Skavio Convert keeps larger jobs visible and recoverable

Production testing shows how Skavio Convert handles large files: heavy work is deliberately serialized, extra jobs enter a persistent queue, and interrupted processing can recover without duplicate delivery.

Large files follow a measured path

Skavio Convert accepts files up to 2 GiB, but not every conversion has the same workload. All video conversions and PDF-to-DOCX, PNG or JPG jobs are treated as heavy jobs. That distinction matters because the service does not pretend that a demanding conversion will behave like a small image export.

A 100-page PDF converted to a JPG archive in 5.308 seconds in a measured readiness run.
A 45-second 720p video converted to WEBM in 223.934 seconds in a single heavy-conversion run.
The applicable price depends on file size and whether the job is classed as normal or heavy.

One heavy slot is intentional

Testing showed that two simultaneous heavy video conversions roughly doubled the time required for each job. Skavio Convert therefore keeps one heavy-conversion slot on the current node instead of allowing parallel work to make every large job less predictable. If another heavy file is already processing, the next one waits in a persistent first-in, first-out queue.

Queued customers can see their queue position.
The Mini App displays an approximate estimated-start range.
Processing, finalizing and completed states remain visible.

Recovery is part of the workflow

Queue and restart-recovery testing used durable delivery checkpoints. When processing was interrupted, the affected jobs were requeued and both test jobs completed without duplicate delivery. The same testing also covered queue behavior and cleanup, giving larger-file work a defined path beyond the first processing attempt.

Extra jobs remain in the persistent queue rather than disappearing.
Interrupted work can return to the queue for recovery.
A tested 50 MiB signed public download completed end to end.

What this means in practice

For a large video, a PDF conversion or several files submitted together, the useful expectation is visibility rather than instant completion. Send the file, check the quoted Stars price, and use the queue position and estimated start range to understand where the job stands. Supported paid processing failures retain the automatic Stars refund path.

For larger conversions, a visible queue and one controlled heavy-work slot are more useful than an overloaded process that fails unpredictably.

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