diff --git a/internal/photoprism/convert.go b/internal/photoprism/convert.go
index 2dd4b18ed..ea2353e3e 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/convert.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/convert.go
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ func (c *Convert) AvcBitrate(f *MediaFile) string {
 
 	if bitrate <= 0 {
 		return "8M"
-	} else if bitrate >= 50 {
-		return "50M"
+	} else if bitrate >= 100 {
+		return "100M"
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%dM", bitrate)
@@ -337,13 +337,17 @@ func (c *Convert) AvcConvertCommand(f *MediaFile, avcName, codecName string) (re
 			c.conf.FFmpegBin(),
 			"-i", f.FileName(),
 			"-c:v", codecName,
-			"-c:a", "copy",
+			"-c:a", "libmp3lame",
 			"-vf", format,
 			"-num_output_buffers", strconv.Itoa(c.conf.FFmpegBuffers()+8),
 			"-num_capture_buffers", strconv.Itoa(c.conf.FFmpegBuffers()),
+			"-max_muxing_queue_size", "1024",
 			"-crf", "23",
+			"-vsync", "vfr",
+			"-r", "30",
 			"-b:v", c.AvcBitrate(f),
 			"-f", "mp4",
+			"-y",
 			avcName,
 		)
 	} else {
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/convert_test.go b/internal/photoprism/convert_test.go
index e4094d4a1..85d167ebf 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/convert_test.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/convert_test.go
@@ -311,6 +311,6 @@ func TestConvert_AvcBitrate(t *testing.T) {
 		mf.width = 4096
 		mf.height = 2160
 
-		assert.Equal(t, "50M", convert.AvcBitrate(mf))
+		assert.Equal(t, "100M", convert.AvcBitrate(mf))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/convert_worker.go b/internal/photoprism/convert_worker.go
index d49befe0e..d31763a90 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/convert_worker.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/convert_worker.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ func ConvertWorker(jobs <-chan ConvertJob) {
 		case job.convert == nil:
 			continue
 		case job.file.IsVideo():
-			if _, err := job.convert.ToJson(job.file); err != nil {
-				logError(err, job)
-			} else if _, err := job.convert.ToJpeg(job.file); err != nil {
+			_, _ = job.convert.ToJson(job.file)
+
+			if _, err := job.convert.ToJpeg(job.file); err != nil {
 				logError(err, job)
 			} else if metaData := job.file.MetaData(); metaData.CodecAvc() {
 				continue