Deihmos 147 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) How can I prevent videos from transcoding? I have a video with 2 audio tracks and it is transcoding. It says stream copy instead of direct play like all the other videos. The TV is capable of playing the video without the need to transcode. Is there any setting for this? Is there a max bitrate before it transcodes? When I try to change audio tracks everything looks up. Is this a known bug? Edited August 13, 2015 by Deihmos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostByte 5049 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Can you post a mediainfo shot of the movie that is transcoding? I never have more than one audio track, but never heard of the app locking up when selecting a different one either. Someone else will need to chime in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 According to this it is broken http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/22869-Change-audiotrack-possible? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostByte 5049 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Ahh, forgot about that. Ya, chess hasn't gotten to that yet. Right now the best option is probably just to remux the correct audio as the default if it's locking up. If you can print screen the mediainfo for your movie I might be able to see why it's transcoding. It really could be lots of things (audio type, # of channels, bitrate, etc). Usually if you click "Info" on your remote while it's playing it will tell you what part of the movie it's transcoding. It will say something like "Transcoding for audio". The app's log may also say why. You can change the max bitrate in the settings in the app if it's transcoding for bitrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty1483 450 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Can confirm this behaviour. Until now I wasn't able to change just one audio track inside the Play screen. Referring to transcoding. If you have a H Series, the only tracks which should transcode atm are DTS HD HRA and DTS-ES like @@FrostByte knows Edited August 13, 2015 by shorty1483 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 I see no way to set the max bitrate in the app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty1483 450 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) I see no way to set the max bitrate in the app. You need to change it in the Settings of the Emby App for Samsung -> http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/9869-samsung-smart-tv-app-install-instructions/ Are you sending to your TV via the Android App? Edited August 13, 2015 by shorty1483 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) No I don't use the phone to send to TV. I have never seen a bitrate setting in the Samsung app. You sent me the instructions to install the Samsung app. I already have it. Edited August 13, 2015 by Deihmos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostByte 5049 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Click Tools...Settings...TV Settings. The bitrate of your file doesn't look very large though. If you hit "Info" while playing does it say what it's transcoding? Also, if you're in the settings check the log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostByte 5049 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Can confirm this behaviour. Until now I wasn't able to change just one audio track inside the Play screen. Referring to transcoding. If you have a H Series, the only tracks which should transcode atm are DTS HD HRA and DTS-ES like @@FrostByte knows Well...actually they shouldn't, but they do which really sucks because some of my favorite movies like LOTR, Reservoir Dogs, Star Wars etc are all DTS-ES Edited August 13, 2015 by FrostByte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostByte 5049 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Make sure the audio settings under "TV Settings" is correct for your TV also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty1483 450 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Well...actually they shouldn't, but they do which really sucks because some of my favorite movies like LOTR, Reservoir Dogs, Star Wars etc are all DTS-ES We're in the same boat, exactly with the same movies except from Star Wars BluRay, German DTS HD MA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) The server says it is transcoding but I don't see ffmpeg kicking in or anything. On the TV it says direct streaming but the other videos I tried said direct playing. Edited August 13, 2015 by Deihmos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostByte 5049 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'm not sure what the difference between the two is. Usually it says transcoding on the info screen if it's transcoding. Also, the Emby TV app's log would say transcoding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty1483 450 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) I recognized a similar behaviour in the Server/Samsung Client comparison. E.g. when I play a movie with H264 and DTS, the Samsung App Info Screen during playback says direct play, but the Dashboard Info on Server and Samsung App log say Direct Streaming. Even when my language is the default and first audio track. I'm pretty sure my Path Substitutions are correct, when I enter them in Windows explorer, I enter the correct folder. edit: Ok, found that one: None of my videos direct play, all direct stream (the server passes the video to the player, the tv's dont have network share capability) so im almost certain it isnt a path issue (unless you have issues in other clients) - VOB support is very limited, and its most likely that that is causing the problem. Also crosschecked on Kodi and Direct Play works, so everything seems fine Edited August 14, 2015 by shorty1483 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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