diff --git a/client/dive-common/apispec.ts b/client/dive-common/apispec.ts
index abac8415a..952032772 100644
--- a/client/dive-common/apispec.ts
+++ b/client/dive-common/apispec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { CustomStyle } from 'vue-media-annotator/StyleManager';
 import { AttributeTrackFilter } from 'vue-media-annotator/AttributeTrackFilterControls';
 
 type DatasetType = 'image-sequence' | 'video' | 'multi' | 'large-image';
+type DiskOpenType = DatasetType | 'bulk' | 'calibration' | 'annotation' | 'camera' | 'text' | 'zip';
 type MultiTrackRecord = Record<string, TrackData>;
 type MultiGroupRecord = Record<string, GroupData>;
 type SubType = 'stereo' | 'multicam' | null; // Additional type info used for UI display enabled pipelines
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ interface Api {
   saveAttributeTrackFilters(datasetId: string,
     args: SaveAttributeTrackFilterArgs): Promise<unknown>;
   // Non-Endpoint shared functions
-  openFromDisk(datasetType: DatasetType | 'bulk' | 'calibration' | 'annotation' | 'text' | 'zip', directory?: boolean):
+  openFromDisk(datasetType: DiskOpenType, directory?: boolean):
     Promise<{canceled?: boolean; filePaths: string[]; fileList?: File[]; root?: string}>;
   getTiles?(itemId: string, projection?: string): Promise<StringKeyObject>;
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ export {
   DatasetMetaMutable,
   DatasetMetaMutableKeys,
   DatasetType,
+  DiskOpenType,
   SubType,
   FrameImage,
   MultiTrackRecord,
diff --git a/client/dive-common/components/RunPipelineMenu.vue b/client/dive-common/components/RunPipelineMenu.vue
index 61492e772..55a0629cc 100644
--- a/client/dive-common/components/RunPipelineMenu.vue
+++ b/client/dive-common/components/RunPipelineMenu.vue
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
         case 'utility':
         case 'generate':
           return 'utilities';
+        case 'transcode':
+          return 'transcoders';
         default:
           return `${pipeType}s`;
       }
diff --git a/client/platform/desktop/backend/native/common.ts b/client/platform/desktop/backend/native/common.ts
index 858bfa805..7ec3b4e07 100644
--- a/client/platform/desktop/backend/native/common.ts
+++ b/client/platform/desktop/backend/native/common.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ async function autodiscoverData(settings: Settings): Promise<JsonMeta[]> {
  */
 async function getPipelineList(settings: Settings): Promise<Pipelines> {
   const pipelinePath = npath.join(settings.viamePath, 'configs/pipelines');
-  const allowedPatterns = /^detector_.+|^tracker_.+|^generate_.+|^utility_|^measurement_gmm_.+|.*[2,3]-cam.+/;
+  const allowedPatterns = /^filter_.+|^transcode_.+|^detector_.+|^tracker_.+|^generate_.+|^utility_|^measurement_gmm_.+|.*[2,3]-cam.+/;
   const disallowedPatterns = /.*local.*|detector_svm_models.pipe|tracker_svm_models.pipe/;
   const exists = await fs.pathExists(pipelinePath);
   if (!exists) return {};
diff --git a/client/platform/desktop/backend/native/viame.ts b/client/platform/desktop/backend/native/viame.ts
index 852cd5329..62ab03030 100644
--- a/client/platform/desktop/backend/native/viame.ts
+++ b/client/platform/desktop/backend/native/viame.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ async function runPipeline(
 
   //TODO: TEMPORARY FIX FOR DEMO PURPOSES
   let requiresInput = false;
-  if ((/utility_/g).test(pipeline.pipe)) {
+  if ((/utility_|filter_|transcode_/g).test(pipeline.pipe)) {
     requiresInput = true;
   }
   let groundTruthFileName;
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ async function runPipeline(
       command.push(`-s track_writer:file_name="${trackOutput}"`);
     }
   }
+
+  if (runPipelineArgs.pipeline.type === 'filter') {
+    command.push(`-s kwa_writer:output_directory="${npath.join(jobWorkDir, 'output')}"`);
+    command.push(`-s image_writer:file_name_prefix="${jobWorkDir}/"`);
+  }
+  if (runPipelineArgs.pipeline.type === 'transcode') {
+    command.push(`-s video_writer:video_filename="${npath.join(jobWorkDir, `${datasetId}.mp4`)}"`);
+  }
+
   if (requiresInput && !stereoOrMultiCam) {
     command.push(`-s detection_reader:file_name="${groundTruthFileName}"`);
     command.push(`-s track_reader:file_name="${groundTruthFileName}"`);
diff --git a/client/platform/desktop/constants.ts b/client/platform/desktop/constants.ts
index 282825b57..5c3059efe 100644
--- a/client/platform/desktop/constants.ts
+++ b/client/platform/desktop/constants.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ export interface DesktopMediaImportResponse extends MediaImportResponse {
   multiCamTrackFiles: null | Record<string, string>;
   forceMediaTranscode: boolean;
   metaFileAbsPath?: string;
+  cameraFileAbsPath?: string;
 }
 
 export interface DesktopJobUpdate extends DesktopJob {
diff --git a/client/platform/desktop/frontend/api.ts b/client/platform/desktop/frontend/api.ts
index dc98d2b62..95f3bad92 100644
--- a/client/platform/desktop/frontend/api.ts
+++ b/client/platform/desktop/frontend/api.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import { dialog, app } from '@electron/remote';
 
 import type {
-  DatasetMetaMutable, DatasetType, MultiCamImportArgs,
+  DatasetMetaMutable, DiskOpenType, MultiCamImportArgs,
   Pipe, Pipelines, SaveAttributeArgs,
   SaveAttributeTrackFilterArgs, SaveDetectionsArgs, TrainingConfigs,
 } from 'dive-common/apispec';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
  * Native functions that run entirely in the renderer
  */
 
-async function openFromDisk(datasetType: DatasetType | 'bulk' | 'calibration' | 'annotation' | 'text', directory = false) {
+async function openFromDisk(datasetType: DiskOpenType, directory = false) {
   let filters: FileFilter[] = [];
   const allFiles = { name: 'All Files', extensions: ['*'] };
   if (datasetType === 'video') {
diff --git a/client/platform/desktop/frontend/components/ImportDialog.vue b/client/platform/desktop/frontend/components/ImportDialog.vue
index a7b6882ea..dc139587d 100644
--- a/client/platform/desktop/frontend/components/ImportDialog.vue
+++ b/client/platform/desktop/frontend/components/ImportDialog.vue
@@ -69,8 +69,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
     });
 
     const { openFromDisk } = useApi();
-    const openUpload = async (type: 'annotation' | 'meta') => {
-      const argMap = { annotation: 'trackFileAbsPath', meta: 'metaFileAbsPath' };
+    const openUpload = async (type: 'annotation' | 'meta' | 'camera') => {
+      const argMap = {
+        annotation: 'trackFileAbsPath',
+        meta: 'metaFileAbsPath',
+        camera: 'cameraFileAbsPath',
+      };
       const ret = await openFromDisk('annotation');
       if (!ret.canceled) {
         if (ret.filePaths?.length) {
@@ -201,6 +205,24 @@ export default defineComponent({
           />
         </v-col>
       </v-row>
+      <v-row class="d-flex my-2 mt-2">
+        <v-col>
+          <v-text-field
+            :value="argCopy.cameraFileAbsPath"
+            outlined
+            clearable
+            dense
+            prepend-inner-icon="mdi-file-table"
+            label="Camera/Metadata File (Optional)"
+            hint="TODO"
+            persistent-hint
+            @input="argCopy.cameraFileAbsPath = $event"
+            @click="openUpload('camera')"
+            @click:prepend-inner="openUpload('camera')"
+            @click:clear="argCopy.cameraFileAbsPath = undefined"
+          />
+        </v-col>
+      </v-row>
       <p class="mb-5">
         <span
           class="text-body-1"