diff --git a/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go b/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
index c78ee0d466..f3b0455875 100755
--- a/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
+++ b/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
@@ -761,12 +761,15 @@ func (t *Transcoder) Transcode(input *TranscodeOptionsIn, ps []TranscodeOptions)
 		t.started = true
 	}
 	if !t.started {
-		status, _, vcodec, _, _ := GetCodecInfo(input.Fname)
-		// NeedsBypass is state where video is present in container & vithout any frames
-		videoMissing := status == CodecStatusNeedsBypass || vcodec == ""
-		if videoMissing {
-			// Audio-only segment, fail fast right here as we cannot handle them nicely
-			return nil, ErrTranscoderVid
+		inputIsPipe := strings.HasPrefix(input.Fname, "pipe:")
+		if !inputIsPipe {
+			status, _, vcodec, _, _ := GetCodecInfo(input.Fname)
+			// NeedsBypass is state where video is present in container & vithout any frames
+			videoMissing := status == CodecStatusNeedsBypass || vcodec == ""
+			if videoMissing {
+				// Audio-only segment, fail fast right here as we cannot handle them nicely
+				return nil, ErrTranscoderVid
+			}
 		}
 		// Stream is either OK or completely broken, let the transcoder handle it
 		t.started = true
diff --git a/ffmpeg/piped_transcode.go b/ffmpeg/piped_transcode.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83e2c3d3ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ffmpeg/piped_transcode.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package ffmpeg
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type OutputReader struct {
+	pipeEndpoint *os.File
+}
+
+func (r *OutputReader) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	return r.pipeEndpoint.Read(b)
+}
+
+func (r *OutputReader) Close() error {
+	return r.pipeEndpoint.Close()
+}
+
+type PipedOutput struct {
+	Read    *os.File
+	Write   *os.File
+	Options *TranscodeOptions
+}
+
+type PipedInput struct {
+	Read    *os.File
+	Write   *os.File
+	Options *TranscodeOptionsIn
+}
+
+type PipedTranscoding struct {
+	input   PipedInput
+	outputs []PipedOutput
+}
+
+func (t *PipedTranscoding) ClosePipes() {
+	t.input.Read.Close()
+	t.input.Write.Close()
+	for i := 0; i < len(t.outputs); i++ {
+		t.outputs[i].Read.Close()
+		t.outputs[i].Write.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *PipedTranscoding) SetInput(input TranscodeOptionsIn) error {
+	t.input.Options = &input
+	var err error
+	t.input.Read, t.input.Write, err = os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// pass read pipe to ffmpeg
+	t.input.Options.Fname = fmt.Sprintf("pipe:%d", t.input.Read.Fd())
+	// keep write pipe for passing input chunks
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *PipedTranscoding) SetOutputs(outputs []TranscodeOptions) error {
+	t.outputs = make([]PipedOutput, len(outputs))
+	for i, options := range outputs {
+		t.outputs[i].Options = &TranscodeOptions{}
+		*t.outputs[i].Options = options
+		// Because output is pipe, format can't be deduced from file extension
+		t.outputs[i].Options.Muxer = ComponentOptions{Name: "mpegts"}
+		var err error
+		t.outputs[i].Read, t.outputs[i].Write, err = os.Pipe()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// pass write pipe to ffmpeg
+		t.outputs[i].Options.Oname = fmt.Sprintf("pipe:%d", t.outputs[i].Write.Fd())
+		// keep read pipe for receiving output chunks
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *PipedTranscoding) Transcode() (*TranscodeResults, error) {
+	out := make([]TranscodeOptions, len(t.outputs))
+	for i := 0; i < len(t.outputs); i++ {
+		out[i] = *t.outputs[i].Options
+	}
+	res, err := Transcode3(t.input.Options, out)
+	return res, err
+}
+
+func (t *PipedTranscoding) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	return t.input.Write.Write(b)
+}
+
+func (t *PipedTranscoding) WriteClose() error {
+	return t.input.Write.Close()
+}
+
+func (t *PipedTranscoding) GetOutputs() []OutputReader {
+	readers := make([]OutputReader, len(t.outputs))
+	for i := 0; i < len(t.outputs); i++ {
+		readers[i].pipeEndpoint = t.outputs[i].Read
+	}
+	return readers
+}
diff --git a/ffmpeg/piped_transcode_test.go b/ffmpeg/piped_transcode_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27297ea350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ffmpeg/piped_transcode_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+//go:build nvidia
+// +build nvidia
+
+package ffmpeg
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type SegmentInformation struct {
+	Acodec string
+	Vcodec string
+	Format PixelFormat
+	Valid  bool
+	Cached []byte
+}
+
+func (s *SegmentInformation) ProcessChunk(chunk []byte) bool {
+	if s.Valid {
+		// We got info, skip further processing
+		return false
+	}
+	s.Cached = append(s.Cached, chunk...)
+	status, acodec, vcodec, pixelFormat, _ := GetCodecInfoBytes(s.Cached)
+	if status == CodecStatusOk {
+		s.Acodec = acodec
+		s.Vcodec = vcodec
+		s.Format = pixelFormat
+		s.Valid = true
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func streamInput(t *testing.T, fname string, transcoder *PipedTranscoding) {
+	defer transcoder.WriteClose()
+	info := &SegmentInformation{}
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fname)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for len(data) > 0 {
+		var chunkSize int = min(4096, len(data))
+		bytesWritten, err := transcoder.Write(data[:chunkSize])
+		if info.ProcessChunk(data[:bytesWritten]) {
+			fmt.Printf("D> got media info at %d A=%s; V=%s; pixfmt=%d;\n", len(info.Cached), info.Acodec, info.Vcodec, info.Format.RawValue)
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		// handle partial write
+		data = data[bytesWritten:]
+	}
+	require.True(t, info.Valid, "GetCodecInfoBytes() failed to parse media")
+}
+
+func streamOutput(t *testing.T, fname string, reader *OutputReader) {
+	defer reader.Close()
+	file, err := os.Create(fname)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer file.Close()
+	buffer := make([]byte, 4096)
+	for {
+		byteCount, err := reader.Read(buffer)
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		bytesWritten, err := file.Write(buffer[:byteCount])
+		require.Equal(t, byteCount, bytesWritten, "partial write to file")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTranscoder_Pipe(t *testing.T) {
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	outNames := []string{
+		path.Join(wd, "test-out-360.ts"),
+		path.Join(wd, "test-out-240.ts"),
+		path.Join(wd, "test-out-144.ts"),
+	}
+	inputFileName := path.Join(wd, "..", "samples", "sample_0_409_17041.ts")
+
+	hevc := VideoProfile{Name: "P240p30fps16x9", Bitrate: "600k", Framerate: 30, AspectRatio: "16:9", Resolution: "426x240", Encoder: H265}
+	transcoder := &PipedTranscoding{}
+	transcoder.SetInput(TranscodeOptionsIn{Accel: Nvidia})
+	transcoder.SetOutputs([]TranscodeOptions{
+		{Profile: P360p30fps16x9, Accel: Nvidia},
+		{Profile: hevc, Accel: Nvidia},
+		{Profile: P144p30fps16x9, Accel: Nvidia},
+	})
+	// stream input chunks
+	go streamInput(t, inputFileName, transcoder)
+	// read output streams
+	outputs := transcoder.GetOutputs()
+	for i := 0; i < len(outputs); i++ {
+		go streamOutput(t, outNames[i], &outputs[i])
+	}
+	// start transcode
+	res, err := transcoder.Transcode()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		// actual frame count should be 409 - is this a bug?
+		assert.Equal(t, res.Encoded[i].Frames, 512, "must produce 512 frame in output %d", i)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/samples/sample_0_409_17041.ts b/samples/sample_0_409_17041.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a71e736874
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