Which OS to choose for transcoded video?

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g000phy2015-10-23 20:53:35

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g000phy, 2015-10-23 20:53:35

Given: a lightly loaded server with ESXi 5.5, a cloud of video files (about 2 TB) with access via SMB
Required: OS for a virtual machine where handbrake will encode in HEVC, access to the virtuoso via RDP / VNC from OS X.
The essence of the question: to solve the problem, first of all, Windows XP was considered. Advantages: free (there is a legal key), minimum system requirements, easy organization of remote access. Disadvantages: a fresh handbrake refuses to work flat out.
Linux is also a problem. ESXi is managed from an OS X machine where the vSphere Client is only available for Windows and runs with Parallels 10. Installing Linux is extremely difficult. the vSphere Client console is terribly buggy and it is extremely difficult to enter even the minimum data for installation, and it was not possible to configure VNC at all.
In ordinary life, access from virtual cameras is carried out using Jump Desktop and works great. With the installation, the story, apparently, is different.
Please advise the OS, which can be very easily (preferably immediately) reached via remote control. Or, as an option, how to start this disgrace on win xp.
And anticipating questions:
"Corpse" win xp is valuable for these advantages. Isolated from the external network, it is very stable and secure.
Alternatives to handbrake are considered, CLI utilities are not considered (difficult for users)
Scripting and automation will not do. Video requires an individual approach. The complexity of HEVC is such that it is enough to manually add a few dozen jobs to the queue to keep the machine busy around the clock.

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Alexey Skobkin, 2015-10-24
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If your hypervisor is unable to provide code with access to processor instructions that are used to accelerate video encoding or to CUDA on the video card, then look elsewhere. Otherwise, you will be extremely inefficient doing it.
If you code on the CPU, you can take any Linux and ffmpeg. If my memory serves me, Handbrake is just a wrapper around ffmpeg, so you can safely throw it away.