sirmiketr 5 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) Hopefully it hasn't been asked, can't find anything in the docs Basically, I'm at home, I'm playing an episode on my Xbox and it shows as transcoding to h264 format. Does the transcoded file get saved in a cache on the Xbox so my server doesn't have to transcode it again or is it cached on the server or it has to transcode all over again every time my Xbox plays that same episode? Edited October 3, 2020 by sirmiketr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14902 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Hi. Transcoding is done in real-time and is not cached anywhere. This happens on the server. Does this answer your question? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmiketr 5 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 I think so. This means that if I finish an episode and I decide to replay that episode, it'll be transcoding again correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36999 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On the same device, yes. On a different device it may not need to transcode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14902 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Hi. Also, if you know you have devices that need different formats for your media, you can use our convert feature to create versions for them that will not need to transcode. Convert Media 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmiketr 5 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Okay makes sense, best practice is to avoid transcoding when possible right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14902 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 minute ago, sirmiketr said: Okay makes sense, best practice is to avoid transcoding when possible right? Not necessarily. That's one of the benefits to having a server. It can convert your media to whatever format is needed on the fly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmiketr 5 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 I see! Thank you for your answers, Sirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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