diff --git a/server/src/config.ts b/server/src/config.ts
index 8711e72467e2b0..90d4434a5f1871 100644
--- a/server/src/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/config.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   VideoContainer,
 } from 'src/enum';
 import { ConcurrentQueueName, QueueName } from 'src/interfaces/job.interface';
-import { ImageOptions } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
+import { ImageOptions } from 'src/types';
 
 export interface SystemConfig {
   backup: {
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/index.ts b/server/src/repositories/index.ts
index ffc0d953d7d439..197ab5f92d7590 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { ILibraryRepository } from 'src/interfaces/library.interface';
 import { ILoggerRepository } from 'src/interfaces/logger.interface';
 import { IMachineLearningRepository } from 'src/interfaces/machine-learning.interface';
 import { IMapRepository } from 'src/interfaces/map.interface';
-import { IMediaRepository } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
 import { IMetadataRepository } from 'src/interfaces/metadata.interface';
 import { IMoveRepository } from 'src/interfaces/move.interface';
 import { INotificationRepository } from 'src/interfaces/notification.interface';
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ export const repositories = [
   AuditRepository,
   ApiKeyRepository,
   ConfigRepository,
+  MediaRepository,
   MemoryRepository,
   ViewRepository,
 ];
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ export const providers = [
   { provide: ILoggerRepository, useClass: LoggerRepository },
   { provide: IMachineLearningRepository, useClass: MachineLearningRepository },
   { provide: IMapRepository, useClass: MapRepository },
-  { provide: IMediaRepository, useClass: MediaRepository },
   { provide: IMetadataRepository, useClass: MetadataRepository },
   { provide: IMoveRepository, useClass: MoveRepository },
   { provide: INotificationRepository, useClass: NotificationRepository },
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/media.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/media.repository.ts
index ffd194e9265b22..2ad304fb21874b 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/media.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/media.repository.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ import {
   DecodeToBufferOptions,
   GenerateThumbhashOptions,
   GenerateThumbnailOptions,
-  IMediaRepository,
   ImageDimensions,
   ProbeOptions,
   TranscodeCommand,
   VideoInfo,
-} from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
+} from 'src/types';
 import { handlePromiseError } from 'src/utils/misc';
 
 const probe = (input: string, options: string[]): Promise<FfprobeData> =>
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ type ProgressEvent = {
 };
 
 @Injectable()
-export class MediaRepository implements IMediaRepository {
+export class MediaRepository {
   constructor(@Inject(ILoggerRepository) private logger: ILoggerRepository) {
     this.logger.setContext(MediaRepository.name);
   }
diff --git a/server/src/services/base.service.ts b/server/src/services/base.service.ts
index 1a20b4c97e7f2c..af46146e3e7c73 100644
--- a/server/src/services/base.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/base.service.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { ILibraryRepository } from 'src/interfaces/library.interface';
 import { ILoggerRepository } from 'src/interfaces/logger.interface';
 import { IMachineLearningRepository } from 'src/interfaces/machine-learning.interface';
 import { IMapRepository } from 'src/interfaces/map.interface';
-import { IMediaRepository } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
 import { IMetadataRepository } from 'src/interfaces/metadata.interface';
 import { IMoveRepository } from 'src/interfaces/move.interface';
 import { INotificationRepository } from 'src/interfaces/notification.interface';
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ import { ActivityRepository } from 'src/repositories/activity.repository';
 import { ApiKeyRepository } from 'src/repositories/api-key.repository';
 import { AuditRepository } from 'src/repositories/audit.repository';
 import { ConfigRepository } from 'src/repositories/config.repository';
+import { MediaRepository } from 'src/repositories/media.repository';
 import { MemoryRepository } from 'src/repositories/memory.repository';
 import { ViewRepository } from 'src/repositories/view-repository';
 import { AccessRequest, checkAccess, requireAccess } from 'src/utils/access';
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class BaseService {
     @Inject(ILibraryRepository) protected libraryRepository: ILibraryRepository,
     @Inject(IMachineLearningRepository) protected machineLearningRepository: IMachineLearningRepository,
     @Inject(IMapRepository) protected mapRepository: IMapRepository,
-    @Inject(IMediaRepository) protected mediaRepository: IMediaRepository,
+    protected mediaRepository: MediaRepository,
     protected memoryRepository: MemoryRepository,
     @Inject(IMetadataRepository) protected metadataRepository: IMetadataRepository,
     @Inject(IMoveRepository) protected moveRepository: IMoveRepository,
diff --git a/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
index 1784428d3120f0..a0f296a27ce14d 100644
--- a/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { OutputInfo } from 'sharp';
 import { SystemConfig } from 'src/config';
 import { AssetEntity } from 'src/entities/asset.entity';
 import { ExifEntity } from 'src/entities/exif.entity';
@@ -15,12 +16,12 @@ import {
 import { IAssetRepository, WithoutProperty } from 'src/interfaces/asset.interface';
 import { IJobRepository, JobCounts, JobName, JobStatus } from 'src/interfaces/job.interface';
 import { ILoggerRepository } from 'src/interfaces/logger.interface';
-import { IMediaRepository, RawImageInfo } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
 import { IMoveRepository } from 'src/interfaces/move.interface';
 import { IPersonRepository } from 'src/interfaces/person.interface';
 import { IStorageRepository } from 'src/interfaces/storage.interface';
 import { ISystemMetadataRepository } from 'src/interfaces/system-metadata.interface';
 import { MediaService } from 'src/services/media.service';
+import { IMediaRepository, RawImageInfo } from 'src/types';
 import { assetStub } from 'test/fixtures/asset.stub';
 import { faceStub } from 'test/fixtures/face.stub';
 import { probeStub } from 'test/fixtures/media.stub';
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ describe(MediaService.name, () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       rawBuffer = Buffer.from('image data');
       rawInfo = { width: 100, height: 100, channels: 3 };
-      mediaMock.decodeImage.mockResolvedValue({ data: rawBuffer, info: rawInfo });
+      mediaMock.decodeImage.mockResolvedValue({ data: rawBuffer, info: rawInfo as OutputInfo });
     });
 
     it('should skip thumbnail generation if asset not found', async () => {
diff --git a/server/src/services/media.service.ts b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
index b4bfd785fded6f..81c325e7ea081f 100644
--- a/server/src/services/media.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import {
   JobStatus,
   QueueName,
 } from 'src/interfaces/job.interface';
-import { AudioStreamInfo, VideoFormat, VideoInterfaces, VideoStreamInfo } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
+import { AudioStreamInfo, VideoFormat, VideoInterfaces, VideoStreamInfo } from 'src/types';
 import { getAssetFiles } from 'src/utils/asset.util';
 import { BaseConfig, ThumbnailConfig } from 'src/utils/media';
 import { mimeTypes } from 'src/utils/mime-types';
diff --git a/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
index 6617ec9e2492b0..4688e8b119a008 100644
--- a/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { ICryptoRepository } from 'src/interfaces/crypto.interface';
 import { IEventRepository } from 'src/interfaces/event.interface';
 import { IJobRepository, JobName, JobStatus } from 'src/interfaces/job.interface';
 import { IMapRepository } from 'src/interfaces/map.interface';
-import { IMediaRepository } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
 import { IMetadataRepository, ImmichTags } from 'src/interfaces/metadata.interface';
 import { IPersonRepository } from 'src/interfaces/person.interface';
 import { IStorageRepository } from 'src/interfaces/storage.interface';
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ import { ISystemMetadataRepository } from 'src/interfaces/system-metadata.interf
 import { ITagRepository } from 'src/interfaces/tag.interface';
 import { IUserRepository } from 'src/interfaces/user.interface';
 import { MetadataService } from 'src/services/metadata.service';
-import { IConfigRepository } from 'src/types';
+import { IConfigRepository, IMediaRepository } from 'src/types';
 import { assetStub } from 'test/fixtures/asset.stub';
 import { fileStub } from 'test/fixtures/file.stub';
 import { probeStub } from 'test/fixtures/media.stub';
diff --git a/server/src/services/person.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/person.service.spec.ts
index 3f454f178fd0e8..dc9d7a9329e92e 100644
--- a/server/src/services/person.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/person.service.spec.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import { IAssetRepository, WithoutProperty } from 'src/interfaces/asset.interfac
 import { ICryptoRepository } from 'src/interfaces/crypto.interface';
 import { IJobRepository, JobName, JobStatus } from 'src/interfaces/job.interface';
 import { DetectedFaces, IMachineLearningRepository } from 'src/interfaces/machine-learning.interface';
-import { IMediaRepository } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
 import { IPersonRepository } from 'src/interfaces/person.interface';
 import { FaceSearchResult, ISearchRepository } from 'src/interfaces/search.interface';
 import { IStorageRepository } from 'src/interfaces/storage.interface';
 import { ISystemMetadataRepository } from 'src/interfaces/system-metadata.interface';
 import { PersonService } from 'src/services/person.service';
+import { IMediaRepository } from 'src/types';
 import { ImmichFileResponse } from 'src/utils/file';
 import { assetStub } from 'test/fixtures/asset.stub';
 import { authStub } from 'test/fixtures/auth.stub';
diff --git a/server/src/services/person.service.ts b/server/src/services/person.service.ts
index b1a7ec75a25f14..bcc65cfad3236d 100644
--- a/server/src/services/person.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/person.service.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ import {
   QueueName,
 } from 'src/interfaces/job.interface';
 import { BoundingBox } from 'src/interfaces/machine-learning.interface';
-import { CropOptions, ImageDimensions, InputDimensions } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
 import { UpdateFacesData } from 'src/interfaces/person.interface';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
+import { CropOptions, ImageDimensions, InputDimensions } from 'src/types';
 import { getAssetFiles } from 'src/utils/asset.util';
 import { ImmichFileResponse } from 'src/utils/file';
 import { mimeTypes } from 'src/utils/mime-types';
diff --git a/server/src/types.ts b/server/src/types.ts
index 42e1b8e94b3d71..97f866e924f789 100644
--- a/server/src/types.ts
+++ b/server/src/types.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
-import { Permission } from 'src/enum';
+import { ExifOrientation, ImageFormat, Permission, TranscodeTarget, VideoCodec } from 'src/enum';
 import { AccessRepository } from 'src/repositories/access.repository';
 import { ActivityRepository } from 'src/repositories/activity.repository';
 import { ApiKeyRepository } from 'src/repositories/api-key.repository';
 import { AuditRepository } from 'src/repositories/audit.repository';
 import { ConfigRepository } from 'src/repositories/config.repository';
+import { MediaRepository } from 'src/repositories/media.repository';
 import { MemoryRepository } from 'src/repositories/memory.repository';
 import { ViewRepository } from 'src/repositories/view-repository';
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export type IAccessRepository = { [K in keyof AccessRepository]: RepositoryInter
 export type IApiKeyRepository = RepositoryInterface<ApiKeyRepository>;
 export type IAuditRepository = RepositoryInterface<AuditRepository>;
 export type IConfigRepository = RepositoryInterface<ConfigRepository>;
+export type IMediaRepository = RepositoryInterface<MediaRepository>;
 export type IMemoryRepository = RepositoryInterface<MemoryRepository>;
 export type IViewRepository = RepositoryInterface<ViewRepository>;
 
@@ -39,3 +41,135 @@ export type ApiKeyItem =
 export type MemoryItem =
   | Awaited<ReturnType<IMemoryRepository['create']>>
   | Awaited<ReturnType<IMemoryRepository['search']>>[0];
+
+export interface CropOptions {
+  top: number;
+  left: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+}
+
+export interface ImageOptions {
+  format: ImageFormat;
+  quality: number;
+  size: number;
+}
+
+export interface RawImageInfo {
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+  channels: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4;
+}
+
+interface DecodeImageOptions {
+  colorspace: string;
+  crop?: CropOptions;
+  processInvalidImages: boolean;
+  raw?: RawImageInfo;
+}
+
+export interface DecodeToBufferOptions extends DecodeImageOptions {
+  size: number;
+  orientation?: ExifOrientation;
+}
+
+export type GenerateThumbnailOptions = ImageOptions & DecodeImageOptions;
+
+export type GenerateThumbnailFromBufferOptions = GenerateThumbnailOptions & { raw: RawImageInfo };
+
+export type GenerateThumbhashOptions = DecodeImageOptions;
+
+export type GenerateThumbhashFromBufferOptions = GenerateThumbhashOptions & { raw: RawImageInfo };
+
+export interface GenerateThumbnailsOptions {
+  colorspace: string;
+  crop?: CropOptions;
+  preview?: ImageOptions;
+  processInvalidImages: boolean;
+  thumbhash?: boolean;
+  thumbnail?: ImageOptions;
+}
+
+export interface VideoStreamInfo {
+  index: number;
+  height: number;
+  width: number;
+  rotation: number;
+  codecName?: string;
+  frameCount: number;
+  isHDR: boolean;
+  bitrate: number;
+  pixelFormat: string;
+}
+
+export interface AudioStreamInfo {
+  index: number;
+  codecName?: string;
+  frameCount: number;
+}
+
+export interface VideoFormat {
+  formatName?: string;
+  formatLongName?: string;
+  duration: number;
+  bitrate: number;
+}
+
+export interface ImageDimensions {
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+}
+
+export interface InputDimensions extends ImageDimensions {
+  inputPath: string;
+}
+
+export interface VideoInfo {
+  format: VideoFormat;
+  videoStreams: VideoStreamInfo[];
+  audioStreams: AudioStreamInfo[];
+}
+
+export interface TranscodeCommand {
+  inputOptions: string[];
+  outputOptions: string[];
+  twoPass: boolean;
+  progress: {
+    frameCount: number;
+    percentInterval: number;
+  };
+}
+
+export interface BitrateDistribution {
+  max: number;
+  target: number;
+  min: number;
+  unit: string;
+}
+
+export interface ImageBuffer {
+  data: Buffer;
+  info: RawImageInfo;
+}
+
+export interface VideoCodecSWConfig {
+  getCommand(
+    target: TranscodeTarget,
+    videoStream: VideoStreamInfo,
+    audioStream: AudioStreamInfo,
+    format?: VideoFormat,
+  ): TranscodeCommand;
+}
+
+export interface VideoCodecHWConfig extends VideoCodecSWConfig {
+  getSupportedCodecs(): Array<VideoCodec>;
+}
+
+export interface ProbeOptions {
+  countFrames: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface VideoInterfaces {
+  dri: string[];
+  mali: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/utils/media.ts b/server/src/utils/media.ts
index cd8eedba258b03..62cf6500fbb6c4 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/media.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/media.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   VideoFormat,
   VideoInterfaces,
   VideoStreamInfo,
-} from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
+} from 'src/types';
 
 export class BaseConfig implements VideoCodecSWConfig {
   readonly presets = ['veryslow', 'slower', 'slow', 'medium', 'fast', 'faster', 'veryfast', 'superfast', 'ultrafast'];
diff --git a/server/test/fixtures/media.stub.ts b/server/test/fixtures/media.stub.ts
index de11c23f0a9618..021f899ae55b63 100644
--- a/server/test/fixtures/media.stub.ts
+++ b/server/test/fixtures/media.stub.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AudioStreamInfo, VideoFormat, VideoInfo, VideoStreamInfo } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
+import { AudioStreamInfo, VideoFormat, VideoInfo, VideoStreamInfo } from 'src/types';
 
 const probeStubDefaultFormat: VideoFormat = {
   formatName: 'mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2',
diff --git a/server/test/repositories/media.repository.mock.ts b/server/test/repositories/media.repository.mock.ts
index a809b081623476..1e909dcae31bb2 100644
--- a/server/test/repositories/media.repository.mock.ts
+++ b/server/test/repositories/media.repository.mock.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IMediaRepository } from 'src/interfaces/media.interface';
+import { IMediaRepository } from 'src/types';
 import { Mocked, vitest } from 'vitest';
 
 export const newMediaRepositoryMock = (): Mocked<IMediaRepository> => {
diff --git a/server/test/utils.ts b/server/test/utils.ts
index 01fb1f746518f9..2ad14d5ee94b9b 100644
--- a/server/test/utils.ts
+++ b/server/test/utils.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { AccessRepository } from 'src/repositories/access.repository';
 import { ActivityRepository } from 'src/repositories/activity.repository';
 import { ApiKeyRepository } from 'src/repositories/api-key.repository';
 import { AuditRepository } from 'src/repositories/audit.repository';
+import { MediaRepository } from 'src/repositories/media.repository';
 import { MemoryRepository } from 'src/repositories/memory.repository';
 import { ViewRepository } from 'src/repositories/view-repository';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   IActivityRepository,
   IApiKeyRepository,
   IAuditRepository,
+  IMediaRepository,
   IMemoryRepository,
   IViewRepository,
 } from 'src/types';
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ export const newTestService = <T extends BaseService>(
     libraryMock,
     machineLearningMock,
     mapMock,
-    mediaMock,
+    mediaMock as IMediaRepository as MediaRepository,
     memoryMock as IMemoryRepository as MemoryRepository,
     metadataMock,
     moveMock,