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Image based subtitles are a serious problem. They were designed to be used in a closed eco-system and burning them in is single threaded and requires an ungodly powerful system. I've discussed this before in the hardware thread, where my i5-1235u can only handle 1 burn in with pgssubs. 1. That's it, that's all. Even Plex and Jellyfin struggle with PGS.

I ran into the exact same issue on my setup (Intel Arc A380 / DG2, Emby 4.9.x on Unraid) and spent some time digging into the root cause. What's happening: Emby's ffdetect queries the Intel MFX runtime for HEVC encoder capabilities, and the runtime returns MaxLevel = 153 (HEVC Level 5.1). Emby then maps Level 5.1 to a max bitrate of 39 Mbps per the HEVC spec, and rejects the hardware encoder for any content above that threshold — falling back to software libx265. But it's not a hardware limitation. The Intel vpl-gpu-rt driver source code sets MaxcodecLevel = MFX_TIER_HEVC_HIGH | MFX_LEVEL_HEVC_62 (Level 6.2 High Tier) in its codec description. The Level 5.1 value returned by the runtime query seems to reflect the minimum guaranteed level for default parameters, not the hardware's actual ceiling. As @embart0r demonstrated, ffmpeg with hevc_qsv happily encodes at 80-100 Mbps on the same hardware without issue. I've confirmed this on my Arc A380. After working around the cap, I've been running multiple concurrent 4K HEVC transcodes at 50-67 Mbps, all on hardware with the CPU basically idle. Workaround: I put together a script that patches Emby.Media.Model.dll to raise the Level 5.1 bitrate cap from 40,000 kbps to 160,000 kbps (a 2-byte hex edit). It's reversible, idempotent, and designed to be re-run after Emby updates. Details and source here: https://github.com/jesposito/emby-hevc-qsv-fix I also filed this as an issue with the Emby team: https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/issues/3956 Ideally Emby could address this properly... perhaps by allowing a user override for the reported max bitrate, or by querying the hardware capability more aggressively. To be clear, the script is not tested by anyone but me and anyone using it does so at their own risk. @Cobester — you mentioned seeing the same 39 Mbps cap on a 14th gen CPU. The script should work for your setup too since the root cause is the same (MFX runtime reporting Level 5.1). Would be great to get confirmation on non-DG2 hardware if you're willing to try it.

I think we can all agree it’s pretty useless to bitch about this. It is very clear that live tv is not a priority for emby and they don’t care about those of us that do. So we either need to use it as it is or move on.

Today I was logged into my Emby server and noticed the Emby tray icon was not showing. I went into Task Manager and sure enough, no Emby Server. So, I manually started Emby Server. The tray icon showed up briefly and then it was gone. I rebooted the computer, logged in and saw the Emby Server icon show up in the tray again and then disappear. I checked my hard drive, plenty of open space. I deleted the Library.db file. Rebooted. Same thing. I re-installed the latest version of Ember server and rebooted. Same thing. I finally checked the log file and I'm getting the following error. Can anyone tell me what happened and what I need to do to fix it? I'm not new to Emby. I've been running it for many years. I hadn't changed anything in settings for a long time. This just happened out of thin air. Any help would be greatly appreciated! 2026-02-22 15:59:21.792 Error GlobalExceptionHandler: UnhandledException *** Error Report *** Version: 4.9.3.0 Command line: C:\Users\soopa\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\system\EmbyServer.dll Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045 OS/Process: x64/x64 Framework: .NET 8.0.22 Runtime: C:/Users/soopa/AppData/Roaming/Emby-Server/system/System.Private.CoreLib.dll Processor count: 4 Data path: C:\Users\soopa\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\programdata Application path: C:\Users\soopa\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\system System.InvalidCastException: System.InvalidCastException: [A]Emby.Dlna.DlnaOptions cannot be cast to [B]Emby.Dlna.DlnaOptions. Type A originates from 'Emby.Dlna, Version=1.5.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' in the context '"Assembly.Load(byte[], ...)" System.Runtime.Loader.IndividualAssemblyLoadContext #8' in a byte array. Type B originates from 'Emby.Dlna, Version=1.5.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' in the context '"Assembly.Load(byte[], ...)" System.Runtime.Loader.IndividualAssemblyLoadContext #9' in a byte array. at MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration.ConfigurationManagerExtensions.GetConfiguration[T](IConfigurationManager manager, String key) at Emby.Dlna.ConfigurationExtension.GetDlnaConfiguration(IConfigurationManager manager) at Emby.Dlna.Main.DlnaEntryPoint.ReloadComponents(CancellationToken cancellationToken) at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.<>c.<ThrowAsync>b__128_0(Object state) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunForThreadPoolUnsafe[TState](ExecutionContext executionContext, Action`1 callback, TState& state) at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback`1.Execute() at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch() at System.Threading.PortableThreadPool.WorkerThread.WorkerThreadStart() Source: System.Private.CoreLib TargetSite: System.Object ChkCastAny(Void*, System.Object) 2026-02-22 15:59:21.792 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.DeviceAccessEntryPoint. Duration: 9.36E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.792 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.IO.LibraryMonitorStartup 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.IO.LibraryMonitorStartup. Duration: 0.0138036 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.AutomaticRestartEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.AutomaticRestartEntryPoint. Duration: 5.08E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.KeepServerAwake 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.KeepServerAwake. Duration: 2.61E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.LibraryChangedNotifier 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.LibraryChangedNotifier. Duration: 0.0001138 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.LogLibrariesEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Libraries Server Configuration: CollapseVideoFolders: True 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.LogLibrariesEntryPoint. Duration: 0.000156 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.806 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.ServerEventNotifier 2026-02-22 15:59:21.807 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.ServerEventNotifier. Duration: 0.0002096 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.807 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.StartupWizard 2026-02-22 15:59:21.807 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.StartupWizard. Duration: 6.31E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.807 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.SystemEvents 2026-02-22 15:59:21.807 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.SystemEvents. Duration: 2.07E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.807 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.UserDataChangeNotifier 2026-02-22 15:59:21.807 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.EntryPoints.UserDataChangeNotifier. Duration: 5.14E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.807 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Implementations.Channels.ChannelsEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:21.810 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Implementations.Channels.ChannelsEntryPoint. Duration: 0.0030843 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.810 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.LiveTV.EntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:21.810 Info LiveTV: Loading live tv data from C:\Users\soopa\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\programdata\data\livetv\timers 2026-02-22 15:59:21.811 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.LiveTV.EntryPoint. Duration: 0.001113 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.811 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.LiveTV.RecordingNotifier 2026-02-22 15:59:21.811 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.LiveTV.RecordingNotifier. Duration: 0.0001244 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.811 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.MediaEncoding.Api.EncodingManagerEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:21.813 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.MediaEncoding.Api.EncodingManagerEntryPoint. Duration: 0.0022981 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.814 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Notifications.NotificationManagerEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:21.830 Info Main: Closing tray icon 2026-02-22 15:59:21.830 Info HttpClient: POST http://127.0.0.1:8024/exit 2026-02-22 15:59:21.835 Info Notifications: Registering event nofitier Activity Log 2026-02-22 15:59:21.835 Info Notifications: Registering event nofitier Emby Server User Notifications 2026-02-22 15:59:21.835 Info Notifications: Registering event factory CoreNotificationTypeFactory 2026-02-22 15:59:21.835 Info Notifications: Registering event factory BackupNotificationTypeFactory 2026-02-22 15:59:21.835 Info Notifications: Registering event factory BackupNotificationTypeFactory 2026-02-22 15:59:21.846 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Notifications.NotificationManagerEntryPoint. Duration: 0.0325017 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.846 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Sync.SyncNotificationEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:21.846 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Sync.SyncNotificationEntryPoint. Duration: 0.0002812 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.846 Info App: Starting entry point EmbyServer.Windows.LoopUtilEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:21.872 Info HttpClient: Http response 200 from http://127.0.0.1:8024/exit after 42ms 2026-02-22 15:59:21.876 Info Main: tray icon WaitForExit 2026-02-22 15:59:21.897 Info App: Entry point completed: EmbyServer.Windows.LoopUtilEntryPoint. Duration: 0.0507313 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:21.897 Info App: Starting entry point CoverArt.ServerEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:21.901 Info CoverArt: CoverArt plugin loading SkiaCoverArtImageProcessor image processor 2026-02-22 15:59:21.903 Info CoverArt: CoverArt plugin loading NetVipsCoverArtImageProcessor image processor 2026-02-22 15:59:21.911 Info App: Init BeginReceive on 0.0.0.0 2026-02-22 15:59:21.911 Info App: Init BeginReceive on 0.0.0.0 2026-02-22 15:59:21.911 Info App: Init BeginReceive on 10.0.0.232 2026-02-22 15:59:21.911 Info App: Init BeginReceive on 127.0.0.1 2026-02-22 15:59:22.016 Info HttpClient: POST https://mb3admin.com/admin/service/registration/validate 2026-02-22 15:59:22.021 Info App: Entry point completed: CoverArt.ServerEntryPoint. Duration: 0.1239535 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.021 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.PortMapper.ExternalPortForwarding 2026-02-22 15:59:22.022 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.PortMapper.ExternalPortForwarding. Duration: 0.0009212 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.022 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.PortMapper.ExternalPortForwarding 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.PortMapper.ExternalPortForwarding. Duration: 0.000601 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Security.PluginSecurityManager 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Security.PluginSecurityManager. Duration: 3.2E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.CinemaMode.IntrosEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.CinemaMode.IntrosEntryPoint. Duration: 8.35E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Security.PluginSecurityManager 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Security.PluginSecurityManager. Duration: 3.02E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.CinemaMode.IntrosEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.CinemaMode.IntrosEntryPoint. Duration: 6.95E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point MBBackup.ServerEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: MBBackup.ServerEntryPoint. Duration: 2.58E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point MBBackup.ServerEntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: MBBackup.ServerEntryPoint. Duration: 4.57E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point MediaBrowser.Plugins.Trailers.EntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: MediaBrowser.Plugins.Trailers.EntryPoint. Duration: 2.35E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point NfoMetadata.EntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: NfoMetadata.EntryPoint. Duration: 0.0001028 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point NfoMetadata.EntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: NfoMetadata.EntryPoint. Duration: 7.65E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point Tvdb.EntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Entry point completed: Tvdb.EntryPoint. Duration: 2.68E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.023 Info App: Starting entry point Tvdb.EntryPoint 2026-02-22 15:59:22.024 Info App: Entry point completed: Tvdb.EntryPoint. Duration: 2.63E-05 seconds 2026-02-22 15:59:22.024 Info App: All entry points have started 2026-02-22 15:59:22.183 Info Main: tray icon exited

Is this plug-in operating correctly anymore? It did exactly what I expected it to on my last Emby install where it could monitor a folder and then automatically grab files that were already given a proper naming convention and putting them into the correct movie or TV show folder for Emby to apply metadata to. I have reinstalled Emby on a new Synology and when using this plug-in I only get the error mentioned above in this thread. They're also used to be a way to manually identify a movie / TV show that's in the folder but that seems to be gone in the auto organize section. This plug-in doesn't seem to do anything correctly or use useful right now… Is this just me?

1. Le choix du 1080p vs 4K Tu as raison sur un point crucial : la 4K est une dévoreuse de ressources. Stockage : Un film en 4K peut peser 4 à 5 fois plus lourd qu'une version 1080p bien compressée. Bande passante : Streamer de la 4K à l'extérieur demande une connexion solide, ce que tous les invités n'ont pas forcément. Transcodage : Si le client ne peut pas lire le fichier brut, ton CPU/GPU va souffrir pour transcoder de la 4K en temps réel. En résumé : Rester sur du full HD (1080p) est le "sweet spot" pour garantir que tout le monde puisse lire le contenu sans buffering, tout en gardant une image très propre. 2. Pourquoi les logs plutôt que la détection HEVC ? Ma méthode de fichier .txt a un avantage majeur : la rapidité. Scanner chaque fichier avec un outil comme ffprobe pour vérifier s'il est déjà en HEVC prend quelques secondes par fichier. Sur une grosse bibliothèque, cela peut ralentir le lancement du script. Cependant, si tu veux rendre le script plus "intelligent" à l'avenir, voici comment fonctionne la détection automatique : Avantages de la détection automatique via script : Zéro maintenance : Pas besoin de gérer un fichier texte qui peut être supprimé par erreur. Précision : Si tu ajoutes un fichier déjà en HEVC manuellement, le script le sautera tout seul sans que tu aies besoin de l'inscrire dans ton log. Une petite astuce pour le script Si tu veux un jour mixer tes deux idées (logs + détection), tu peux ajouter une ligne de commande simple avec ffprobe pour vérifier le codec avant de lancer ffmpeg. Par exemple, en Bash : ffprobe -v error -select_streams v:0 -show_entries stream=codec_name -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 "ton_fichier.mp4" Si le résultat est hevc, tu passes au suivant. Sinon, tu convertis et tu logues.

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I am new to using Emby. All of a sudden all remote connections are freezing on playback. This just started this morning and everything worked great before. No changes were made so I hope someone can help figure this out. embyserver-63907353388.txt ffmpeg-transcode-9f0da7ea-f4bb-410f-949a-82a7ba0f899a_1.txt

Kinda what I thought. Thanks for verifying.

It was what was available from the guide at the time. Live events like these don't always have distinct episode numbers.

Unfortunately, the file system containing my movies has become corrupted. Fortunately, the file system containing emby is intact. I wanted to know if the emby database stores the media file checksum so I can use it to identify corrupted movies. Thanks

At least an official statement regarding the bug and its fix is needed. They said it would be fixed a month ago, and nothing has been done since. LG users are constantly experiencing problems; sometimes we feel abandoned.

I'm still having the same issue after the LG .50 update. It no longer has the strange characters in the subs but they're still positioned in the top left corner and it's putting most of it off screen

Hi, we are working on this. Thanks.

I think my Raid Array failed. It was probably going bad causing the issues. I rebooted the system and the box is recognized, but the drives appear as unconfigured. 4 TB may be gone. I had 2 2tb drives configured in stripe mode. I will investigate more fully when I have time. - Techowl -

Any updates on this?

I know I shouldn't respond, but against my better judgment I'll still do it. You're seriously blaming everyone around you, because YOU decided to brainlessly follow an LLM's instructions? Follow the Emby guides, do the things that people suggest you do. Not some magical bullet list that's been conjured by amalgamating a bunch of random words into directions. Please, please THINK before you do next time. Not just with this, but with ANYTHING you read on the internet.

I've made no changes in the past 2 days and now all channels are getting full guide data. This is frustrating b/c as noted, I've changed nothing. will monitor for a few days and if there are no further issues, will consider this closed.

but would you be so kind and provide instructions ( like for dummies ) how to "install" this on Emby? then i can tested i have quite a bit of comics books there.

Danke für deine antwort ich werde mich ma ausprobieren und es testen. Ja ich wollte einfach den aktuellen Ubuntu Build nehmen und gut. ich wurschtel mich da durch. Mit linux kenne ich mich etwas aus aber bin jetzt nicht extrem tief drin zur not bleibe ich halt bei windows

I have had the emby server running for some time now with no issues at all, but recently (about 2 weeks) the ROKU app is constantly buffering over and over, and often fails to play the video. The tested videos have play perfectly in the past with no buffering whatsoever. Both og my ROKU devices have the same issue. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. - Techowl -

Hi guys, I was looking for help with an issue I’m having where suggestions aren’t loading properly on my new Onn 4K Pro. While searching, I found this thread and, oh boy, what a ride. I had no idea the Android TV version of Emby is going to be retire at some point. I tried the Emby Android (beta) version for a couple of days and gave it a fair chance, since I was already testing the TV version on this new device. I have to say the Android version is fairly close to the TV version experience, but I agree that the TV version feels like a premium experience. It’s buttery smooth, fast, and responsive, even with demanding media, with quick navigation and the most common actions just a couple of clicks away. Don’t get me wrong, the Android version on the same device works fine. I like that it shows more info about my media and gives me more settings, including server settings. But it’s slower to load and display images, clunkier, and it stutters when you move around. It’s also slower to start playback and to navigate during playback. Trailers are working, yes, but that’s not a deal breaker for me if I can keep the TV version. Overall, it feels like I went back to my old Mi Box S2 experience. As a lifetime premium subscriber, this is the first time I’ve felt disappointed by a decision from the dev team. I’m sure digital stores don’t make things simple, but I’m also sure there is a way, and professionals need to be up to the challenge. If there are specific constraints or behaviors in the Google Store or elsewhere, let us know and I’m sure we’ll do our best to make your voice heard. I hope you can reconsider the decision to retire Emby for Android TV, or at least provide an equally smooth experience with the new one before doing it. Right now it truly feels like a downgrade. In the meantime, can someone help me with this? I’m not sure who to blame. The suggestion rows show up on the Home screen on the Onn device. I have two rows for Emby because I currently have both versions installed, but they fail to load images or whatever they’re supposed to show. If I click on any suggestion, it does open the movie. I granted all permissions that were offered for the app on the device, so I’m not sure what else to try. By the way, did I read correctly that there is an Android TV beta version of Emby too? If so, where? I signed up for the beta program in the Google Play Store, but only the Android version offers me a beta version. Maybe I misunderstood.

Remove cache, clear data... try again.

Will see what i can do about it. Strange, looking at it now.

Fixed.