There are a lot of programming languages that compile down to JavaScript. I used to be big into Dart, but lost interest when they became solely focused on Flutter.

I personally like using Haxe as it compiles to actual readable JavaScript (and, for fun, a bunch of other languages).

I sometimes just randomly think of this and it makes me break out into giggles. Usually during an inappropriate time.

The step that takes the longest is the "transcode with Handbrake" one. On my fairly slow mobile Ryzen 7, it takes about an an hour and a half.

The thing is, you can tweak settings in Handbrake to be faster at the expense of video quality and/or file size.

What I do is to set up a bunch of files and let Handbrake run overnight. In the morning, everything's done and I can work on the next batch. It helps that I work from home.

Ripping from disc takes about 20 minutes. Copying is as fast as your network. Updating metadata can be done whenever.

Or very small rocks?