Now I just use a mini PC (Cubi) and play them directly that way. But that isn't how it works so I dropped it. I should be able to tell it to always use 8 and 10mbps streams to reduce image quality loss during the transcode process. This is retarded, plex should not need to worry about bitrate optimization during real time transcodes and instead try to preserve image quality over the network. Again this is a significant reduction in quality from the source which while 480p and may still use a good bitrate of 2-4mbps is now forced into a real-time bitrate of 1mbps or less. At the same time if the video source is a 480p file, like many of my even older anime was, plex only offers the 480p profiles which are low bitrate, designed for streaming over the internet and to mobile phones and devices. So in effect I had 720p anime shows that were at such a low bitrate that when plex had to transcode it only allowed 480p profiles. Not only does this yield a reduction in image quality because now it is a "real time" compressed 2mbps stream, but at around the 2mbps mark anything lower and PLEX switches to 480p profiles only. So while the native bitrate of 2Mbps of the original file may look great, when plex needs to transcode it will only do so using its own profiles that are 2mbps or less. If you have watched anime fansubs you may have noticed they have a lot of skilled encoders who are able to yield good image quality out of low bitrates utilizing tailored settings and slow compression options. I've tried restarting plex/computer, he's turned his TV off and on, we've tried to find something that can direct play just to see what works but haven't had any luck, we've made sure to disable subtitles entirely, and none of the files have changed since I added them to plex, so it's not like the original was compatible and now this isn't.What is the resolution, and importantly what is the actual bitrate of those TV shows? I ended up dropping plex as a main way of viewing my anime collection because it will NOT transcode at a higher bitrate then the source material. All the pictures are here to view, including the bit of the logs relating to Sonic 2. I managed to get the logs of him trying to play Sonic 2 recently, but I can't figure out what's going on with it and why it's not working. The really weird thing is that a few months ago he watched Sonic 2 on his TV through Plex without issue, and now when he tries, it fails, with the error "Direct play was attempted but failed, falling back to transcoding" (see attached image library here which has all the playbacks happening in Tautulli to see what's going on) This time the audio got transcoded to OPUS with the same error as the first item ("Direct play was attempted but failed, falling back to transcoding"), which was super weird. I got him to play Doctor Strange 2, which is AAC, but this time the transcode reason was "Unable to direct play as AAC not supported on this device", and I noticed the audio was being transcoded from AAC to AC3, so I got him to play Adventure Time Ep1 with AC3. I haven't updated any files or anything either.įirst I got him to play Lightyear, and in the playback info under transcode reason, it said "Direct play was attempted but failed, falling back to transcoding" - I thought due to the audio format being EAC3 the TV may not like that. He hasn't updated his settings (he's tech savvy enough about it) and has Plex running on Android TV with maximum quality settings enabled. Unfortunately my Plex PC isn't powerful enough to handle transcoding like this, and so he can't watch anything at the moment. It seems like it's trying to transcode everything he plays instead of direct playing (or direct stream). One of my friends has had no issues with it whatsoever, but recently, nothing has been playing right any more. I only have a few friends and family using it, so nothing crazy. So, 4K contents not matching the above properties will be transcoded to 1080p by Plex. However, Plex HEVC transcoding errors happen often. Often the case, Plex won’t play HEVC MKV, 4K HEVC 60fps, HEVC 10-bit, etc., and you need some help to solve this. So, bit of back story - I've had my server up for about a year now and it's been great. Why Plex Won’t Play HEVC/H.265 Plex Wont Play 4K HEVC/H.265 Files Reason 1. Please go to the relevant subreddits and support forums, for example: Plex has become unresponsive and slow (large library) Plex has become somewhat unresponsive and slow which i expect is due to the size of my database (around 2GB for the main file). Build help and build shares posts go in their respective megathreads No referral / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts Welcome to /r/Plex, a subreddit dedicated to Plex, the media server/client solution for enjoying your media! Plex Community Discord Rules Latest Regular Threads: No Stupid Q&A: Tool Tuesday: Build Help: Share Your Build: Submit Troubleshooting Post Files not showing up correctly?
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