel step execution
  • Error handling and rollback
  • Pipeline validation

Phase 4: AI & Future-Proof (Q4 2026)

AI Plugin ✅ Architecture Complete

  • Face detection and blurring
  • Auto-captioning (Whisper integration)
  • Scene detection in videos
  • Background removal (images/video)
  • Object detection and tracking
  • Style transfer
  • Upscaling with neural networks
  • Content moderation

Core Enhancements

Performance Optimization

  • Multi-threaded processing (Worker threads)
  • GPU acceleration support
  • Memory-efficient streaming
  • Caching system
  • Progress resumption
  • Distributed processing

Developer Experience

  • Interactive mode with prompts
  • GUI wrapper (Electron app)
  • VS Code extension
  • Docker images
  • API server mode
  • WebAssembly support

Plugin Ecosystem

  • Plugin marketplace
  • Plugin template generator
  • Community plugin repository
  • Plugin testing framework
  • Plugin documentation generator
  • Version compatibility checker

Testing & Quality

  • Unit tests for all plugins
  • Integration tests
  • End-to-end tests
  • Performance benchmarks
  • CI/CD pipeline
  • Automated releases

Long-Term Vision (2027+)

Cloud Integration

  • S3-compatible storage support
  • CDN integration
  • Serverless function support
  • Queue-based processing
  • Cloud transcoding services

Enterprise Features

  • User authentication and authorization
  • Audit logging
  • Resource quotas and limits
  • Multi-tenancy support
  • Enterprise SLA support

Platform Support

  • Windows native support
  • macOS optimization
  • Linux distribution packages
  • ARM architecture support
  • Mobile SDK (React Native)

Community Requests

We're tracking feature requests from the community. Submit your ideas:

  • GitHub Issues: Tag with feature-request
  • Discussions: Share use cases and workflows
  • Discord: Join our developer community (coming soon)

Contributing

Want to help build these features? Check our Contributing Guide and:

  1. Pick an unclaimed feature from the roadmap
  2. Comment on the tracking issue
  3. Submit a PR with implementation
  4. Add tests and documentation

Priorities

Features are prioritized based on:

  1. Community demand: Most requested features
  2. Foundation first: Core functionality before advanced features
  3. Plugin independence: Features that don't block others
  4. Performance impact: Critical performance improvements
  5. Ecosystem growth: Features that enable community plugins

Timeline Disclaimer

⚠️ Note: This roadmap is aspirational and subject to change based on:

  • Community feedback and contributions
  • Technical challenges
  • Resource availability
  • Dependency updates

Features may be delivered earlier or later than estimated.

Stay Updated

  • GitHub: Watch the repository for updates
  • Changelog: Check CHANGELOG.md for releases
  • Blog: Technical deep-dives (coming soon)
  • Twitter: Follow @mediaproc (coming soon)