diff --git a/src/discover/ffmpeg.rs b/src/discover/ffmpeg.rs
index e9418be..0b3ccc3 100644
--- a/src/discover/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/discover/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -176,28 +176,34 @@ pub(super) async fn discover_bytes_stream<S>(
     state: &State<S>,
     bytes: BytesStream,
 ) -> Result<Option<Discovery>, FfMpegError> {
-    let res = Process::run(
-        "ffprobe",
-        &[
-            "-v",
-            "quiet",
-            "-count_frames",
-            "-show_entries",
-            "stream=width,height,nb_read_frames,codec_name,pix_fmt:format=format_name",
-            "-of",
-            "default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1",
-            "-print_format",
-            "json",
-            "-",
-        ],
-        &[],
-        state.config.media.process_timeout,
-    )?
-    .drive_with_async_read(bytes.into_reader())
-    .into_vec()
-    .await;
+    let output = crate::ffmpeg::with_file(&state.tmp_dir, None, |path| async move {
+        crate::file::write_from_async_read(&path, bytes.into_reader())
+            .await
+            .map_err(FfMpegError::Write)?;
 
-    let output = res?;
+        Process::run(
+            "ffprobe",
+            &[
+                "-v".as_ref(),
+                "quiet".as_ref(),
+                "-count_frames".as_ref(),
+                "-show_entries".as_ref(),
+                "stream=width,height,nb_read_frames,codec_name,pix_fmt:format=format_name".as_ref(),
+                "-of".as_ref(),
+                "default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1".as_ref(),
+                "-print_format".as_ref(),
+                "json".as_ref(),
+                path.as_os_str(),
+            ],
+            &[],
+            state.config.media.process_timeout,
+        )?
+        .read()
+        .into_vec()
+        .await
+        .map_err(FfMpegError::Process)
+    })
+    .await??;
 
     let output: FfMpegDiscovery = serde_json::from_slice(&output).map_err(FfMpegError::Json)?;
 
diff --git a/src/ffmpeg.rs b/src/ffmpeg.rs
index cd11b8f..c531774 100644
--- a/src/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-use crate::{error_code::ErrorCode, process::ProcessError, store::StoreError};
+use std::ffi::OsString;
+
+use futures_core::Future;
+
+use crate::{error_code::ErrorCode, process::ProcessError, store::StoreError, tmp_file::TmpDir};
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub(crate) enum FfMpegError {
@@ -20,12 +24,6 @@ pub(crate) enum FfMpegError {
     #[error("Error opening file")]
     OpenFile(#[source] std::io::Error),
 
-    #[error("Error creating file")]
-    CreateFile(#[source] std::io::Error),
-
-    #[error("Error closing file")]
-    CloseFile(#[source] std::io::Error),
-
     #[error("Error cleaning up after command")]
     Cleanup(#[source] std::io::Error),
 
@@ -56,9 +54,7 @@ impl FfMpegError {
             | Self::CreateDir(_)
             | Self::ReadFile(_)
             | Self::OpenFile(_)
-            | Self::Cleanup(_)
-            | Self::CreateFile(_)
-            | Self::CloseFile(_) => ErrorCode::COMMAND_ERROR,
+            | Self::Cleanup(_) => ErrorCode::COMMAND_ERROR,
         }
     }
 
@@ -78,3 +74,25 @@ impl FfMpegError {
         false
     }
 }
+
+pub(crate) async fn with_file<F, Fut>(
+    tmp: &TmpDir,
+    ext: Option<&str>,
+    f: F,
+) -> Result<Fut::Output, FfMpegError>
+where
+    F: FnOnce(OsString) -> Fut,
+    Fut: Future,
+{
+    let file = tmp.tmp_file(ext);
+
+    crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&file)
+        .await
+        .map_err(FfMpegError::CreateDir)?;
+
+    let res = (f)(file.as_os_str().to_os_string()).await;
+
+    file.cleanup().await.map_err(FfMpegError::Cleanup)?;
+
+    Ok(res)
+}
diff --git a/src/file.rs b/src/file.rs
index 9b958fc..dd784f1 100644
--- a/src/file.rs
+++ b/src/file.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,35 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use futures_core::Stream;
+use tokio::io::AsyncRead;
+use tokio_util::bytes::Bytes;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "io-uring")]
 pub(crate) use io_uring::File;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "io-uring"))]
 pub(crate) use tokio_file::File;
 
+pub(crate) async fn write_from_stream(
+    path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+    stream: impl Stream<Item = std::io::Result<Bytes>>,
+) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let mut file = File::create(path).await?;
+    file.write_from_stream(stream).await?;
+    file.close().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn write_from_async_read(
+    path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+    reader: impl AsyncRead,
+) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let mut file = File::create(path).await?;
+    file.write_from_async_read(reader).await?;
+    file.close().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(feature = "io-uring"))]
 mod tokio_file {
     use crate::{store::file_store::FileError, Either};
@@ -35,11 +61,6 @@ mod tokio_file {
             })
         }
 
-        pub(crate) async fn write_from_bytes(&mut self, mut bytes: Bytes) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-            self.inner.write_all_buf(&mut bytes).await?;
-            Ok(())
-        }
-
         pub(crate) async fn write_from_stream<S>(&mut self, stream: S) -> std::io::Result<()>
         where
             S: Stream<Item = std::io::Result<Bytes>>,
@@ -58,13 +79,11 @@ mod tokio_file {
             Ok(())
         }
 
-        pub(crate) async fn write_from_async_read<R>(
-            &mut self,
-            mut reader: R,
-        ) -> std::io::Result<()>
+        pub(crate) async fn write_from_async_read<R>(&mut self, reader: R) -> std::io::Result<()>
         where
-            R: AsyncRead + Unpin,
+            R: AsyncRead,
         {
+            let mut reader = std::pin::pin!(reader);
             tokio::io::copy(&mut reader, &mut self.inner).await?;
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -154,36 +173,6 @@ mod io_uring {
             tokio::fs::metadata(&self.path).await
         }
 
-        pub(crate) async fn write_from_bytes(&mut self, mut buf: Bytes) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-            let len: u64 = buf.len().try_into().unwrap();
-
-            let mut cursor: u64 = 0;
-
-            loop {
-                tracing::trace!("write_from_bytes: looping");
-
-                if cursor == len {
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                let cursor_usize: usize = cursor.try_into().unwrap();
-                let (res, slice) = self.inner.write_at(buf.slice(cursor_usize..), cursor).await;
-                let n: usize = res?;
-
-                if n == 0 {
-                    return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof.into());
-                }
-
-                buf = slice.into_inner();
-                let n: u64 = n.try_into().unwrap();
-                cursor += n;
-            }
-
-            self.inner.sync_all().await?;
-
-            Ok(())
-        }
-
         pub(crate) async fn write_from_stream<S>(&mut self, stream: S) -> std::io::Result<()>
         where
             S: Stream<Item = std::io::Result<Bytes>>,
@@ -232,13 +221,11 @@ mod io_uring {
         }
 
         #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip_all)]
-        pub(crate) async fn write_from_async_read<R>(
-            &mut self,
-            mut reader: R,
-        ) -> std::io::Result<()>
+        pub(crate) async fn write_from_async_read<R>(&mut self, reader: R) -> std::io::Result<()>
         where
-            R: AsyncRead + Unpin,
+            R: AsyncRead,
         {
+            let mut reader = std::pin::pin!(reader);
             let mut cursor: u64 = 0;
 
             loop {
diff --git a/src/generate/ffmpeg.rs b/src/generate/ffmpeg.rs
index 39976be..a4e247a 100644
--- a/src/generate/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/generate/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -57,69 +57,72 @@ pub(super) async fn thumbnail<S: Store>(
     input_format: InternalVideoFormat,
     format: ThumbnailFormat,
 ) -> Result<ProcessRead, FfMpegError> {
-    let input_file = state.tmp_dir.tmp_file(Some(input_format.file_extension()));
-    crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&input_file)
-        .await
-        .map_err(FfMpegError::CreateDir)?;
-
     let output_file = state.tmp_dir.tmp_file(Some(format.to_file_extension()));
+
     crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&output_file)
         .await
         .map_err(FfMpegError::CreateDir)?;
 
-    let mut tmp_one = crate::file::File::create(&input_file)
-        .await
-        .map_err(FfMpegError::CreateFile)?;
-    let stream = state
-        .store
-        .to_stream(&from, None, None)
-        .await
-        .map_err(FfMpegError::Store)?;
-    tmp_one
-        .write_from_stream(stream)
-        .await
-        .map_err(FfMpegError::Write)?;
-    tmp_one.close().await.map_err(FfMpegError::CloseFile)?;
+    let output_path = output_file.as_os_str();
 
-    let process = Process::run(
-        "ffmpeg",
-        &[
-            "-hide_banner".as_ref(),
-            "-v".as_ref(),
-            "warning".as_ref(),
-            "-i".as_ref(),
-            input_file.as_os_str(),
-            "-frames:v".as_ref(),
-            "1".as_ref(),
-            "-codec".as_ref(),
-            format.as_ffmpeg_codec().as_ref(),
-            "-f".as_ref(),
-            format.as_ffmpeg_format().as_ref(),
-            output_file.as_os_str(),
-        ],
-        &[],
-        state.config.media.process_timeout,
-    )?;
+    let res = crate::ffmpeg::with_file(
+        &state.tmp_dir,
+        Some(input_format.file_extension()),
+        |input_file| async move {
+            let stream = state
+                .store
+                .to_stream(&from, None, None)
+                .await
+                .map_err(FfMpegError::Store)?;
 
-    let res = process.wait().await;
-    input_file.cleanup().await.map_err(FfMpegError::Cleanup)?;
-    res?;
+            crate::file::write_from_stream(&input_file, stream)
+                .await
+                .map_err(FfMpegError::Write)?;
 
-    let tmp_two = crate::file::File::open(&output_file)
-        .await
-        .map_err(FfMpegError::OpenFile)?;
-    let stream = tmp_two
-        .read_to_stream(None, None)
-        .await
-        .map_err(FfMpegError::ReadFile)?;
-    let reader = tokio_util::io::StreamReader::new(stream);
+            Process::run(
+                "ffmpeg",
+                &[
+                    "-hide_banner".as_ref(),
+                    "-v".as_ref(),
+                    "warning".as_ref(),
+                    "-i".as_ref(),
+                    input_file.as_os_str(),
+                    "-frames:v".as_ref(),
+                    "1".as_ref(),
+                    "-codec".as_ref(),
+                    format.as_ffmpeg_codec().as_ref(),
+                    "-f".as_ref(),
+                    format.as_ffmpeg_format().as_ref(),
+                    output_path,
+                ],
+                &[],
+                state.config.media.process_timeout,
+            )?
+            .wait()
+            .await
+            .map_err(FfMpegError::Process)?;
 
-    let reader = ProcessRead::new(
-        Box::pin(reader),
-        Arc::from(String::from("ffmpeg")),
-        Uuid::now_v7(),
+            let out_file = crate::file::File::open(output_path)
+                .await
+                .map_err(FfMpegError::OpenFile)?;
+            out_file
+                .read_to_stream(None, None)
+                .await
+                .map_err(FfMpegError::ReadFile)
+        },
     )
-    .add_extras(output_file);
+    .await;
 
-    Ok(reader)
+    match res {
+        Ok(Ok(stream)) => Ok(ProcessRead::new(
+            Box::pin(tokio_util::io::StreamReader::new(stream)),
+            Arc::from(String::from("ffmpeg")),
+            Uuid::now_v7(),
+        )
+        .add_extras(output_file)),
+        Ok(Err(e)) | Err(e) => {
+            output_file.cleanup().await.map_err(FfMpegError::Cleanup)?;
+            Err(e)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c9d9a26..ef281e3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ async fn ensure_details_identifier<S: Store + 'static>(
     let details = state.repo.details(identifier).await?;
 
     if let Some(details) = details {
-        tracing::debug!("details exist");
         Ok(details)
     } else {
         if state.config.server.read_only {
@@ -140,12 +139,9 @@ async fn ensure_details_identifier<S: Store + 'static>(
             )));
         }
 
-        tracing::debug!("generating new details from {:?}", identifier);
         let bytes_stream = state.store.to_bytes(identifier, None, None).await?;
         let new_details = Details::from_bytes_stream(state, bytes_stream).await?;
-        tracing::debug!("storing details for {:?}", identifier);
         state.repo.relate_details(identifier, &new_details).await?;
-        tracing::debug!("stored");
         Ok(new_details)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/store.rs b/src/store.rs
index 02f4d81..e904216 100644
--- a/src/store.rs
+++ b/src/store.rs
@@ -101,12 +101,6 @@ pub(crate) trait Store: Clone + Debug {
     where
         S: Stream<Item = std::io::Result<Bytes>>;
 
-    async fn save_bytes(
-        &self,
-        bytes: Bytes,
-        content_type: mime::Mime,
-    ) -> Result<Arc<str>, StoreError>;
-
     fn public_url(&self, _: &Arc<str>) -> Option<url::Url>;
 
     async fn to_stream(
@@ -172,14 +166,6 @@ where
         T::save_stream(self, stream, content_type).await
     }
 
-    async fn save_bytes(
-        &self,
-        bytes: Bytes,
-        content_type: mime::Mime,
-    ) -> Result<Arc<str>, StoreError> {
-        T::save_bytes(self, bytes, content_type).await
-    }
-
     fn public_url(&self, identifier: &Arc<str>) -> Option<url::Url> {
         T::public_url(self, identifier)
     }
@@ -243,14 +229,6 @@ where
         T::save_stream(self, stream, content_type).await
     }
 
-    async fn save_bytes(
-        &self,
-        bytes: Bytes,
-        content_type: mime::Mime,
-    ) -> Result<Arc<str>, StoreError> {
-        T::save_bytes(self, bytes, content_type).await
-    }
-
     fn public_url(&self, identifier: &Arc<str>) -> Option<url::Url> {
         T::public_url(self, identifier)
     }
@@ -314,14 +292,6 @@ where
         T::save_stream(self, stream, content_type).await
     }
 
-    async fn save_bytes(
-        &self,
-        bytes: Bytes,
-        content_type: mime::Mime,
-    ) -> Result<Arc<str>, StoreError> {
-        T::save_bytes(self, bytes, content_type).await
-    }
-
     fn public_url(&self, identifier: &Arc<str>) -> Option<url::Url> {
         T::public_url(self, identifier)
     }
diff --git a/src/store/file_store.rs b/src/store/file_store.rs
index ddf1819..c53a987 100644
--- a/src/store/file_store.rs
+++ b/src/store/file_store.rs
@@ -98,22 +98,6 @@ impl Store for FileStore {
             .await
     }
 
-    #[tracing::instrument(skip(self, bytes))]
-    async fn save_bytes(
-        &self,
-        bytes: Bytes,
-        _content_type: mime::Mime,
-    ) -> Result<Arc<str>, StoreError> {
-        let path = self.next_file().await?;
-
-        if let Err(e) = self.safe_save_bytes(&path, bytes).await {
-            self.safe_remove_file(&path).await?;
-            return Err(e.into());
-        }
-
-        Ok(self.file_id_from_path(path)?)
-    }
-
     fn public_url(&self, _identifier: &Arc<str>) -> Option<url::Url> {
         None
     }
@@ -251,36 +235,6 @@ impl FileStore {
         }
     }
 
-    // Try writing to a file
-    async fn safe_save_bytes<P: AsRef<Path>>(
-        &self,
-        path: P,
-        bytes: Bytes,
-    ) -> Result<(), FileError> {
-        safe_create_parent(&path).await?;
-
-        // Only write the file if it doesn't already exist
-        if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::metadata(&path).await {
-            if e.kind() != std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
-                return Err(e.into());
-            }
-        } else {
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        // Open the file for writing
-        let mut file = File::create(&path).await?;
-
-        // try writing
-        if let Err(e) = file.write_from_bytes(bytes).await {
-            // remove file if writing failed before completion
-            self.safe_remove_file(path).await?;
-            return Err(e.into());
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn safe_save_reader<P: AsRef<Path>>(
         &self,
         to: P,
diff --git a/src/store/object_store.rs b/src/store/object_store.rs
index a119d97..a145eab 100644
--- a/src/store/object_store.rs
+++ b/src/store/object_store.rs
@@ -303,28 +303,6 @@ impl Store for ObjectStore {
         }
     }
 
-    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
-    async fn save_bytes(
-        &self,
-        bytes: Bytes,
-        content_type: mime::Mime,
-    ) -> Result<Arc<str>, StoreError> {
-        let (req, object_id) = self.put_object_request(bytes.len(), content_type).await?;
-
-        let response = req
-            .body(bytes)
-            .send()
-            .with_metrics(crate::init_metrics::OBJECT_STORAGE_PUT_OBJECT_REQUEST)
-            .await
-            .map_err(ObjectError::from)?;
-
-        if !response.status().is_success() {
-            return Err(status_error(response, None).await);
-        }
-
-        Ok(object_id)
-    }
-
     fn public_url(&self, identifier: &Arc<str>) -> Option<url::Url> {
         self.public_endpoint.clone().and_then(|mut endpoint| {
             endpoint
diff --git a/src/validate/ffmpeg.rs b/src/validate/ffmpeg.rs
index 53bb1cb..90e6327 100644
--- a/src/validate/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/validate/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -18,63 +18,47 @@ pub(super) async fn transcode_bytes(
     timeout: u64,
     bytes: BytesStream,
 ) -> Result<ProcessRead, FfMpegError> {
-    let input_file = tmp_dir.tmp_file(None);
-    crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&input_file)
-        .await
-        .map_err(FfMpegError::CreateDir)?;
-
-    let mut tmp_one = crate::file::File::create(&input_file)
-        .await
-        .map_err(FfMpegError::CreateFile)?;
-    tmp_one
-        .write_from_stream(bytes.into_io_stream())
-        .await
-        .map_err(FfMpegError::Write)?;
-    tmp_one.close().await.map_err(FfMpegError::CloseFile)?;
-
     let output_file = tmp_dir.tmp_file(None);
+    let output_path = output_file.as_os_str();
 
-    let res = async {
-        let res = transcode_files(
+    let res = crate::ffmpeg::with_file(tmp_dir, None, |input_file| async move {
+        crate::file::write_from_async_read(&input_file, bytes.into_reader())
+            .await
+            .map_err(FfMpegError::Write)?;
+
+        transcode_files(
             input_file.as_os_str(),
             input_format,
-            output_file.as_os_str(),
+            output_path,
             output_format,
             crf,
             timeout,
         )
-        .await;
+        .await?;
 
-        input_file.cleanup().await.map_err(FfMpegError::Cleanup)?;
-        res?;
-
-        let tmp_two = crate::file::File::open(&output_file)
+        let tmp_file = crate::file::File::open(output_path)
             .await
             .map_err(FfMpegError::OpenFile)?;
-        let stream = tmp_two
+
+        tmp_file
             .read_to_stream(None, None)
             .await
-            .map_err(FfMpegError::ReadFile)?;
-        Ok(tokio_util::io::StreamReader::new(stream))
-    }
+            .map_err(FfMpegError::ReadFile)
+    })
     .await;
 
-    let reader = match res {
-        Ok(reader) => reader,
-        Err(e) => {
+    match res {
+        Ok(Ok(stream)) => Ok(ProcessRead::new(
+            Box::pin(tokio_util::io::StreamReader::new(stream)),
+            Arc::from(String::from("ffmpeg")),
+            Uuid::now_v7(),
+        )
+        .add_extras(output_file)),
+        Ok(Err(e)) | Err(e) => {
             output_file.cleanup().await.map_err(FfMpegError::Cleanup)?;
-            return Err(e);
+            Err(e)
         }
-    };
-
-    let process_read = ProcessRead::new(
-        Box::pin(reader),
-        Arc::from(String::from("ffmpeg")),
-        Uuid::now_v7(),
-    )
-    .add_extras(output_file);
-
-    Ok(process_read)
+    }
 }
 
 async fn transcode_files(
@@ -135,6 +119,14 @@ async fn transcode_files(
     args.extend([
         "-map_metadata".as_ref(),
         "-1".as_ref(),
+        "-map_metadata:g".as_ref(),
+        "-1".as_ref(),
+        "-map_metadata:s".as_ref(),
+        "-1".as_ref(),
+        "-map_metadata:c".as_ref(),
+        "-1".as_ref(),
+        "-map_metadata:p".as_ref(),
+        "-1".as_ref(),
         "-f".as_ref(),
         output_format.ffmpeg_format().as_ref(),
         output_path,