I've got Kodi set up with the Emby add-on at home. How do I know if playback is using Direct Play, streaming, or transcoding? When I'm playing something, I can see what looks like a buffer amount in the progress bar. Is there any way to know what method is being used within Kodi or within Emby server? Sorry if this is a noob question, I'm new to this setup.

Very simple Direct play: Kodi plays the file, bypassing your Emby server. This can only happen if Kodi has access to the file via local/network. Direct stream: Emby server feeds the file as is to Kodi. There is no modification done to the file. Transcoding: Emby server feeds the file in a readable format to Kodi. This happens in the event Kodi doesn't support the file format you are trying to play.