butch79 25 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Thank you for adding the convert feature I have been asking for for so long (my original request https://emby.media/c...l-media-to-mp4/) . I am not seeing an option to automatically convert to H.265. Converting to H.264 for 4K devices is not a good idea as H.264 is really only great for 1080p video. Unfortunately H.264 is also double file size of H.265. Can we get the option to convert to H.265 added? Is there a possibility to also have a feature for the converter where it replaces the media instead of just saving another copy of the data in the same folder with a different format? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36888 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Hi, yes this is a good idea for the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weble 14 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) @@Luke any update on when this will be added? Would be super useful as h265 would shrink my library considerably Edited May 28, 2019 by weble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36888 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Hopefully soon, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalon33 0 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 @@Luke any update on when this will be added? Would be super useful as h265 would shrink my library considerably Same thing here, I've lots of files in h264 or even mpeg2 formats that would greatly benefit from such a conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baenwort 96 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Depending on your OS there are scripts that will trawl through and use ffmpeg to do the conversion sequentially. They aren't GUI and I don't know of one that is but it can be done now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalon33 0 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Depending on your OS there are scripts that will trawl through and use ffmpeg to do the conversion sequentially. They aren't GUI and I don't know of one that is but it can be done now. I'm using Ubuntu, and GUI doesn't matter at all. I just don't want to reinvent the wheel if there's something good out there. Do you know one I could use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byakuya32 17 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 @@Luke any updates on this feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36888 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Not yet but hopefully soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGB123 8 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) I'm using Ubuntu, and GUI doesn't matter at all. I just don't want to reinvent the wheel if there's something good out there. Do you know one I could use? I ran an Emby server 24/7 on Linux Mint for about a year because my Mac mini wasn't powerful enough and I wanted something reliable and I despised Windows. After the 3rd time during that year that an update broke it, I decided to try Windows 10 Pro. The Pro version allows you to prevent Windows updates from automatically occuring and to postpone them for something like a year, I think. You can buy recycled Windows 10 Pro licenses for about $35. I have been running my Emby server 24/7 on Win10Pro now for about six months and I'm very pleased with it. Now... to your point: There is a program made only for Windows called MCEBuddy. I have this program set up to automatically scan any new recording immediately after it's finished, cut out the ads, reencode it in H.265, replace the original file, and move it to the appropriate directory (TV or Movies). It works like a champ. Edited September 5, 2019 by WGB123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillOatman 492 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) A related question ... If I use ffmpeg to encode H.265 files, and I use a Emby windows server and android tv clients (shield and mi box), Emby Theater on Windows on a laptop, a xbox, and a smart TV with Roku built in, do I need to install anything extra to play the H.265 files (with as little transcoding as possible)? [i never knew I had so many different clients until I wrote this post] Edited September 5, 2019 by BillOatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36888 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillOatman 492 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) But the server would likely be transcoding its brains out, right? Someone showed this to me, helped me understand a little so passing it on: x265 is good for 4k remuxes. If the media isn't source quality/remux, then there will be a loss of quality every time. Also, once you go x265, typically that file is done. It can't be changed to something else without a huge loss of quality. Something like 95% of video files are x264 and have much better direct play support. If you have more than a couple users, you will notice much more transcoding. Just depends on your priorities. So basically if you are storage poor and just need to save space, use x265. The catch is if you want best quality x265, you need source quality files, so you still have huge file sizes. If you want maximum compatibility and the option to change your files to something else later, then x264. It's all really dependent on specific situations for different people Edited September 5, 2019 by BillOatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36888 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Depends on what app you're playing from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillOatman 492 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Depends on what app you're playing from. android tv clients (shield and mi box), Emby Theater on Windows on a laptop, a xbox, and a smart TV with Roku built in, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizarro252 17 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I am able to direct play x265 on my RokuTV, if that helps...with one of your scenarios I was surprised, I actually expected it to need to be transcoded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8145 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Most modern clients will direct play x265. Locally is the key as lets say 90% of all user remote connections will require transcoding do to bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillOatman 492 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Understandable ... thanks guys. And I'm shocked about the RokuTV as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36888 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 This will be in Emby Server 4.3. When you use the convert media feature, or folder sync/cloud sync, you'll have more control over the target container and codecs now. Hevc will be among the video codec options: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butch79 25 Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Will this allow us to delete the old files automatically after the files are converted to the updated format? If no, can this feature be added? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36888 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Will this allow us to delete the old files automatically after the files are converted to the updated format? If no, can this feature be added? Have you explored the convert media feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butch79 25 Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Oh, and I forgot to say, THANK YOU!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byakuya32 17 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I'm looking forward to this. I wonder when 4.3 is going to be released now. I will be able to convert my 4k movies now without the converted files being bigger than the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butch79 25 Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Sorry, I see that the feature is now there to for this, "Original media folder, replacing original files." That is GREAT!!! Can't wait for 4.3 to come out now. I have waited to convert my media until I can do H.265/HEVC across the board. Luke, thank you again for all the work on this. Very exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36888 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 For those wanting to help test: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/78187-43012-convert-to-hevc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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