skank 82 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I see theres an app in the lg store, but i also read about screenplay which is the best way? i'm currently on plex, but i run into issues there, its buffering as soon as i put on subtitles (then it transcodes...) movies are on unraid server Will this be the same with emby or is it better? i dont want it to transcode.. i only need transcode to ipad and/or google chromecast thx for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37090 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I would try them and use the one that you prefer. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjtech 4276 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) I see theres an app in the lg store, but i also read about screenplay which is the best way? i'm currently on plex, but i run into issues there, its buffering as soon as i put on subtitles (then it transcodes...) movies are on unraid server Will this be the same with emby or is it better? i dont want it to transcode.. i only need transcode to ipad and/or google chromecast thx for the help If you use external subtitles (.srt file - named identical to the original media file) then the LG WebOS will play the media naively without needing to transcode. If other subtitles are also in the media container, then make you you select just the external one. (get it from subscene etc) Depending on the source, there may be no need to transcode to ipad or chromecast either - sticking to h264 and AAC for sound generally means no transcoding is necessary on any device and they generally all support external subs. Edited March 5, 2019 by rbjtech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skank 82 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 What with pgs subs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37090 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 LG does not support pgs so those will need transcoding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macnb 26 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 If you use external subtitles (.srt file - named identical to the original media file) then the LG WebOS will play the media naively without needing to transcode. If other subtitles are also in the media container, then make you you select just the external one. (get it from subscene etc) Depending on the source, there may be no need to transcode to ipad or chromecast either - sticking to h264 and AAC for sound generally means no transcoding is necessary on any device and they generally all support external subs. Emby Server has a nice option to automatically download .SRT subtitles from https://www.opensubtitles.org if you register on that site with username and password. Then in Emby Server settings, you tell Emby to use that username and password and it will fetch the most appropriate subtitle file for your movie during the library scan. You can choose to put that file in the same folder as the movie file and if you do that, then the SRT filename will be the_movie_name.en.srt for English language for example. One slight problem is when you come to select the subtitle in the Emby App on the TV. If the movie has several subtitles in the same language (e.g with SDH and without SDH) then the Emby App will just list several "Eng" (for English) subtitles. Some can embedded PGS and some can be embedded & external SRT and you will not know which type is which. If you happen to select the "wrong" one i.e. PGS then it will transcode the whole movie. What I do is keep the SRT file in the same folder as the movie but I rename it to the_movie_name.en.externel.srt. Now when I come to play the movie and select the subtitle to use, Emby App will list all the available subtitles but the one with .external.srt will be listed as "External". So the Users (family) have been "trained" to "...just select External before you play the movie". That avoids any transcoding. Of course, in the ideal world you will not have to worry about which subtitle to choose because in the ideal world, the server will be so powerful that you will not notice any transcoding delays on the TV. Unfortunately, in the real world, such servers are expensive and I am limited to a humble HP N40L micro server which is ideal for severing files but not for transcoding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awdspyder 11 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Of course, in the ideal world you will not have to worry about which subtitle to choose because in the ideal world, the server will be so powerful that you will not notice any transcoding delays on the TV... Actually, in an ideal world, my $2000+ OLED TV would be able to deal with PGS subtitles as well as a $40 Blu-ray player from Walmart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macnb 26 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Actually, in an ideal world, my $2000+ OLED TV would be able to deal with PGS subtitles as well as a $40 Blu-ray player from Walmart... Ah but....if the TV's played PGS, then they would not be able to sell those $40 players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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