Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 Some of this stuff goes over my head, but what exactly would the comparable settings be in Handbrake for Emby Convert? Is it just a straight forward compression at the selected bitrate? Also, is there a way to choose to keep subtitles, and only do a passthru on the audio?
Luke 40121 Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 The next release of emby server will expand on the options a little bit.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Posted November 7, 2019 Thanks. Are subtitles / Audio included in those new options?
Luke 40121 Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 No subtitle options yet but there is some control over audio.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Posted November 8, 2019 So are there Handbrake settings to compare to how Emby Convert works?
PenkethBoy 2066 Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 Handbrake has numerous options above what Emby has now why do you want to compare emby with Handbrake? Whats your goal for a conversion?
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Posted November 9, 2019 I'm pretty happy with the quality of the emby converts I've tested at 12mbps, but they run faster than when I go by Constant Quality in handbrake. Just wanted to see what the handbrake setting would be to compare it.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Posted November 11, 2019 Hey just giving this a quick bump. Are there any preset filters or anything with Emby convert? I'm just wondering how it's converting when I use it.
Happy2Play 9450 Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 I guess you could look at the transcode log in logs folder. The presets are mobile and tv. Or you can customize container, video codec, audio codec and quality bitrate as seen on the conversion screen. But you are going to need to be more specific on what your are expecting in a preset.
Luke 40121 Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 I'm pretty happy with the quality of the emby converts I've tested at 12mbps, but they run faster than when I go by Constant Quality in handbrake. Just wanted to see what the handbrake setting would be to compare it. I would take a look at the settings under Download & Sync in the server dashboard. With the upcoming 4.3 release there will be a new separate section for conversions.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Posted November 11, 2019 Or you can customize container, video codec, audio codec and quality bitrate as seen on the conversion screen. But you are going to need to be more specific on what your are expecting in a preset. I'm guessing this part is only viewable in the new 4.3? I only have the choice for mobile/tv and then bitrate. Basically my curiosity is if any of these type of filters are auto applied with the Emby convert: I would take a look at the settings under Download & Sync in the server dashboard. With the upcoming 4.3 release there will be a new separate section for conversions. Yea, I might check out the beta of this to see how those options are.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Posted November 11, 2019 Oh, I did also notice that chapter markers are not copied over in the current conversion. Is that changed in 4.3?
Luke 40121 Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 Oh, I did also notice that chapter markers are not copied over in the current conversion. Is that changed in 4.3? No, but that's something that can be looked at. Thanks.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Do the .nfo files save chapter data? Edited November 11, 2019 by Bigmack3000
Luke 40121 Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 It does not, sorry. They are only stored in the emby database.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Posted November 11, 2019 Ok. It's not the biggest problem. I can use mkvtoolnix to take them off the original mkv and add them to the new one, but it'd be nice if they copied over with it.
Luke 40121 Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 We'll look into that. Thanks for the feedback.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 13, 2019 Author Posted November 13, 2019 How does Emby convert currently handle films with multiple versions? When you select convert, will it do so for all versions?
Luke 40121 Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 No, it will use the closest version to your target criteria as the basis for the conversion.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Posted November 14, 2019 If possible in the future, it would be nice to have the option on which one is converting.
Bigmack3000 96 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Posted November 14, 2019 For example, how does this work for multi-part films? Theatrical and Director cuts?
Luke 40121 Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 It's exactly what I said, no matter what purpose you are using multi version for. Yes more options are possible for the future. Thanks.
fcimeson 11 Posted October 4, 2020 Posted October 4, 2020 I think the standard options should be fine for most users but it would be nice to offer a non-gui option for customizing what the defaults mean.
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