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Since the changelog mentions ffmpeg command lines, it reminds me... I was looking at my folder the other day and my ffmpeg version included with Emby Server is 20160410.  Anyone else know if that's normal that it shouldn't be updating?  This obviously would have been a long time ago now, but I feel like it used to get updated with Emby releases.  No big deal either way as everything is working well, but just curious.

Since the changelog mentions ffmpeg command lines, it reminds me... I was looking at my folder the other day and my ffmpeg version included with Emby Server is 20160410.  Anyone else know if that's normal that it shouldn't be updating?  This obviously would have been a long time ago now, but I feel like it used to get updated with Emby releases.  No big deal either way as everything is working well, but just curious.

 

I've had the same question but never got around to asking.

This is huge for me as I run 2 of the older HDHR3-US models.  Glad I read the announcement.

 

I'll give this a shot and let you know how it goes.  Will it direct play on supported hardware, or will it have to be transcoded?  I'm still working on performance issues on my system.

My guess is the older HDHomeruns will work off MPEG-2 TS streams, so it'll depend heavily on what device, and the amount of bandwidth you have to view it with. If it's on Wi-Fi, it'll probably need transcoding.

This is good news to me as well, although I'm not sure either of my old HDHomeruns will function anymore as I want to say they were bricked with bad firmware updates. I've been wishing for a third tuner to go along with the more modern dual OTA one I have so a buddy of mine in Cyprus can watch his local football and basketball teams play.

Of course with Ryzen out now, that's my next server upgrade, so the older HDHomerun support definitely helps keep me from buying another tuner and puts money in other baskets (if it works). Thanks Luke!

I've had the same question but never got around to asking.

You can update these yourself, though. Download the latest version, copy it somewhere you can remember (I use a date folder in the server's ffmpeg folder the same way it's setup now) and set the server to use the new version in the transcoding tab.

You can update these yourself, though. Download the latest version, copy it somewhere you can remember (I use a date folder in the server's ffmpeg folder the same way it's setup now) and set the server to use the new version in the transcoding tab.

 

My concern has always been, where to get new versions of FFmpeg? HAs anyone else replaced theirs with a newer version? What does this affect?

 

I also want to be able to use hardware accelerated transcoding, and thus far, I've had bad luck with the 20160410 build using Intel Quick Sync, or Nvidia NVENC. Will a newer FFmpeg build help?

ffmpeg for windows: https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/

 

Keep the old one, and try the new ones.  I've seen glitches with the new ones but also speed improvement.. Give it a shot, if you have issue revert to the existing ones.

Does this mean there might eventually be support for PCI-E tuner cards?