diff --git a/flow-typed/web-file.js b/flow-typed/web-file.js
index afc6bf195..08f995d43 100644
--- a/flow-typed/web-file.js
+++ b/flow-typed/web-file.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare type WebFile = {
   name: string,
   title?: string,
-  path?: string,
+  path: string,
   size: string,
   type: string,
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b39880075..43ce9505e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     "yarn": "^1.3"
   },
   "lbrySettings": {
-    "lbrynetDaemonVersion": "0.64.0",
+    "lbrynetDaemonVersion": "0.65.0",
     "lbrynetDaemonUrlTemplate": "https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/releases/download/vDAEMONVER/lbrynet-OSNAME.zip",
     "lbrynetDaemonDir": "static/daemon",
     "lbrynetDaemonFileName": "lbrynet"
diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index 0a09c8529..01e87d204 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -1027,6 +1027,12 @@
   "For video content, use MP4s in H264/AAC format and a friendly bitrate (720p) for more reliable streaming.": "For video content, use MP4s in H264/AAC format and a friendly bitrate (720p) for more reliable streaming.",
   "Your video may not be the best format. Use MP4s in H264/AAC format and a friendly bitrate (720p) for more reliable streaming.": "Your video may not be the best format. Use MP4s in H264/AAC format and a friendly bitrate (720p) for more reliable streaming.",
   "Your video has a bitrate over 6 mbps. We suggest transcoding to provide viewers the best experience.": "Your video has a bitrate over 6 mbps. We suggest transcoding to provide viewers the best experience.",
+  "Transcoding": "Transcoding",
+  "Optimize and transcode video": "Optimize and transcode video",
+  "FFmpeg not found": "FFmpeg not found",
+  "FFmpeg  is correctly configured": "FFmpeg  is correctly configured",
+  "ffmpeg not found": "ffmpeg not found",
+  "Known Tags": "Known Tags",
   "Your video has a bitrate over 5 mbps. We suggest transcoding to provide viewers the best experience.": "Your video has a bitrate over 5 mbps. We suggest transcoding to provide viewers the best experience.",
   "Almost there": "Almost there",
   "More Channels": "More Channels",
@@ -1072,4 +1078,4 @@
   "You are currently following %followingCount% tags": "You are currently following %followingCount% tags",
   "Back": "Back",
   "Nice! You are currently following %followingCount% creators": "Nice! You are currently following %followingCount% creators"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/ui/component/publishFile/index.js b/ui/component/publishFile/index.js
index 30d533097..e1e0f6878 100644
--- a/ui/component/publishFile/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/publishFile/index.js
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ import {
   doToast,
   doClearPublish,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { selectFfmpegStatus } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import PublishPage from './view';
 
 const select = state => ({
   name: makeSelectPublishFormValue('name')(state),
   filePath: makeSelectPublishFormValue('filePath')(state),
+  optimize: makeSelectPublishFormValue('optimize')(state),
   isStillEditing: selectIsStillEditing(state),
   balance: selectBalance(state),
   publishing: makeSelectPublishFormValue('publishing')(state),
+  ffmpegStatus: selectFfmpegStatus(state),
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
diff --git a/ui/component/publishFile/view.jsx b/ui/component/publishFile/view.jsx
index 1d846ad0c..4a9d744e5 100644
--- a/ui/component/publishFile/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/publishFile/view.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { regexInvalidURI } from 'lbry-redux';
 import FileSelector from 'component/common/file-selector';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import Card from 'component/common/card';
+import { FormField } from 'component/common/form';
 import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
+import I18nMessage from '../i18nMessage';
 
 type Props = {
   name: ?string,
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ type Props = {
   showToast: string => void,
   inProgress: boolean,
   clearPublish: () => void,
+  ffmpegStatus: any,
+  optimize: boolean,
 };
 
 function PublishFile(props: Props) {
@@ -31,8 +35,11 @@ function PublishFile(props: Props) {
     publishing,
     inProgress,
     clearPublish,
+    optimize,
+    ffmpegStatus = {},
   } = props;
 
+  const { available } = ffmpegStatus;
   const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
   const [size, setSize] = useState(0);
   const [oversized, setOversized] = useState(false);
@@ -40,6 +47,12 @@ function PublishFile(props: Props) {
   const RECOMMENDED_BITRATE = 6000000;
   const TV_PUBLISH_SIZE_LIMIT: number = 1073741824;
   const UPLOAD_SIZE_MESSAGE = 'Lbrytv uploads are limited to 1 GB. Download the app for unrestricted publishing.';
+  const PROCESSING_MB_PER_SECOND = 0.5;
+  const MINUTES_THRESHOLD = 30;
+  const HOURS_THRESHOLD = MINUTES_THRESHOLD * 60;
+
+  const sizeInMB = Number(size) / 1000000;
+  const secondsToProcess = sizeInMB / PROCESSING_MB_PER_SECOND;
 
   // clear warnings
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -70,6 +83,29 @@ function PublishFile(props: Props) {
     }
   }
 
+  function getTimeForMB(s) {
+    if (s < MINUTES_THRESHOLD) {
+      return Math.floor(secondsToProcess);
+    } else if (s >= MINUTES_THRESHOLD && s < HOURS_THRESHOLD) {
+      return Math.floor(secondsToProcess / 60);
+    } else {
+      return Math.floor(secondsToProcess / 60 / 60);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function getUnitsForMB(s) {
+    if (s < MINUTES_THRESHOLD) {
+      if (secondsToProcess > 1) return 'seconds';
+      return 'second';
+    } else if (s >= MINUTES_THRESHOLD && s < HOURS_THRESHOLD) {
+      if (Math.floor(secondsToProcess / 60) > 1) return 'minutes';
+      return 'minute';
+    } else {
+      if (Math.floor(secondsToProcess / 3600) > 1) return 'hours';
+      return 'hour';
+    }
+  }
+
   function getMessage() {
     // @if TARGET='web'
     if (oversized) {
@@ -189,7 +225,7 @@ function PublishFile(props: Props) {
     }
     // @endif
 
-    const publishFormParams: { filePath: string | WebFile, name?: string } = {
+    const publishFormParams: { filePath: string | WebFile, name?: string, optimize?: boolean } = {
       filePath: file.path || file,
     };
     // Strip off extention and replace invalid characters
@@ -232,6 +268,40 @@ function PublishFile(props: Props) {
         <React.Fragment>
           <FileSelector disabled={disabled} currentPath={currentFile} onFileChosen={handleFileChange} />
           {getMessage()}
+          {/* @if TARGET='app' */}
+          <FormField
+            type="checkbox"
+            checked={isVid && available && optimize}
+            disabled={!isVid || !available}
+            onChange={e => updatePublishForm({ optimize: e.target.checked })}
+            label={__('Optimize and transcode video')}
+            name="optimize"
+          />
+          {!available && (
+            <p className="help">
+              <I18nMessage
+                tokens={{
+                  settings_link: <Button button="link" navigate="/$/settings" label={__('Settings')} />,
+                }}
+              >
+                FFmpeg not configured. More in %settings_link%.
+              </I18nMessage>
+            </p>
+          )}
+          {Boolean(size) && available && optimize && isVid && (
+            <p className="help">
+              <I18nMessage
+                tokens={{
+                  size: Math.ceil(sizeInMB),
+                  processTime: getTimeForMB(sizeInMB),
+                  units: getUnitsForMB(sizeInMB),
+                }}
+              >
+                Transcoding this %size%MB file should take under %processTime% %units%.
+              </I18nMessage>
+            </p>
+          )}
+          {/* @endif */}
         </React.Fragment>
       }
     />
diff --git a/ui/component/publishForm/view.jsx b/ui/component/publishForm/view.jsx
index 29c92f9d9..a0ef130c7 100644
--- a/ui/component/publishForm/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/publishForm/view.jsx
@@ -143,9 +143,10 @@ function PublishForm(props: Props) {
   return (
     <Fragment>
       <PublishFile disabled={disabled || publishing} inProgress={isInProgress} />
-      <div className={classnames({ 'card--disabled': formDisabled })}>
-        <PublishText disabled={formDisabled} />
-        <Card actions={<SelectThumbnail />} />
+      {!publishing && (
+        <div className={classnames({ 'card--disabled': formDisabled })}>
+          <PublishText disabled={formDisabled} />
+          <Card actions={<SelectThumbnail />} />
 
         <TagsSelect
           suggestMature
@@ -174,40 +175,40 @@ function PublishForm(props: Props) {
           tagsChosen={tags}
         />
 
-        <Card
-          actions={
-            <React.Fragment>
-              <SelectChannel channel={channel} onChannelChange={channel => updatePublishForm({ channel })} />
-              <p className="help">
-                {__('This is a username or handle that your content can be found under.')}{' '}
-                {__('Ex. @Marvel, @TheBeatles, @BooksByJoe')}
-              </p>
-            </React.Fragment>
-          }
-        />
+          <Card
+            actions={
+              <React.Fragment>
+                <SelectChannel channel={channel} onChannelChange={channel => updatePublishForm({ channel })} />
+                <p className="help">
+                  {__('This is a username or handle that your content can be found under.')}{' '}
+                  {__('Ex. @Marvel, @TheBeatles, @BooksByJoe')}
+                </p>
+              </React.Fragment>
+            }
+          />
 
-        <PublishName disabled={formDisabled} />
-        <PublishPrice disabled={formDisabled} />
-        <PublishAdditionalOptions disabled={formDisabled} />
+          <PublishName disabled={formDisabled} />
+          <PublishPrice disabled={formDisabled} />
+          <PublishAdditionalOptions disabled={formDisabled} />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <section>
+        {!formDisabled && !formValid && <PublishFormErrors />}
 
-        <section>
-          {!formDisabled && !formValid && <PublishFormErrors />}
-
-          <div className="card__actions">
-            <Button
-              button="primary"
-              onClick={() => publish(filePath)}
-              label={submitLabel}
-              disabled={formDisabled || !formValid || uploadThumbnailStatus === THUMBNAIL_STATUSES.IN_PROGRESS}
-            />
-            <Button button="link" onClick={clearPublish} label={__('Cancel')} />
-          </div>
-          <p className="help">
-            {__('By continuing, you accept the')}{' '}
-            <Button button="link" href="https://www.lbry.com/termsofservice" label={__('LBRY Terms of Service')} />.
-          </p>
-        </section>
-      </div>
+        <div className="card__actions">
+          <Button
+            button="primary"
+            onClick={() => publish(filePath)}
+            label={submitLabel}
+            disabled={formDisabled || !formValid || uploadThumbnailStatus === THUMBNAIL_STATUSES.IN_PROGRESS}
+          />
+          <Button button="link" onClick={clearPublish} label={__('Cancel')} />
+        </div>
+        <p className="help">
+          {__('By continuing, you accept the')}{' '}
+          <Button button="link" href="https://www.lbry.com/termsofservice" label={__('LBRY Terms of Service')} />.
+        </p>
+      </section>
     </Fragment>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ui/constants/action_types.js b/ui/constants/action_types.js
index d7fd55cae..f82a88bbc 100644
--- a/ui/constants/action_types.js
+++ b/ui/constants/action_types.js
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ export const UPDATE_SEARCH_SUGGESTIONS = 'UPDATE_SEARCH_SUGGESTIONS';
 export const DAEMON_SETTINGS_RECEIVED = 'DAEMON_SETTINGS_RECEIVED';
 export const CLIENT_SETTING_CHANGED = 'CLIENT_SETTING_CHANGED';
 export const UPDATE_IS_NIGHT = 'UPDATE_IS_NIGHT';
+export const FINDING_FFMPEG_STARTED = 'FINDING_FFMPEG_STARTED';
+export const FINDING_FFMPEG_COMPLETED = 'FINDING_FFMPEG_COMPLETED';
 
 // User
 export const AUTHENTICATION_STARTED = 'AUTHENTICATION_STARTED';
diff --git a/ui/page/settings/index.js b/ui/page/settings/index.js
index 3f55dbcce..554ebcc58 100644
--- a/ui/page/settings/index.js
+++ b/ui/page/settings/index.js
@@ -7,9 +7,21 @@ import {
   doToggle3PAnalytics,
 } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import { selectAllowAnalytics } from 'redux/selectors/app';
-import { doSetDaemonSetting, doSetClientSetting, doSetDarkTime } from 'redux/actions/settings';
+import {
+  doSetDaemonSetting,
+  doClearDaemonSetting,
+  doSetClientSetting,
+  doSetDarkTime,
+  doFindFFmpeg,
+} from 'redux/actions/settings';
 import { doSetPlayingUri } from 'redux/actions/content';
-import { makeSelectClientSetting, selectDaemonSettings, selectosNotificationsEnabled } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
+import {
+  makeSelectClientSetting,
+  selectDaemonSettings,
+  selectFfmpegStatus,
+  selectosNotificationsEnabled,
+  selectFindingFFmpeg,
+} from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { doWalletStatus, selectWalletIsEncrypted, selectBlockedChannelsCount, SETTINGS } from 'lbry-redux';
 import SettingsPage from './view';
 import { selectUserVerifiedEmail } from 'lbryinc';
@@ -34,10 +46,13 @@ const select = state => ({
   floatingPlayer: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.FLOATING_PLAYER)(state),
   showReposts: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.SHOW_REPOSTS)(state),
   darkModeTimes: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.DARK_MODE_TIMES)(state),
+  ffmpegStatus: selectFfmpegStatus(state),
+  findingFFmpeg: selectFindingFFmpeg(state),
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   setDaemonSetting: (key, value) => dispatch(doSetDaemonSetting(key, value)),
+  clearDaemonSetting: key => dispatch(doClearDaemonSetting(key)),
   toggle3PAnalytics: allow => dispatch(doToggle3PAnalytics(allow)),
   clearCache: () => dispatch(doClearCache()),
   setClientSetting: (key, value) => dispatch(doSetClientSetting(key, value)),
@@ -47,6 +62,7 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   confirmForgetPassword: modalProps => dispatch(doNotifyForgetPassword(modalProps)),
   clearPlayingUri: () => dispatch(doSetPlayingUri(null)),
   setDarkTime: (time, options) => dispatch(doSetDarkTime(time, options)),
+  findFFmpeg: () => dispatch(doFindFFmpeg()),
 });
 
 export default connect(
diff --git a/ui/page/settings/view.jsx b/ui/page/settings/view.jsx
index 946e9e270..a776b4861 100644
--- a/ui/page/settings/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/settings/view.jsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import SyncToggle from 'component/syncToggle';
 import { SETTINGS } from 'lbry-redux';
 import Card from 'component/common/card';
 import { getPasswordFromCookie } from 'util/saved-passwords';
+import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
 
 // @if TARGET='app'
 export const IS_MAC = process.platform === 'darwin';
@@ -46,10 +47,12 @@ type DaemonSettings = {
   max_connections_per_download?: number,
   save_files: boolean,
   save_blobs: boolean,
+  ffmpeg_path: string,
 };
 
 type Props = {
   setDaemonSetting: (string, ?SetDaemonSettingArg) => void,
+  clearDaemonSetting: string => void,
   setClientSetting: (string, SetDaemonSettingArg) => void,
   toggle3PAnalytics: boolean => void,
   clearCache: () => Promise<any>,
@@ -78,6 +81,9 @@ type Props = {
   clearPlayingUri: () => void,
   darkModeTimes: DarkModeTimes,
   setDarkTime: (string, {}) => void,
+  ffmpegStatus: { available: boolean, which: string },
+  findingFFmpeg: boolean,
+  findFFmpeg: () => void,
 };
 
 type State = {
@@ -105,7 +111,17 @@ class SettingsPage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    const { isAuthenticated } = this.props;
+    const { isAuthenticated, ffmpegStatus, daemonSettings, findFFmpeg } = this.props;
+    // @if TARGET='app'
+    const { available } = ffmpegStatus;
+    const { ffmpeg_path: ffmpegPath } = daemonSettings;
+    if (!available) {
+      if (ffmpegPath) {
+        this.clearDaemonSetting('ffmpeg_path');
+      }
+      findFFmpeg();
+    }
+    // @endif
     if (isAuthenticated || !IS_WEB) {
       this.props.updateWalletStatus();
       getPasswordFromCookie().then(p => {
@@ -116,6 +132,11 @@ class SettingsPage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     }
   }
 
+  onFFmpegFolder(path: string) {
+    this.setDaemonSetting('ffmpeg_path', path);
+    this.findFFmpeg();
+  }
+
   onKeyFeeChange(newValue: Price) {
     this.setDaemonSetting('max_key_fee', newValue);
   }
@@ -187,9 +208,18 @@ class SettingsPage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     this.props.setDaemonSetting(name, value);
   }
 
+  clearDaemonSetting(name: string): void {
+    this.props.clearDaemonSetting(name);
+  }
+
+  findFFmpeg(): void {
+    this.props.findFFmpeg();
+  }
+
   render() {
     const {
       daemonSettings,
+      ffmpegStatus,
       allowAnalytics,
       showNsfw,
       instantPurchaseEnabled,
@@ -213,11 +243,13 @@ class SettingsPage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       clearPlayingUri,
       darkModeTimes,
       clearCache,
+      findingFFmpeg,
     } = this.props;
     const { storedPassword } = this.state;
-
     const noDaemonSettings = !daemonSettings || Object.keys(daemonSettings).length === 0;
-
+    // @if TARGET='app'
+    const { available: ffmpegAvailable, which: ffmpegPath } = ffmpegStatus;
+    // @endif
     const defaultMaxKeyFee = { currency: 'USD', amount: 50 };
 
     const disableMaxKeyFee = !(daemonSettings && daemonSettings.max_key_fee);
@@ -622,7 +654,69 @@ class SettingsPage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
                 }
               />
             )}
-
+            {/* @if TARGET='app' */}
+            <Card
+              title={
+                <span>
+                  {__('Experimental Transcoding')}
+                  {findingFFmpeg && <Spinner type="small" />}
+                </span>
+              }
+              actions={
+                <React.Fragment>
+                  <FileSelector
+                    type="openDirectory"
+                    placeholder={__('A Folder containing FFmpeg')}
+                    currentPath={ffmpegPath || daemonSettings.ffmpeg_path}
+                    onFileChosen={(newDirectory: WebFile) => {
+                      this.onFFmpegFolder(newDirectory.path);
+                    }}
+                    disabled={Boolean(ffmpegPath)}
+                  />
+                  <p className="help">
+                    {ffmpegAvailable ? (
+                      <I18nMessage
+                        tokens={{
+                          learn_more: (
+                            <Button
+                              button="link"
+                              label={__('Learn more')}
+                              href="https://lbry.com/faq/video-publishing-guide#automatic"
+                            />
+                          ),
+                        }}
+                      >
+                        FFmpeg is correctly configured. %learn_more%
+                      </I18nMessage>
+                    ) : (
+                      <I18nMessage
+                        tokens={{
+                          check_again: (
+                            <Button
+                              button="link"
+                              label={__('Check again')}
+                              onClick={() => this.findFFmpeg()}
+                              disabled={findingFFmpeg}
+                            />
+                          ),
+                          learn_more: (
+                            <Button
+                              button="link"
+                              label={__('Learn more')}
+                              href="https://lbry.com/faq/video-publishing-guide#automatic"
+                            />
+                          ),
+                        }}
+                      >
+                        FFmpeg could not be found. Navigate to it or Install, Then %check_again% or quit and restart the
+                        app. %learn_more%
+                      </I18nMessage>
+                    )}
+                  </p>
+                </React.Fragment>
+              }
+            />
+            {/* @endif */}
             {(!IS_WEB || isAuthenticated) && (
               <Card
                 title={__('Experimental Settings')}
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/app.js b/ui/redux/actions/app.js
index ff6dc48d7..7ba81b959 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/app.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/app.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import {
   doFetchDaemonSettings,
   doSetAutoLaunch,
   //  doSetDaemonSetting
+  doFindFFmpeg,
+  doGetDaemonStatus,
 } from 'redux/actions/settings';
 import {
   selectIsUpgradeSkipped,
@@ -347,6 +349,8 @@ export function doDaemonReady() {
     // @if TARGET='app'
     dispatch(doBalanceSubscribe());
     dispatch(doSetAutoLaunch());
+    dispatch(doFindFFmpeg());
+    dispatch(doGetDaemonStatus());
     dispatch(doFetchDaemonSettings());
     dispatch(doFetchFileInfosAndPublishedClaims());
     if (!selectIsUpgradeSkipped(state)) {
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/settings.js b/ui/redux/actions/settings.js
index 576b3d711..3eb7917ff 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/settings.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/settings.js
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ export function doFetchDaemonSettings() {
   };
 }
 
+export function doFindFFmpeg() {
+  return dispatch => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: LOCAL_ACTIONS.FINDING_FFMPEG_STARTED,
+    });
+    return Lbry.ffmpeg_find().then(done => {
+      dispatch({
+        type: LOCAL_ACTIONS.FINDING_FFMPEG_COMPLETED,
+      });
+    });
+  };
+}
+
 export function doGetDaemonStatus() {
   return dispatch => {
     return Lbry.status().then(status => {
diff --git a/ui/redux/reducers/publish.js b/ui/redux/reducers/publish.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d8ca50794..000000000
--- a/ui/redux/reducers/publish.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-// deleted, moved to lbry-redux
diff --git a/ui/redux/reducers/settings.js b/ui/redux/reducers/settings.js
index e60d4d7ef..f416c498b 100644
--- a/ui/redux/reducers/settings.js
+++ b/ui/redux/reducers/settings.js
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ settingLanguage.push('en');
 
 const defaultState = {
   isNight: false,
+  findingFFmpeg: false,
   loadedLanguages: [...Object.keys(window.i18n_messages), 'en'] || ['en'],
   customWalletServers: [],
   sharedPreferences: {},
   daemonSettings: {},
-  daemonStatus: {},
+  daemonStatus: { ffmpeg_status: {} },
   clientSettings: {
     // UX
     [SETTINGS.NEW_USER_ACKNOWLEDGED]: false,
@@ -59,6 +60,16 @@ const defaultState = {
   },
 };
 
+reducers[ACTIONS.FINDING_FFMPEG_STARTED] = state =>
+  Object.assign({}, state, {
+    findingFFmpeg: true,
+  });
+
+reducers[ACTIONS.FINDING_FFMPEG_COMPLETED] = state =>
+  Object.assign({}, state, {
+    findingFFmpeg: false,
+  });
+
 reducers[LBRY_REDUX_ACTIONS.DAEMON_SETTINGS_RECEIVED] = (state, action) =>
   Object.assign({}, state, {
     daemonSettings: action.data.settings,
diff --git a/ui/redux/selectors/settings.js b/ui/redux/selectors/settings.js
index f3acebc5d..bf5657a00 100644
--- a/ui/redux/selectors/settings.js
+++ b/ui/redux/selectors/settings.js
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ export const selectDaemonStatus = createSelector(
   state => state.daemonStatus
 );
 
+export const selectFfmpegStatus = createSelector(
+  selectDaemonStatus,
+  status => status.ffmpeg_status
+);
+
+export const selectFindingFFmpeg = createSelector(
+  selectState,
+  state => state.findingFFmpeg || false
+);
+
 export const selectClientSettings = createSelector(
   selectState,
   state => state.clientSettings || {}
@@ -62,8 +72,7 @@ export const makeSelectSharedPreferencesForKey = key =>
 export const selectHasWalletServerPrefs = createSelector(
   makeSelectSharedPreferencesForKey(SHARED_PREFERENCES.WALLET_SERVERS),
   servers => {
-    if (servers && servers.length) return true;
-    return false;
+    return !!(servers && servers.length);
   }
 );
 
diff --git a/ui/scss/init/_gui.scss b/ui/scss/init/_gui.scss
index 6e76d71b5..079147f8a 100644
--- a/ui/scss/init/_gui.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/init/_gui.scss
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ img {
   display: block;
   font-size: var(--font-small);
   color: var(--color-text-help);
-  margin-top: var(--spacing-small);
+  margin-top: var(--spacing-miniscule);
+  margin-bottom: var(--spacing-small);
 }
 
 .help--warning {