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Hello, I have an Emby server set up, and I'm moving it from my main PC to a spare I have set up that I can leave running 24/7. I bought a nice large HDD, but the problem is that the spare is just a cheap $300 machine without a real GPU. I plan on using my good gaming PC to encode everything I get into a format that won't require transcoding. What should I use? H.264? If so, which level or profile? What about audio? I don't know much about it, but I've heard AAC is good. I'm using handbrake for this. I've used it in the past, but usually my focus is always getting the smallest file size with the best quality. Now I'm more focused on making a video that can direct stream to anything from old iPods to PS4s... The one I plan on using has a i3-2120 processor (3.3Gh, 4 threads, supports Intel quicksync) and 4Gbs of RAM. Running Windows 7, although I could switch to something like Debian if it would be helpful. Any advice at all would be helpful.

I encode all of my media before it goes onto the server so I'm wondering if there are any recommended settings for smooth playback on Emby both inside and out of network? Currently I'm using the settings below. Please excuse the format it's copied and pasted from my (plist) file. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist> <array> <dict> <key>AudioList</key> <array> <dict> <key>AudioBitrate</key> <string>320</string> <key>AudioEncoder</key> <string>MP3</string> <key>AudioMixdown</key> <string>Stereo</string> <key>AudioSamplerate</key> <string>Auto</string> <key>AudioTrack</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>AudioTrackDRCSlider</key> <real>0</real> <key>AudioTrackDescription</key> <string>Unknown</string> <key>AudioTrackGainSlider</key> <real>0</real> </dict> </array> <key>AudioAllowAACPass</key> <true /> <key>AudioAllowAC3Pass</key> <true /> <key>AudioAllowDTSHDPass</key> <true /> <key>AudioAllowDTSPass</key> <true /> <key>AudioAllowMP3Pass</key> <true /> <key>AudioEncoderFallback</key> <string>AC3</string> <key>ChapterMarkers</key> <true /> <key>Default</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>FileFormat</key> <string>MKV file</string> <key>Folder</key> <false /> <key>Mp4HttpOptimize</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>Mp4iPodCompatible</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureAutoCrop</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>PictureDeblock</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureDecombDeinterlace</key> <false /> <key>PictureDecombCustom</key> <string /> <key>PictureDecomb</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureDeinterlaceCustom</key> <string /> <key>PictureDeinterlace</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureDenoiseFilter</key> <string>off</string> <key>PictureDenoiseCustom</key> <string /> <key>PictureDenoisePreset</key> <string>ultralight</string> <key>PictureDetelecine</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureDetelecineCustom</key> <string /> <key>PictureHeight</key> <integer>804</integer> <key>PictureKeepRatio</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureModulus</key> <integer>2</integer> <key>PicturePAR</key> <integer>2</integer> <key>PictureLeftCrop</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureRightCrop</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureTopCrop</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureBottomCrop</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>PictureWidth</key> <integer>1920</integer> <key>PresetBuildNumber</key> <string>2016021100</string> <key>PresetDescription</key> <string>No Description</string> <key>PresetName</key> <string>Movies Dual</string> <key>Type</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>UsesMaxPictureSettings</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>UsesPictureFilters</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>UsesPictureSettings</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>VideoAvgBitrate</key> <string /> <key>VideoEncoder</key> <string>H.264 (x264)</string> <key>VideoFramerate</key> <string>Same as source</string> <key>VideoFramerateMode</key> <string>vfr</string> <key>VideoGrayScale</key> <false /> <key>VideoQualitySlider</key> <real>20</real> <key>h264Level</key> <string>Auto</string> <key>x264OptionExtra</key> <string>rc-lookahead=30:ref=4</string> <key>x264Preset</key> <string>medium</string> <key>h264Profile</key> <string>none</string> <key>x264Tune</key> <string>none</string> <key>x264UseAdvancedOptions</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>h265Profile</key> <string>none</string> <key>x265Preset</key> <string>veryfast</string> <key>x265Tune</key> <string>none</string> <key>VideoQualityType</key> <integer>2</integer> <key>VideoTargetSize</key> <string /> <key>VideoTurboTwoPass</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>VideoTwoPass</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>x264Option</key> <string>rc-lookahead=30:ref=4</string> </dict> </array> </plist> Thanks.