From adfa0c6bb32ecdcd4eccaefaad2cd55676260d2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "E.J. Talevi" <talevineto@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 04:42:29 -0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix(ffmpeg): prevent terminal window flash on Windows
 during media conversion

---
 .gitignore               | 1 +
 tidal_dl_ng/download.py  | 4 ++++
 tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7b44eb7..b7c80af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 docs/source
+vs_code/
 
 # From https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gitignore/main/Python.gitignore
 
diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
index 33a23aa..d9d0866 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
@@ -1692,6 +1692,8 @@ class Download:
         ffmpeg = (
             FFmpeg(executable=self.settings.data.path_binary_ffmpeg)
             .option("y")
+            .option("hide_banner")
+            .option("nostdin")
             .input(url=path_file)
             .output(url=path_file_out, codec="copy", map=0, loglevel="quiet")
         )
@@ -1712,6 +1714,8 @@ class Download:
         path_media_out = path_media_src.with_suffix(AudioExtensions.FLAC)
         ffmpeg = (
             FFmpeg(executable=self.settings.data.path_binary_ffmpeg)
+            .option("hide_banner")
+            .option("nostdin")
             .input(url=path_media_src)
             .output(
                 url=path_media_out,
diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py b/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
index b43acc1..f687cd3 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class Settings:
     cover_album_file: bool = True
     extract_flac: bool = True
     downloads_simultaneous_per_track_max: int = 20
-    download_delay_sec_min: float = 3.0
-    download_delay_sec_max: float = 5.0
+    download_delay_sec_min: float = 1.0
+    download_delay_sec_max: float = 3.0
     album_track_num_pad_min: int = 1
     downloads_concurrent_max: int = 3
     symlink_to_track: bool = False

From 4b9a4062d2e40c79c9c4d2892ce77602811052f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "E.J. Talevi" <talevineto@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 04:48:30 -0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix(ffmpeg): prevent terminal window flash on Windows
 during media conversion

---
 tidal_dl_ng/download.py  | 10 ++++++++++
 tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
index d9d0866..6b04724 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
@@ -1689,6 +1689,9 @@ class Download:
             pathlib.Path: Path to the converted MP4 file.
         """
         path_file_out: pathlib.Path = path_file.with_suffix(AudioExtensions.MP4)
+        
+        self.fn_logger.debug(f"Converting video: {path_file.name} -> {path_file_out.name}")
+        
         ffmpeg = (
             FFmpeg(executable=self.settings.data.path_binary_ffmpeg)
             .option("y")
@@ -1699,6 +1702,8 @@ class Download:
         )
 
         ffmpeg.execute()
+        
+        self.fn_logger.debug(f"Video conversion complete: {path_file_out.name}")
 
         return path_file_out
 
@@ -1712,6 +1717,9 @@ class Download:
             pathlib.Path: Path to the extracted FLAC file.
         """
         path_media_out = path_media_src.with_suffix(AudioExtensions.FLAC)
+        
+        self.fn_logger.debug(f"Extracting FLAC: {path_media_src.name} -> {path_media_out.name}")
+        
         ffmpeg = (
             FFmpeg(executable=self.settings.data.path_binary_ffmpeg)
             .option("hide_banner")
@@ -1728,6 +1736,8 @@ class Download:
         )
 
         ffmpeg.execute()
+        
+        self.fn_logger.debug(f"FLAC extraction complete: {path_media_out.name}")
 
         return path_media_out
 
diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py b/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
index f687cd3..b43acc1 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class Settings:
     cover_album_file: bool = True
     extract_flac: bool = True
     downloads_simultaneous_per_track_max: int = 20
-    download_delay_sec_min: float = 1.0
-    download_delay_sec_max: float = 3.0
+    download_delay_sec_min: float = 3.0
+    download_delay_sec_max: float = 5.0
     album_track_num_pad_min: int = 1
     downloads_concurrent_max: int = 3
     symlink_to_track: bool = False