diff --git a/src/ffmpeg.rs b/src/ffmpeg.rs
index 72da431..ec226ac 100644
--- a/src/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-use crate::{error::Error, process::Process, store::Store};
+use crate::{
+    error::{Error, UploadError},
+    process::Process,
+    store::Store,
+};
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
 use tokio::io::AsyncRead;
 use tracing::instrument;
@@ -16,10 +20,10 @@ pub(crate) enum ThumbnailFormat {
 }
 
 impl InputFormat {
-    fn as_format(&self) -> &'static str {
+    fn to_ext(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
-            InputFormat::Gif => "gif_pipe",
-            InputFormat::Mp4 => "mp4",
+            InputFormat::Gif => ".gif",
+            InputFormat::Mp4 => ".mp4",
         }
     }
 }
@@ -32,6 +36,12 @@ impl ThumbnailFormat {
         }
     }
 
+    fn to_ext(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            ThumbnailFormat::Jpeg => ".jpeg",
+        }
+    }
+
     fn as_format(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
             ThumbnailFormat::Jpeg => "singlejpeg",
@@ -40,19 +50,27 @@ impl ThumbnailFormat {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn to_mp4_bytes(
+pub(crate) async fn to_mp4_bytes(
     input: Bytes,
     input_format: InputFormat,
-) -> std::io::Result<impl AsyncRead + Unpin> {
+) -> Result<impl AsyncRead + Unpin, Error> {
+    let input_file = crate::tmp_file::tmp_file(Some(input_format.to_ext()));
+    let input_file_str = input_file.to_str().ok_or(UploadError::Path)?;
+    crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&input_file).await?;
+
+    let output_file = crate::tmp_file::tmp_file(Some(".mp4"));
+    let output_file_str = output_file.to_str().ok_or(UploadError::Path)?;
+    crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&output_file).await?;
+
+    let mut tmp_one = crate::file::File::create(&input_file).await?;
+    tmp_one.write_from_bytes(input).await?;
+    tmp_one.close().await?;
+
     let process = Process::run(
         "ffmpeg",
         &[
-            "-f",
-            input_format.as_format(),
             "-i",
-            "pipe:",
-            "-movflags",
-            "faststart+frag_keyframe+empty_moov",
+            &input_file_str,
             "-pix_fmt",
             "yuv420p",
             "-vf",
@@ -62,11 +80,19 @@ pub(crate) fn to_mp4_bytes(
             "h264",
             "-f",
             "mp4",
-            "pipe:",
+            &output_file_str,
         ],
     )?;
 
-    Ok(process.bytes_read(input).unwrap())
+    process.wait().await?;
+    tokio::fs::remove_file(input_file).await?;
+
+    let tmp_two = crate::file::File::open(&output_file).await?;
+    let stream = tmp_two.read_to_stream(None, None).await?;
+    let reader = tokio_util::io::StreamReader::new(stream);
+    let clean_reader = crate::tmp_file::cleanup_tmpfile(reader, output_file);
+
+    Ok(Box::pin(clean_reader))
 }
 
 #[instrument(name = "Create video thumbnail")]
@@ -75,23 +101,46 @@ pub(crate) async fn thumbnail<S: Store>(
     from: S::Identifier,
     input_format: InputFormat,
     format: ThumbnailFormat,
-) -> Result<impl AsyncRead + Unpin, Error> {
+) -> Result<impl AsyncRead + Unpin, Error>
+where
+    Error: From<S::Error>,
+{
+    let input_file = crate::tmp_file::tmp_file(Some(input_format.to_ext()));
+    let input_file_str = input_file.to_str().ok_or(UploadError::Path)?;
+    crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&input_file).await?;
+
+    let output_file = crate::tmp_file::tmp_file(Some(format.to_ext()));
+    let output_file_str = output_file.to_str().ok_or(UploadError::Path)?;
+    crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&output_file).await?;
+
+    let mut tmp_one = crate::file::File::create(&input_file).await?;
+    tmp_one
+        .write_from_stream(store.to_stream(&from, None, None).await?)
+        .await?;
+    tmp_one.close().await?;
+
     let process = Process::run(
         "ffmpeg",
         &[
-            "-f",
-            input_format.as_format(),
             "-i",
-            "pipe:",
+            &input_file_str,
             "-vframes",
             "1",
             "-codec",
             format.as_codec(),
             "-f",
             format.as_format(),
-            "pipe:",
+            &output_file_str,
         ],
     )?;
 
-    Ok(process.store_read(store, from).unwrap())
+    process.wait().await?;
+    tokio::fs::remove_file(input_file).await?;
+
+    let tmp_two = crate::file::File::open(&output_file).await?;
+    let stream = tmp_two.read_to_stream(None, None).await?;
+    let reader = tokio_util::io::StreamReader::new(stream);
+    let clean_reader = crate::tmp_file::cleanup_tmpfile(reader, output_file);
+
+    Ok(Box::pin(clean_reader))
 }
diff --git a/src/store/file_store/file.rs b/src/file.rs
similarity index 85%
rename from src/store/file_store/file.rs
rename to src/file.rs
index cf5accf..a51344b 100644
--- a/src/store/file_store/file.rs
+++ b/src/file.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ pub(crate) use tokio_file::File;
 mod tokio_file {
     use crate::{store::file_store::FileError, Either};
     use actix_web::web::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-    use futures_util::stream::Stream;
-    use std::{io::SeekFrom, path::Path};
+    use futures_util::stream::{Stream, StreamExt};
+    use std::{io::SeekFrom, path::Path, pin::Pin};
     use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncSeekExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
     use tokio_util::codec::{BytesCodec, FramedRead};
 
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@ mod tokio_file {
             Ok(())
         }
 
+        pub(crate) async fn write_from_stream<S>(&mut self, mut stream: S) -> std::io::Result<()>
+        where
+            S: Stream<Item = std::io::Result<Bytes>>,
+        {
+            // SAFETY: pinned stream shadows original stream so it cannot be moved
+            let mut stream = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(&mut stream) };
+
+            while let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
+                let mut bytes = res?;
+
+                self.inner.write_all_buf(&mut bytes).await?;
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
         pub(crate) async fn write_from_async_read<R>(
             &mut self,
             mut reader: R,
@@ -46,6 +62,10 @@ mod tokio_file {
             Ok(())
         }
 
+        pub(crate) async fn close(self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
         pub(crate) async fn read_to_async_write<W>(&mut self, writer: &mut W) -> std::io::Result<()>
         where
             W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + ?Sized,
@@ -112,7 +132,7 @@ mod tokio_file {
 mod io_uring {
     use crate::store::file_store::FileError;
     use actix_web::web::Bytes;
-    use futures_util::stream::Stream;
+    use futures_util::stream::{Stream, StreamExt};
     use std::{
         convert::TryInto,
         fs::Metadata,
@@ -182,6 +202,50 @@ mod io_uring {
             Ok(())
         }
 
+        pub(crate) async fn write_from_stream<S>(&mut self, mut stream: S) -> std::io::Result<()>
+        where
+            S: Stream<Item = std::io::Result<Bytes>>,
+        {
+            // SAFETY: pinned stream shadows original stream so it cannot be moved
+            let mut stream = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(&mut stream) };
+            let mut cursor: u64 = 0;
+
+            while let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
+                let bytes = res?;
+                let mut buf = bytes.to_vec();
+
+                let len = buf.len();
+                let mut position = 0;
+
+                loop {
+                    if position == len {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    let position_u64: u64 = position.try_into().unwrap();
+                    let (res, slice) = self
+                        .write_at(buf.slice(position..len), cursor + position_u64)
+                        .await;
+
+                    let n = res?;
+                    if n == 0 {
+                        return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof.into());
+                    }
+
+                    position += n;
+
+                    buf = slice.into_inner();
+                }
+
+                let position: u64 = position.try_into().unwrap();
+                cursor += position;
+            }
+
+            self.inner.sync_all().await?;
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
         pub(crate) async fn write_from_async_read<R>(
             &mut self,
             mut reader: R,
@@ -232,6 +296,10 @@ mod io_uring {
             Ok(())
         }
 
+        pub(crate) async fn close(self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+            self.inner.close().await
+        }
+
         pub(crate) async fn read_to_async_write<W>(&mut self, writer: &mut W) -> std::io::Result<()>
         where
             W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + ?Sized,
diff --git a/src/magick.rs b/src/magick.rs
index e368644..e015f3f 100644
--- a/src/magick.rs
+++ b/src/magick.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ impl ValidInputType {
         }
     }
 
+    fn is_mp4(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::Mp4)
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn from_format(format: Format) -> Self {
         match format {
             Format::Jpeg => ValidInputType::Jpeg,
@@ -79,11 +83,40 @@ pub(crate) fn clear_metadata_bytes_read(input: Bytes) -> std::io::Result<impl As
     Ok(process.bytes_read(input).unwrap())
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn convert_bytes_read(
+    input: Bytes,
+    format: Format,
+) -> std::io::Result<impl AsyncRead + Unpin> {
+    let process = Process::run(
+        "magick",
+        &[
+            "convert",
+            "-",
+            "-strip",
+            format!("{}:-", format.to_magick_format()).as_str(),
+        ],
+    )?;
+
+    Ok(process.bytes_read(input).unwrap())
+}
+
 #[instrument(name = "Getting details from input bytes", skip(input))]
 pub(crate) async fn details_bytes(
     input: Bytes,
     hint: Option<ValidInputType>,
 ) -> Result<Details, Error> {
+    if hint.as_ref().map(|h| h.is_mp4()).unwrap_or(false) {
+        let input_file = crate::tmp_file::tmp_file(Some(".mp4"));
+        let input_file_str = input_file.to_str().ok_or(UploadError::Path)?;
+        crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&input_file).await?;
+
+        let mut tmp_one = crate::file::File::create(&input_file).await?;
+        tmp_one.write_from_bytes(input).await?;
+        tmp_one.close().await?;
+
+        return details_file(input_file_str).await;
+    }
+
     let last_arg = if let Some(expected_format) = hint {
         format!("{}:-", expected_format.to_str())
     } else {
@@ -104,29 +137,29 @@ pub(crate) async fn details_bytes(
     parse_details(s)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn convert_bytes_read(
-    input: Bytes,
-    format: Format,
-) -> std::io::Result<impl AsyncRead + Unpin> {
-    let process = Process::run(
-        "magick",
-        &[
-            "convert",
-            "-",
-            "-strip",
-            format!("{}:-", format.to_magick_format()).as_str(),
-        ],
-    )?;
-
-    Ok(process.bytes_read(input).unwrap())
-}
-
 pub(crate) async fn details_store<S: Store>(
     store: S,
     identifier: S::Identifier,
-    expected_format: Option<ValidInputType>,
-) -> Result<Details, Error> {
-    let last_arg = if let Some(expected_format) = expected_format {
+    hint: Option<ValidInputType>,
+) -> Result<Details, Error>
+where
+    Error: From<S::Error>,
+{
+    if hint.as_ref().map(|h| h.is_mp4()).unwrap_or(false) {
+        let input_file = crate::tmp_file::tmp_file(Some(".mp4"));
+        let input_file_str = input_file.to_str().ok_or(UploadError::Path)?;
+        crate::store::file_store::safe_create_parent(&input_file).await?;
+
+        let mut tmp_one = crate::file::File::create(&input_file).await?;
+        tmp_one
+            .write_from_stream(store.to_stream(&identifier, None, None).await?)
+            .await?;
+        tmp_one.close().await?;
+
+        return details_file(input_file_str).await;
+    }
+
+    let last_arg = if let Some(expected_format) = hint {
         format!("{}:-", expected_format.to_str())
     } else {
         "-".to_owned()
@@ -147,6 +180,23 @@ pub(crate) async fn details_store<S: Store>(
     parse_details(s)
 }
 
+pub(crate) async fn details_file(path_str: &str) -> Result<Details, Error> {
+    let process = Process::run(
+        "magick",
+        &["identify", "-ping", "-format", "%w %h | %m\n", &path_str],
+    )?;
+
+    let mut reader = process.read().unwrap();
+
+    let mut output = Vec::new();
+    reader.read_to_end(&mut output).await?;
+    tokio::fs::remove_file(path_str).await?;
+
+    let s = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output);
+
+    parse_details(s)
+}
+
 fn parse_details(s: std::borrow::Cow<'_, str>) -> Result<Details, Error> {
     let mut lines = s.lines();
     let first = lines.next().ok_or(UploadError::UnsupportedFormat)?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 875a485..71e7ebf 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ mod either;
 mod error;
 mod exiftool;
 mod ffmpeg;
+mod file;
 mod init_tracing;
 mod magick;
 mod map_error;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ mod process;
 mod processor;
 mod range;
 mod store;
+mod tmp_file;
 mod upload_manager;
 mod validate;
 
@@ -821,6 +823,8 @@ where
     .run()
     .await?;
 
+    crate::tmp_file::remove_tmp_dir().await?;
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/process.rs b/src/process.rs
index e616f87..057d809 100644
--- a/src/process.rs
+++ b/src/process.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ impl Process {
         cmd.spawn().map(|child| Process { child, span })
     }
 
+    pub(crate) async fn wait(mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let status = self.child.wait().await?;
+        if !status.success() {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, &StatusError));
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn bytes_read(mut self, mut input: Bytes) -> Option<impl AsyncRead + Unpin> {
         let mut stdin = self.child.stdin.take()?;
         let stdout = self.child.stdout.take()?;
@@ -103,6 +111,39 @@ impl Process {
         })
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn read(mut self) -> Option<impl AsyncRead + Unpin> {
+        let stdout = self.child.stdout.take()?;
+
+        let (tx, rx) = channel();
+
+        let span = self.spawn_span();
+        let mut child = self.child;
+        let handle = actix_rt::spawn(
+            async move {
+                match child.wait().await {
+                    Ok(status) => {
+                        if !status.success() {
+                            let _ = tx
+                                .send(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, &StatusError));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        let _ = tx.send(e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            .instrument(span),
+        );
+
+        Some(ProcessRead {
+            inner: stdout,
+            span: self.span,
+            err_recv: rx,
+            err_closed: false,
+            handle: DropHandle { inner: handle },
+        })
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn store_read<S: Store>(
         mut self,
         store: S,
diff --git a/src/store/file_store.rs b/src/store/file_store.rs
index e13740b..7f5ba4b 100644
--- a/src/store/file_store.rs
+++ b/src/store/file_store.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::store::Store;
+use crate::{file::File, store::Store};
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
 use futures_util::stream::Stream;
 use std::{
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use tracing::{debug, error, instrument};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-mod file;
 mod file_id;
 mod restructure;
-use file::File;
 pub(crate) use file_id::FileId;
 
 // - Settings Tree
diff --git a/src/tmp_file.rs b/src/tmp_file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c99d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tmp_file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tokio::io::AsyncRead;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+static TMP_DIR: Lazy<PathBuf> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(Uuid::new_v4().to_string());
+    std::fs::create_dir(&dir).unwrap();
+    dir
+});
+
+struct TmpFile(PathBuf);
+
+impl Drop for TmpFile {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        actix_rt::spawn(tokio::fs::remove_file(self.0.clone()));
+    }
+}
+
+pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
+    pub(crate) struct TmpFileCleanup<R> {
+        #[pin]
+        inner: R,
+
+        file: TmpFile,
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn tmp_file(ext: Option<&str>) -> PathBuf {
+    if let Some(ext) = ext {
+        TMP_DIR.join(format!("{}{}", Uuid::new_v4(), ext))
+    } else {
+        TMP_DIR.join(Uuid::new_v4().to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn remove_tmp_dir() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&*TMP_DIR).await
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn cleanup_tmpfile<R: AsyncRead>(reader: R, file: PathBuf) -> TmpFileCleanup<R> {
+    TmpFileCleanup {
+        inner: reader,
+        file: TmpFile(file),
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: AsyncRead> AsyncRead for TmpFileCleanup<R> {
+    fn poll_read(
+        mut self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut tokio::io::ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> std::task::Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+        let this = self.as_mut().project();
+
+        this.inner.poll_read(cx, buf)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/upload_manager/mod.rs b/src/upload_manager/mod.rs
index b541e3a..24757bc 100644
--- a/src/upload_manager/mod.rs
+++ b/src/upload_manager/mod.rs
@@ -585,7 +585,10 @@ impl Details {
         store: S,
         identifier: S::Identifier,
         expected_format: Option<ValidInputType>,
-    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error>
+    where
+        Error: From<S::Error>,
+    {
         let details = crate::magick::details_store(store, identifier, expected_format).await?;
 
         Ok(Details::now(
diff --git a/src/validate.rs b/src/validate.rs
index fe77aad..f04c750 100644
--- a/src/validate.rs
+++ b/src/validate.rs
@@ -47,17 +47,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn validate_image_bytes(
     match (prescribed_format, input_type) {
         (_, ValidInputType::Gif) => Ok((
             ValidInputType::Mp4,
-            Either::right(Either::left(crate::ffmpeg::to_mp4_bytes(
-                bytes,
-                InputFormat::Gif,
-            )?)),
+            Either::right(Either::left(
+                crate::ffmpeg::to_mp4_bytes(bytes, InputFormat::Gif).await?,
+            )),
         )),
         (_, ValidInputType::Mp4) => Ok((
             ValidInputType::Mp4,
-            Either::right(Either::left(crate::ffmpeg::to_mp4_bytes(
-                bytes,
-                InputFormat::Mp4,
-            )?)),
+            Either::right(Either::left(
+                crate::ffmpeg::to_mp4_bytes(bytes, InputFormat::Mp4).await?,
+            )),
         )),
         (Some(Format::Jpeg) | None, ValidInputType::Jpeg) => Ok((
             ValidInputType::Jpeg,