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Quick Start	The essentials for getting Alchemist processing your library.

Assumes you've completed the setup wizard. If not, see First Run.

Start the engine

The engine starts paused after setup. Click Start in the header bar.

Watch the queue

Go to Jobs. Files move through: Queued → Analyzing → Encoding → Completed

Skipped files appear in the Skipped tab with a plain-English reason. A high skip rate is normal — it means files are already efficiently compressed. See Skip Decisions.

Check hardware detection

Go to Settings → Hardware. Confirm your GPU is the active backend. If you see CPU (Software) with a supported GPU, see GPU Passthrough.

See your savings

Once jobs complete, Statistics shows total space recovered, compression ratios, and a savings chart.

Key controls

Action	Where
Pause encoding	Header → Pause
Drain (finish active, stop new)	Header → Stop
Cancel a job	Jobs → ⋯ → Cancel
Boost priority	Jobs → ⋯ → Boost
Trigger manual scan	Settings → Library → Scan
Change engine mode	Settings → Runtime

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