diff --git a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
index 81910290..8ebfa3b6 100644
--- a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
+++ b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
@@ -276,12 +276,14 @@
     extractSubs = 0
     # externalSubDir. set the directory where subs should be saved (if not the same directory as the video)
     externalSubDir =
+    # hwAccel. 1 will set ffmpeg to enable hardware acceleration (this requires a recent ffmpeg)
+    hwAccel = 0
+    # generalOptions. Enter your additional ffmpeg options here with commas to separate each option/value (i.e replace spaces with commas).
+    generalOptions =
     # outputDefault. Loads default configs for the selected device. The remaining options below are ignored.
     # If you want to use your own profile, leave this blank and set the remaining options below.
     # outputDefault profiles allowed: iPad, iPad-1080p, iPad-720p, Apple-TV2, iPod, iPhone, PS3, xbox, Roku-1080p, Roku-720p, Roku-480p
     outputDefault =
-    # hwAccel. 1 will set ffmpeg to enable hardware acceleration (this requires a recent ffmpeg)
-    hwAccel = 0
     #### Define custom settings below.
     outputVideoExtension = .mp4
     outputVideoCodec = libx264
diff --git a/nzbtomedia/__init__.py b/nzbtomedia/__init__.py
index 09a5e86f..d97c6120 100644
--- a/nzbtomedia/__init__.py
+++ b/nzbtomedia/__init__.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ IGNOREEXTENSIONS = []
 VEXTENSION = None
 OUTPUTVIDEOPATH = None
 PROCESSOUTPUT = False
+GENERALOPTS = []
 ALANGUAGE = None
 AINCLUDE = False
 SLANGUAGES = []
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ def initialize(section=None):
         SABNZB_NO_OF_ARGUMENTS, SABNZB_0717_NO_OF_ARGUMENTS, CATEGORIES, TORRENT_CLIENTAGENT, USELINK, OUTPUTDIRECTORY, \
         NOFLATTEN, UTORRENTPWD, UTORRENTUSR, UTORRENTWEBUI, DELUGEHOST, DELUGEPORT, DELUGEUSR, DELUGEPWD, \
         TRANSMISSIONHOST, TRANSMISSIONPORT, TRANSMISSIONPWD, TRANSMISSIONUSR, COMPRESSEDCONTAINER, MEDIACONTAINER, \
-        METACONTAINER, SECTIONS, ALL_FORKS, TEST_FILE, \
+        METACONTAINER, SECTIONS, ALL_FORKS, TEST_FILE, GENERALOPTS, \
         __INITIALIZED__, AUTO_UPDATE, APP_FILENAME, USER_DELAY, APP_NAME, TRANSCODE, DEFAULTS, GIT_PATH, GIT_USER, \
         GIT_BRANCH, GIT_REPO, SYS_ENCODING, NZB_CLIENTAGENT, SABNZBDHOST, SABNZBDPORT, SABNZBDAPIKEY, \
         DUPLICATE, IGNOREEXTENSIONS, VEXTENSION, OUTPUTVIDEOPATH, PROCESSOUTPUT, VCODEC, VCODEC_ALLOW, VPRESET, \
@@ -372,6 +373,9 @@ def initialize(section=None):
     IGNOREEXTENSIONS = (CFG["Transcoder"]["ignoreExtensions"])
     if isinstance(IGNOREEXTENSIONS, str): IGNOREEXTENSIONS = IGNOREEXTENSIONS.split(',')
     OUTPUTFASTSTART = int(CFG["Transcoder"]["outputFastStart"])
+    GENERALOPTS = (CFG["Transcoder"]["generalOptions"])
+    if isinstance(GENERALOPTS, str): GENERALOPTS = GENERALOPTS.split(',')
+    if GENERALOPTS == ['']: GENERALOPTS = []
     try:
         OUTPUTQUALITYPERCENT = int(CFG["Transcoder"]["outputQualityPercent"])
     except: pass
diff --git a/nzbtomedia/transcoder/transcoder.py b/nzbtomedia/transcoder/transcoder.py
index f9dbb716..220b0335 100644
--- a/nzbtomedia/transcoder/transcoder.py
+++ b/nzbtomedia/transcoder/transcoder.py
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ def buildCommands(file, newDir):
             map_cmd.extend(['-map', n])
             n += 1
 
+    if nzbtomedia.GENERALOPTS:
+        command.extend(nzbtomedia.GENERALOPTS)
     command.extend(map_cmd)
     command.extend(video_cmd)
     command.extend(audio_cmd)