New Android Client always transcoding now

[hifiaudio2 46]

Do I need it to decode if I only want to bitstream the audio out? 

[MSattler 382]

Take a look at the transcoding logs to see what is being transcoded.  If the player doesn't support DTS directly, you can use MX Player, which with the extra codec file will decode DTS.   The only downside is doing this you get no ability to resume playback, since MX Player does not report progress back to the server.

 

One thing to note though is that the Nexus seems to be able to play back mkv's and only transcode just the audio.  That tell's me that mkv's are most likely supported in 5/Lollipop?  Unless it just is AndroidTV not follow the same standards.

[ivoidwarranties 15]

Hi, it's been a while since I've used Media Browser on the Android... I've updated to the latest Emby Android app and server code base.  On the Android app, I disabled the "H264 strict mode" setting in the Android client.  However, the server is still transcoding the video.

 

Here is a screen shot of the media info

 

The transcode log is attached

transcode-2bd88554-ca68-4042-9e7b-0af8a10fd3f4.txt

Edited April 3, 2015 by ivoidwarranties

[Luke 30175]

Hi, it's been a while since I've used Media Browser on the Android... I've updated to the latest Emby Android app and server code base.  On the Android app, I disabled the "H264 strict mode" setting in the Android client.  However, the server is still transcoding the video.

 

Here is a screen shot of the media info

 

The transcode log is attached

 

server log?

[ivoidwarranties 15]

I updated server and Android app to the latest version.  Based on a couple of videos, it looks like the Android app is now directstreaming the videos.