Ok I have done some testing today

[AFFASocial 6]

OK we start with a fresh install after deleting all left over folders and few registry items i found

 

After fresh install ( OF COURSE IT"S FAST ) 

 

Before selecting folders I decided to look on my drives and the folder names, on 1 drive the directory names which are 2 had a "-" in the folder name.  ONLY DIFFERENCE i can see out of all my drives.

 

NOW  I then create of folder as content type Movies, and call it "Animated Movies", I have a total of 255 Animated Movies.

 

When the scan was complete everything was their "except  Images for actors DIrectors etc.

 

Now  As iv'e been told in past communications, I select the Animated Movies in the Metadata Manager and in options menu upper right I right click and select refresh.   now THE SYSTEM SLOWS DOWN,  not to fear as when the meta data refresh is complete "No pop up or notification that tells you its done" so check the light for drive and system activity its no longer solid but blinking occasionally.....

 

 Now system is back to Lightning SPEED 

 

This is unfortunally LOCALLY as I just had sometest remotely, as I did on my phone,,,  IN LAN offsite is slugish slow and jumpy on 4 different machines.   SO THIS only fixed the LOCAL bogging and leaves us with a issue FROM THE WEB ONLY fix this and everyone will be happy  

 

I just tested on 4g with the google browser for android "RESULTS ARE THE SAME jumpy constant start and stop.

 

 

After many test on 4g with the google browser  TRANSCODING settings I found this to work best

A POINT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

 

Transcoding thread count 2

 

Enable threading NOT CHECKED

 

Audio downmixing 2

 

H264 Encoding Presets Medium 

 

H264 Coding CRF 18

 

This plays the smothest  out of all the settings,,,   TRANSCODING is a definate problem

 

The emby app also seems better ok but takes a bit to load

 

 

 

 

An earlier fresh install I did the only the drive with 2 folders that have a - in the name using mixed content, I called the folder Animated Cartoon Series,  when the Auto Media Scan started my system lit up like SOLID.   If  I try to play something its very slugish as many reports have been made.   HENCE TOTAL Process hog //// BOG makes everything slower BROWSER Explorer Loads all is now SLOOOOW.   SO I will report in a bit after changing the folder names not to have the - in the name.

 

 

I have discovered in some Scripts apps LIke Microsoft Office does not like the - in certain files type names as they will fault to a blank screen.

This includes the primary folder name .

 

 

Hope this helps with the ISSUES   LOOKS LIKE "Mixed Content folders" are to blame for whatever reason, and poss having a " - " in the folder name.

 

Peace from the AFFA MAN

Edited November 25, 2016 by cnjnorton

[Jdiesel 1114]

You have a lot going on here but I will try to help you if I can.

 

1. First off what hardware is Emby Server running on (CPU, RAM, etc)?

 

2. Do you have the option to "Extract chapter images during scan" enabled? This can significantly slow down library scanning, especially on the initial scan. This is resource intensive so it may explain why you are getting choppy playback during library scans. 

 

3. You mention that it is slow when accessing from outside your local network. What is the Up/Down bandwidth or your internet connection?

 

 

Also the most helpful thing you can do to resolve your issues is to post a logfile.

 

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/739-how-to-report-a-problem/

Edited November 25, 2016 by Jdiesel

[AFFASocial 6]

Windows 7 Ultimate  6gigs ram quad processor 3giga processor(S) 64Bit My system runs normal at about 24% memory usage on average with all servers running

when I load Google chrome with 2 tabs it runs at about 37% or memory..

 

I am only using 1 forlder from 2 drives with these content type set to Movies  with just these 255 movies locally its fast and plays  +fine for me with localhost as well as my h**p://affamusicfiles.noip.me/8096/  also workd fine from my machione but as I said if someone plays remotely it starts stops starts stops ....    UNDERSTAND NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON MY END only on DEVS side.  

as for as your other questions 

 

Download artwork and metadata from the internet

Emby Server can download information about your media to enable rich presentations.

Save artwork and metadata into media folders

Saving artwork and metadata directly into media folders will put them in a place where they can be easily edited.

Enable real time monitoring

Changes will be processed immediately, on supported file systems.

 

all Checked  other 3 are not

 

not checked  

 

Download images in advance

By default, most images are only downloaded when requested by an Emby app. Enable this option to download all images in advance, as new media is imported.

Enable chapter image extraction

Extracting chapter images will allow Emby apps to display graphical scene selection menus. The process can be slow, cpu-intensive and may require several gigabytes of space. It runs when videos are discovered, and also as a nightly scheduled task. The schedule is configurable in the scheduled tasks area. It is not recommended to run this task during peak usage hours.

Extract chapter images during the library scan

 

I STRESS THE CRAP OUT OF EVERYTHING  to know its limits,  and what I see is the features added 

 

H264 Encoding Presets Medium 

 

H264 Coding CRF 18

 

have caused degraded transcoding and trust me I messed with them all slower, slow medium fast , CRF  and I reported what seems to fix it somewhat but again it stops starts stops starts.  I did notice that if i pause the movie for a few minutes then press play its normal

 

FYI I have throttling UNCHECHED

 

I also have port forwarding to 8096 on the router with minimal FIRWALL restraints...

 

 

MY SPEEDS ARE 150mb down and 20mb up

 

FYI all these results DIFFER from movie to movie  SO stream/Transcoding seems to be the Cause  on these TEST  

Edited November 25, 2016 by cnjnorton

[AFFASocial 6]

Apparently I have no attachment so here is a link on my server to a log from 130am this morning  LOG

[AFFASocial 6]

ok sorry found it  see attachment   Also all these test are from a samsung galaxy s6 edge Plus 64gig on 4g, as if I test with wifi its local so it works

Log.txt

Edited November 25, 2016 by cnjnorton

[AFFASocial 6]

Now I will test the MIXED content folder which for one of my fresh in stalls before the above test and findings,  using the mixed content type with 2 folder hammered the system to a crawl.   only difference in these folders was the folder name with a "-" in the name  so i have removed the "-"  AND WILL TEST it and report it...

[Luke 37251]

Finally a log

 

Try stopping the People Refresh scheduled task under Scheduled Tasks

[AFFASocial 6]

that has not solved any playback issues remotely 

[AFFASocial 6]

HER is a new log with options turned OFF that I don't use like channels and what luke suggested

1024amLOG.txt

[Luke 37251]

Try stopping the People Refresh scheduled task under Scheduled Tasks

16-11-25 01:59:59.9965 Info TaskManager: Executing Refresh people
2016-11-25 02:00:00.1525 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/8229?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:00.7765 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/configuration?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669
2016-11-25 02:00:01.1977 Info TaskManager: Daily trigger for Refresh people set to fire at 11/26/2016 2:00:00 AM, which is 1439.98003690333 minutes from now.
2016-11-25 02:00:07.6093 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/13473?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:07.9213 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/471356?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:08.2333 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/1979?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:08.5453 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/64?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:08.8573 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/3272?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:09.4502 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/84213?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:09.8870 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/127387?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:10.1990 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/2157?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:10.8854 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/67228?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids

[AFFASocial 6]

and again these test results differ from movie to movie on android app  terrible loading and playback ... using chrome browser android  some movies start n play fine and others stop and go stop and go

Edited November 25, 2016 by cnjnorton

[AFFASocial 6]

Now testing the Mixed Content issues

[Jdiesel 1114]

Are you sure you have the upload bandwidth available on your server to be direct playing remotely? What if you lower the Max Streaming Bitrate on the Android client? 

[Luke 37251]

Try stopping the People Refresh scheduled task under Scheduled Tasks

16-11-25 01:59:59.9965 Info TaskManager: Executing Refresh people
2016-11-25 02:00:00.1525 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/8229?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:00.7765 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/configuration?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669
2016-11-25 02:00:01.1977 Info TaskManager: Daily trigger for Refresh people set to fire at 11/26/2016 2:00:00 AM, which is 1439.98003690333 minutes from now.
2016-11-25 02:00:07.6093 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/13473?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:07.9213 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/471356?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:08.2333 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/1979?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:08.5453 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/64?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:08.8573 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/3272?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:09.4502 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/84213?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:09.8870 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/127387?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:10.1990 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/2157?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids
2016-11-25 02:00:10.8854 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/person/67228?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,external_ids

[AFFASocial 6]

Are you sure you have the upload bandwidth available on your server to be direct playing remotely? What if you lower the Max Streaming Bitrate on the Android client? 

150mb down and 20mb up

 

see test results for connection  

Edited November 25, 2016 by cnjnorton

[AFFASocial 6]

Luke see my last log I turned off what you suggested,    I REALLY FELL LIKE IM A BETA TESTER LOL

[AFFASocial 6]

FIX REMOTE Playback stop and go and slowness

 

I believe my problem is solved with just one setting in EMBY Playback/Streaming "Internet Streaming Bitrate set to 1mbps" has fixed all the issues of playback YEA and its confirmed here is my LOG ATTACHED this test is confirmed even with SCAN RUNNING

FIXEDwebplaybackIssuesLOG.txt

Edited November 25, 2016 by cnjnorton

[AFFASocial 6]

Remote PLAYBACK Solved  SEE ABOVE COMMENT  fixed playback ALSO CONFIRMED on the Emby Android APP