jlj1950 7 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) I installed and tried Emby on my laptop a couple of days ago. Lots of problems. Installed the LG EMby app and most went away. Microsoft has Emby in their app store but I haven't tried that yet. However, while the 4K HEVC movies will play now, they usually stop occasionally and then start back up. I'm guessing the transcoding is draging. Is ther anything I can do to speed things up? I'm using a Lenovo Thinkpad T61 (Intel Core Duo processor, 2ghz, circa 2008) as a server, with a hub and seven drives connected. Edited February 19, 2022 by jlj1950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8275 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Please provide server and ffmpeg log for specific example if it exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamES 890 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Does this help? https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/106180-test-for-bitrate-check-i/&do=findComment&comment=1117667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlj1950 7 Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Happy2Play said: Please provide server and ffmpeg log for specific example if it exists. The video example is Cruella. filename: Cruella (2021).2160p.DSNP.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.Atmos.HDR.HEVC.mkv MediInfo: ===================== General ===================== Unique ID : 220177450529104484224624005004094621689 (0xA5A4A26EF034983794A8685D6D2047F9) Complete name : L:\4K\Cruella (2021).2160p.DSNP.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.Atmos.HDR.HEVC.mkv Format : Matroska Formatversion : Version 4 / Version 2 File size : 16.1 GB Duration (ms) : 2h 13mn Overall bit rate : 17.2 Mbps Encoded date : UTC 2021-05-28 07:18:36 Writing application : mkvmerge v45.0.0 ('Heaven in Pennies') 64-bit Writing library : libebml v1.3.10 + libmatroska v1.5.2 ===================== Video ===================== Id : 1 Format : HEVC Format info : High Efficiency Video Coding Formatprofile : Main 10@L5@High Codec Id : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Duration (ms) : 2h 13mn Bit rate : 16.4 Mbps Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 10 bits Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.082 Stream size : 15.3 GB (96%) Default : Yes Forced : No Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.2020 Transfer characteristics : SMPTE ST 2084 Matrix coefficients : BT.2020 non-constant Mastering display color pri : R: x=0.680000 y=0.320000, G: x=0.265000 y=0.690000, B: x=0.150000 y=0.060000, White point: x=0.312700 y=0.329000 Mastering display luminance : min: 0.0000 cd/m2, max: 1000.0000 cd/m2 ffmpeg-transcode-9c2c055a-c04b-46e5-8742-f6267afedc0e_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-e87945c8-fb5f-4842-9124-e1c1515ef0cd_1.txt embyserver-63780828749.txt Edited February 19, 2022 by jlj1950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamES 890 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Those log files don't seem to match the screenshot. They aren't files with HEVC tracks. If it is DirectPlaying (which it appears to be) then there won't be an ffmpeg log. Is it a wifi or LAN connection to the TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlj1950 7 Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 5 hours ago, SamES said: Those log files don't seem to match the screenshot. They aren't files with HEVC tracks. If it is DirectPlaying (which it appears to be) then there won't be an ffmpeg log. Is it a wifi or LAN connection to the TV? I'm using wifi now. I've wondered if using LAN would improve performance. I examined the logs and could find a 'Cruella' reference, only in the server log. The drive activity indicator light blips every 1-4 seconds, but will then remain active for several seconds, I think this may correspond with the screen freeze. The thought just occurred to me that 'lag' may have been premature. I assumed the temporary screen freezes were due to a data transfer lag. I'm going to use Windows' Task monitor to see if any processes become active during the freezes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlj1950 7 Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) I'm using wifi, but the problem also occurs on LAN. Some interesting results from running Windows Task Manager occurred. In the first third of the movie, ffmpeg does run intermittantly. The process appears at low, goes to moderate and frequently to high, and occasionally very high power use, and 67% Disk and Memory use. The ffprobe app shows up intermittantly as a blip. From then on, only ffprobe shows up. During a halt, the ffmpeg causes the drive activity light to go from bliping to a constant on, for several seconds. The screen freezes for as much as twenty seconds, then picks up where the movie left off. This can be caused by Windows Antimalware, but I monitor that setting and keep turning Real Time Protection off. Also, I presumed screen frezes were indicative of a lag in data transfer, hence the 'lag' reference in the title. Edited February 19, 2022 by jlj1950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlj1950 7 Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) I may have solved this problem, but only time will tell. Microsoft's Windows Antimalware service has caused problems, constantly, on the 2008 Thinkpad T61. While using the computer, especially on Emby, I keep the security setings panel open to watch for Windows to turn the RealTime monitoring back on. Another Windows nasty habit. Even after I turn the service off, the Task Manager shows the service is still resident in memory and running on a resource low level. Seems Windows doesn't take no for an answer. Anyway, currently, Windows has turned the service back on. However, the drive is not constantly active, as before. So far, I've had only one instance of screen freeze, and that, early in the viewing session. I suspect that the service has come to recognize Emby is not a threat and that previously, even though the service was 'off', the service was still active, at least periodically. I think one should choose between laptop or TV operation of Emby. Switching back and forth may expose issues or otherwise complicate operation. An update to Windows may have been responsible, but I have the updates on pause for a week, so that is not probable Again, time will tell, but I am no longer having problems with 4K HEVC videos freezing. I will post later to post whether there are still freezes. It is possible that my continous monitoring and shutting off of the service has alerted the operating system to the problem of the service continually thrashing my drive no matter what was running. A possibility. Stats for Nerds: OPSYS: Windows 10 Pro x64 / COMPUTER: Lenovo Thinkpad T61 x64, 2ghz, 2gb RAM with Docking Station / ROUTER: TP-Link , wifi 5ghz band and/or ethernet LAN, model:AD7200 / SOFTWARE: Emby downloadable zip package installed as well as LG Store Emby app. / EXTERNAL DRIVES and hub: Amazon Basics 7-port hub w/ (5) 1tb external drives, (laptop 2.5") Edited February 19, 2022 by jlj1950 Spelling/grammar/composition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37049 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 That's very interesting. Thanks for following up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlj1950 7 Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 There have been no unexpected halts after a viewing session lasting several hours. I consider the issue resolved and am closing. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamES 890 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Thanks for the update. As you only installed the server recently, I wonder if library scans, metadata and image processing and downloading was still occurring in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamES 890 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Where are all the media files stored? Are they in the internal drive, the external USB drive or on another machine/file share on the network? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlj1950 7 Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) The halts have resumed. The task manager shows no significant activity, although Emby server frequenty runs to 'Moderate', sometimes 'High' and on rare occasions 'Very High' in power usage. The Memory and CPU sttats remain low. This leaves me with no apparent way to trace the problem. I include the most recent logs for the Game of Thrones season eight episode. All image related problems were resolved with time. I don't know why the halts have resumed. My system is as follows: Lenovo Thinkpad T61, 2gb RAM, 2gHz, with docking station. Emby downloaded zip file installation. Installed 2/18/2022 Amazon Basics 7-port USB Hub. Seven 1TB 2.5" hard drives. TP-LINK AD7200 gigabit router, 5GHz band. Spectrum 100Mbs internet connection. LG oled55c8pua 4K Television. (1018) Pioneer AVR with HDMI (ARC). (2014) All drives' directories follow the same format, except for 'Series,serials and Artists': ---------------------------------------------- ___(drive name)___ 4K 1900s-1920s 1930s-1940s 19950s-1960s 50s 60s 1970s-1980s 1990s 2000s 2000-2009 2020-2019 2020-2029 Series,serials and Artists -------------------------------------- hardware_detection-63780975172.txt embyserver-63780975126.txt embyserver.txt ffmpeg-remux-72a2da16-0d19-4bd3-970c-77333c55fab4_1.txt Edited February 21, 2022 by jlj1950 Update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamES 890 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Check on the Emby server, are any Scheduled task running (or recently completed)? On 20/02/2022 at 15:34, SamES said: Where are all the media files stored? Are they in the internal drive, the external USB drive or on another machine/file share on the network? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Luke 37049 Posted February 22, 2022 Solution Share Posted February 22, 2022 As a test, can you remove the dlna and port mapper plugins, then restart the server and see how that compares? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlj1950 7 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 55 minutes ago, Luke said: As a test, can you remove the dlna and port mapper plugins, then restart the server and see how that compares? Thanks. I'd forgotten them. Seems to be working fully now. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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