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Auto Sync for Subtitles was recently added in Plex: https://support.plex.tv/articles/auto-sync-subtitles/ It uses the voice activity data so doesn't deal with signs etc. like in ASS subtitles, but it is still a significant improvement, especially when downloading subtitles on demand from OpenSubtitles etc.

You can test it out pretty easily Example query for the author Andy Weir curl -s https://api.audnex.us/authors?name=Andy+Weir Output [{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"},{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"},{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"},{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"},{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"},{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"},{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"},{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"},{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"},{"asin":"B001JSBUJM","name":"Andy Mozina"},{"asin":"B004SUGGRE","name":"Andy Grant"},{"asin":"B001IGFL0O","name":"Andy Riley"},{"asin":"B006T2XHRQ","name":"Andy Puddicombe"},{"asin":"B001HPOALC","name":"Andy Croft"},{"asin":"B0034NFOFG","name":"Andy Seed"},{"asin":"B00MS8QJC0","name":"Andy Arnott"},{"asin":"B010JMUI0A","name":"Andy Skrzynski"},{"asin":"B088C1T6RY","name":"Andy Ngo"},{"asin":"B001H6PO9S","name":"Andy Hargreaves"},{"asin":"B00HW645KQ","name":"Keziah Weir"},{"asin":"B00FGVKKYY","name":"Andy Core"},{"asin":"B005I6WVBC","name":"Andy Bird"},{"asin":"B01CMOD7RE","name":"Andy Jacobson"},{"asin":"B07QJ4L6TV","name":"Andy Parker"},{"asin":"B07RRRC2B5","name":"Andy Erikson"}] Example query for book Project Hail Mary curl -s https://api.audnex.us/books/B08G9PRS1K Output {"asin":"B08G9PRS1K","authors":[{"asin":"B00G0WYW92","name":"Andy Weir"}],"copyright":2021,"description":"When the Sun is threatened by an alien microbe, the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of an unlikely hero – and an even more unlikely friendship.","formatType":"unabridged","genres":[{"asin":"18580606011","name":"Science Fiction & Fantasy","type":"genre"},{"asin":"18580628011","name":"Science Fiction","type":"tag"},{"asin":"18580629011","name":"Adventure","type":"tag"},{"asin":"18580639011","name":"Hard Science Fiction","type":"tag"},{"asin":"18580645011","name":"Space Opera","type":"tag"}],"image":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91vS2L5YfEL.jpg","isAdult":false,"isbn":"9781603935470","language":"english","literatureType":"fiction","narrators":[{"name":"Ray Porter"}],"publisherName":"Audible Studios","rating":"4.9","region":"us","releaseDate":"2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z","runtimeLengthMin":970,"summary":"<p><b><i>Winner of the 2022 Audie Awards' Audiobook of the Year</i></b></p> <p><b><i>Number-One Audible and </i></b><b>New York Times</b><b><i> Audio Best Seller</i></b></p> <p><b><i>More than one million audiobooks sold</i></b></p> <p><b>A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the number-one </b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b> best-selling author of </b><b><i>The Martian</i></b><b>.</b></p> <p>Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish.</p> <p>Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.</p> <p>All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.</p> <p>His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, he realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Alone on this tiny ship that's been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space, it's up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.</p> <p>And thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance.</p> <p>Part scientific mystery, part dazzling interstellar journey, <i>Project Hail Mary</i> is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival <i>The Martian</i> - while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.</p> <p>PLEASE NOTE: To accommodate this audio edition, some changes to the original text have been made with the approval of author Andy Weir.</p>","title":"Project Hail Mary"} To get chapter markers you need to register a virtual audible device. This is when you would need to host your own instance of audnexus since it requires a user token. https://audible.readthedocs.io/en/latest/auth/register.html

I have tested the EPG build software and the TV Platform for over a week with no problems identified. I have left the population of the EPG running for over three weeks and everything went OK. I even tested building large EPGs that cover 6 to 8 weeks, without incident. The latest code is posted above and on page 1. I also added the ability to edit images and to fetch images from external Internet DBs. On page one there are additional videos that explain PseudoTV. Keep in mind that I am voice challenged. Soon, I will try and make better videos. Vic

Since we can now detect end credits, or manually add them in other cases, it would be nice to see this, rather than an automatic percentage/time remaining, trigger the "next episode" popup and decide whether an episode is resumable or not. Even better if it could expand to movies for the latter point.

Hello, With the Beta of HexOS launched and containing plex already, I was wondering if Emby had plans to support HexOS (based on TrueNAS) as well? I am looking at it being a option for my custom server to move off windows and not have a separate Synology device as I had been previously pondering) @Luke Thank! Erik

Dear fellow Developers, the PluginUI Demo Example in the Emby SDK is demonstrating the wide range of featuires from the Emby PluginUI, but a number of essential things were missing, like how to use buttons and perform actions on button click events, as well as how to create and use dialogs and wizard UI. I'm glad to tell that these gaps have been filled. The demo plugin content is split into two tabbed views with two menu items in the navigation bar, and two new tab pages have been added for buttons, links, progress and status indication, updating the UI view from the server side and the other page is demonstrating multiple kinds of dialogs and a three-page wizard. Here's a short video (no audio): 20241204-1209-59.8630269.mp4 The sample plugin code will be included in the next beta SDK, which means everything after 4.9.0.32.

Hello, I have several movies with embedded subtitles, however, emby doesn't recognize "zh-Hant-TW", and still labeled it with "Chinese Simplified". Strangly enough, it recognize "zh-Hant-HK" and labeled it correctly with "Chinese Traditional". Please help me figure out if it's a bug or am I doing something wrong.

Yes, Home Screen setting are global setting across all clients. I will guess you are the Admin, you can compare each users Home Screen setting per user clicking the link in their profile.

It can be a bit different depending on the app but if you go to "app settings" then "home screen" you should have the option to reorder things. You might be able to do it through a web browser too but I can't remember if the changes are persistent across other apps.

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Great, it works now. Thank you very much for your help and patience. Have a nice day.

Hi yes we can look at adding this option to more apps. Thanks for the feedback.

Hereby the screenshots...

Thank you Luke!

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So doing some searching of the forums for the license check address to add to my OPNSense firewall, and it seems that I was just ignorant of the process, and that the apps don't perform the check with the server directly, but with emby servers. Not a huge deal for me, but if @ebror @Lukecould let me know what the address is so that I can whitelist in my firewall, that would make my life much better.

Piggybacking on this. even if a full on Audio sync is not possible it would be great to just overhaul the Subtitle Offset function in general. The ability to adjust it by Milliseconds is great. but often that is far too granular for what is needed. if a subtitle is off by milliseconds I rarely notice, my issue is that generally subtitles are off my minutes. meaning that if I want to use the subtitle offset function to fix it I have to click a lot of times in order to offset it properly. Would be great to have an additional set of buttons that let you offset subtitles by 1 second or 30 second intervals rather then just 50ms

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Update... It appears that the old IT standard reboot fixed the issues rebuilding now

Emby Server doesn't need to be on your network, as long as Home Assistant can accept remote webhooks it should be fine. You can have a read through the mega thread:

I was just about to post a request for this same functionality. There is no persistence to the queue after closing the Emby app or just switching away to a different app for a little while. Having the play queue dynamically written to disc would be very useful functionality.

Hi, yea that's strange. We see this get reported every once in a while. You may just want to wait for it to come through package center.

HI, we'll take a look at this issue. Thanks for reporting.

@LukeActually, it started working after I accessed IPTV through the Emby App instead of Chrome.

I was testing on the Emby for AndroidTV version I tried the Emby for Android version and it works fine so no need to change that ill just start using the other app

I think you're running far too much on that beast. Remember the N100 is only as powerful as Skylake mobile at most. It has a passmark score of 5489, which is pretty weak. As a stand alone Emby server it would be fine (until subtitles come into the picture), but adding all these other items to it will make it work far too hard. Also remember it has a base speed of 0.7GHz, and a boost of 3.4.GHz so to even get that 5489 passmark score, it needs to be in boost constantly, which with how the cooling on these units usually are, won't be enough to keep it at full bore constantly. Thus it might be fair to say that the real world passmark score of the unit is probably 2000ish when the unit is not in boost mode.

listo solucionado , con @Radeonme ayudo y listo ya va por el 70 % y descargando jajaja , gracias a todos

So I try to sum up in my own words: - Informations in the app store and website are wrong as there is no unlock option for the Android App as described - Android App requires subscription to disable the limit as the only option - Android TV app, if you decide for beta, allow unlimited streaming on up to 5 devices and again there is no unlock option but subscription only if you go beyond that. I wished all that documentation out there had been clear about that in the first place.

Please disregard. Turns out it was my secondary VPN conflicting with the connection. Turning this off allowed me to access as normal.

Hi, are you sure the address that you added is correct?

There's nothing to disagree because your logs tell it very clearly. For example: ffmpeg-transcode-e000b31b-4ffd-46cb-9854-08050dae8b6a_1.txt It shows the weird duplication of devices: And it shows that qsv is usxed It also shows successful progress: And the filtergraph also confirms that it was done in hardware (entirely): That's because you had set HW Acceleration to "Yes" (= Automatic), which I can also see from the log: Be shocked!

Personally, I don't think you should have to make a specific theme choice to address this. The app should just tone-down all of that bright stuff when in TV display mode.

So it took me a few days because I only have a short window in the AM when I can take my server down without disrupting anyone in my family as I am an early riser and they are all very much not. hardware_detection-63868887230.txt I did everything you listed and I dont see any change. I have to disagree with you here, I have never seen anything listed under HW Encoders until Carlo said to turn on my iGPU. Maybe those first round of logs say different (I would be shocked if they did) but the transcoder page has never shown them. BTW, with the iGPU disabled the transcoder settings page is back to being instant. It is fully up before I can even navigate to it Thank you again, softworks and Carlo for helping out so much. I hope we can fix this issue

Yeah the 4790 is almost e-waste at this point. If you're stuck at the $75-$100 price range you probably just missed the best opportunity to buy on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But let's see what I can find on eBay. As you live in Ontario I am not going to presume you have close access to the border like myself. It's not going to be easy as shipping to Canada is dumb expensive. Dell Micro i3-8100T for $125 CDN before taxes. If you have access to the US border things would be far easier as you can get an 8th gen micro system for under $100 CDN no problem, it's the absurd price of shipping up to Canuckistan that makes it not worth your time and money. If you let me know if you have access to the border I can check to see what I can find that is more powerful and in your price range. If you could get up to $200 you can actually get an incredibly powerful laptop for cheap and use that as your Emby server. I personally use an i5-1235u with a smashed screen as my server. For example here is an i3-1215u laptop for $130 USD, and all it needs is usb NIC which can be bought for $20. Passmark score comparison of a 4790 4 cores 8 threads vs i3-1215u with 2 cores, 8 threads.

You should find out if your network is the problem. If you have in general issues with 1mb/s, then you should do something about your network-connections. 1mbit/s is pretty low already to begin with. But if you can play other stuff with higher bitrates just fine, then it's probably something about the used codecs of these files. Sometimes its even just the container, and for example a remux from mp4 to mkv can do the trick. If you have to re-encode all these episodes to get them playing, and networking isn't the cause of this, you should re-encode them outside emby, with a tool like Handbrake or tdarr for example, and use a higher bitrate than the original one, to keep quality loss under control.

State Street Theater Custom CSS Version 1.03 - Dec 3, 2024 - (Be sure to upgrade. This replaces the older versions) Added optional image to the login page, disclaimer area with user controlled options for image selection, text positioning above or ontop of the image and text color. Fixed many mobile style issues for iPhone 6 and larger, portrait and landscape. Adjusted tablet styles, portrait and landscape. Adjusted overview text 'More' button to not disappear in some artist pages. Mobile aligned media title names under main photo for media, TV and Music videos. (no change for desktop / notebook) More minor code clean up. Notes: Putting mobile styles at the bottom of the css file and inside 'if' functions causes a known CSS bug. Sometimes these styles are not refreshed when the user returns to a page. Apparently, styles listed higher in the CSS file and not inside the mobile 'if' functions override the mobile styles and the page needs a refresh to look correct again. The fix is either to adjust the cache from the server or place the call to the mobile css inside each html page header. Neither of these fixes are possible when using custom style css. Coming back to some pages, particularly an Actor's page, makes mobile look occasionally broken. A page refresh will fix this. Due to similar class names, it is hard to fix a style for media page areas and not break similar TV series or Actor's pages. This version has 266 "!important" declarations, which is not ideal. Many "!important" are duplicated inside 'if' functions for different mobile sizes. Many are needed to override Emby css that also has '!important'. Ideally, renaming the classes to have different names for Media, Music, TV shows, episodes, Actors, Artists templates would be nice. With separate class names, I could more easily ungroup style commands per template. This does create a page optimization hit on Emby's css styles. There are ways to optimize using discreet class names per template and call separate css style files based on hardware. But updating Emby's css is more work and maybe not worth it for such low use. Finally, I only had two phone sizes to test. Hopefully, the styles in the new version will work with all mobile sizes. If not, you can easily just use the Android or iOS Emby app instead for mobile. Enjoy and comments are welcome. State Street v1.03 Emby custom theme.css

@242Movies@rbjtechI'm working on a plugin. My aim is to make it extremely user friendly. Flow goes something like this: You install the plugin and grab your secret key from the plugin. Hop on a website, log in and add your secret key. On the website you browse lists and define your collections. The plugin connects to my API periodically and syncs your collections to your Emby client. If it goes well I want to add bunch of other features.

I'm possibly just talking to myself, but following on from yesterday... A Chrome Browser Extension may also be required to see the flag emojis rather than the country codes. I tried Country Flag Fixer and it is working at the moment - so far so good! Flagmoji is another option. I also tried flag prefixes, as an alternative to suffixes. I think I prefer it, but for the Album Artist order to remain alphabetical, then Sort Title can't include the flag. That's a bit more progress for today and hopefully getting a bit closer to a good workable solution!

A very old topic but still a good one (at least for me anyway)! This is something that I’ve REALLY wanted for quite a while now... Country Tags works ok, BUT they are difficult to easily see without scrolling, being near the bottom of the Album Artist detail pages (or finding via the Tag menu tab). Plus text clutter can easily result. Country Genres brings the Country info to near the top of the relevant pages, BUT I then end up with way too many ‘non-Genre’ Genre categories as workarounds. Plus text clutter can easily result. Both the above methods give effective filtering, however neither easily show Country, at-a-glance, with minimal clutter. Randomly revisiting this today, I happened to make an interesting Emby discovery that I was previously unaware of: While Windows doesn’t directly support Country flag emojis, Emby does!!! Therefore, while these flag emojis cannot be written into Emby directly from a Windows keyboard entry, they can be copied and pasted from a relevant emoji website such as: https://emojipedia.org/flags or https://flagpedia.net/emoji. (There may be other technical methods to do this using the relevant codes???) Also, if the Country flags are pasted into Mp3tag Artist fields they will revert to a two-letter code, but the corresponding flag image will still be imported correctly into Emby upon using Rescan Library. So far, I’ve tried adding the flags as an Album Artist Title suffix. This gives Country at-a-glance on both the Album Artist summary page (when there is sufficient room) and the Album Artist detail pages: Now, the Album Artist Country is in a very prominent position, BUT standard Emby Tags, flag emojis and/or Country letter codes or text still need to be used for filtering, and possibly more detailed location info, if needed: A more elegant integrated solution could perhaps be a dedicated Country field to the RHS of the Album Artist Title (or near the top somewhere) that shows the info AND is a multi-field selectable Tag filter, like Genres, which goes directly to the relevant Tag page. The same type of implementation could also apply for Movie, TV and other pages where Country data has been requested by others? If Emby, at some stage, implement something similar, and automatic, then that would be great! If not, then I’m hoping that the forthcoming ‘smart functions’ plus using flag emojis may still give the easy visibility and access that I’ve been wanting. Anyway, perhaps this post will be useful to others that were not aware that emoji Country flags could be added to Emby fields and for those who are wanting to manually curate their libraries accordingly? Cheers!

Hi Luke, found the root cause: download not firing up when client user is also server admin. See my most recent post here:

Hello, Thank you for your reply, but no, that wasn't it. In fact I realized afterwards that under Synology I wasn't up to date. However, it didn't automatically offer me the update. I had to do it manually. And then I got the “Synopsis” in this list. It was simple. Sorry for the inconvenience.

WELCOME TO THE HISTORY OF EMBY! A lot of our users are new to Emby and we thought it would be a good idea to share some of the backstory of how Emby came to be, where we started and where we are headed. We have grown significantly since our inception. Once a humble open-source project, Emby has evolved into a sophisticated platform that allows users to organize, stream, and enjoy their media libraries with ease. In this post, we'll take a look back at the history of Emby, explore its development journey, and highlight the key milestones that have made it what it is today. The Early Days: An Open-Source Beginning Emby started its life as Media Browser, an open-source project focused on creating a simple, user-friendly interface for accessing digital media collections. Originally, Media Browser was a plugin for Windows Media Center, and its primary goal was to offer users a better way to manage and play their media files. Back then, it was a community-driven project, with developers and enthusiasts contributing code, features, and plugins to expand its capabilities. Media Browser gained a loyal following among tech-savvy users who appreciated its customizable nature and flexibility. The Shift to Emby and the Rise of the Media Server In 2014, Media Browser underwent a major rebranding and evolved into what we now know as Emby. This change wasn’t just about a new name—it marked a shift in focus from a media center add-on to a full-fledged media server solution. Emby’s developers wanted to create a standalone server capable of managing large media libraries, transcoding content, and streaming to multiple devices. The introduction of the Emby Server brought a range of new features: Library Management: Users could organize and manage their media files with a sleek web interface. Metadata Scraping: Automatic fetching of metadata like cover art, descriptions, and ratings. Transcoding: On-the-fly transcoding for seamless streaming to any device, regardless of format. Multi-Device Support: Streaming became possible on a variety of devices, including smartphones, smart TVs, web browsers, and gaming consoles. This new direction attracted more users who were looking for a flexible media server that could handle diverse formats and provide a unified experience across different platforms. Open Source to Closed Source: In 2018, Emby made a significant decision: it moved from being an open-source project to a proprietary, closed-source model. The change allowed the development team to maintain greater control over the codebase, improve security, and introduce features more rapidly. Key Milestones in Emby’s Development As Emby transitioned to a proprietary model, the development team pushed forward with a series of updates and improvements: Emby Premier: The introduction of a paid subscription model called Emby Premier brought exclusive features like DVR support, cloud sync, offline media, and hardware-accelerated transcoding. Emby Premier gave the development team a sustainable revenue stream to fund further development. Improved Mobile and TV Apps: Over time, Emby released a series of polished apps for mobile platforms (Android, iOS) and TV devices (Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire). These apps received regular updates to improve stability, user experience, and customization options. Live TV and DVR Integration: Emby expanded its offerings to include Live TV and DVR functionality, allowing users to integrate live broadcast channels, schedule recordings, and manage live content alongside their media libraries. Enhanced Transcoding and Streaming: Emby has continuously improved its transcoding capabilities to support modern formats like 4K, HDR, and Dolby Atmos. These improvements allow for a high-quality viewing experience regardless of the device being used. Security and User Management: Emby introduced advanced user management features, including user profiles, parental controls, and access restrictions. This makes it easier for families to share media without compromising on privacy or security. Emby Today: A Comprehensive Media Experience Today, Emby is a mature and feature-rich media server solution that caters to a wide range of users—from casual media consumers to serious home theater enthusiasts. It supports a broad spectrum of devices, offers robust customization options, and remains focused on providing a powerful yet easy-to-use interface. Some of Emby’s standout features today include: Unified User Interface: A sleek, modern interface that makes browsing and streaming media a joy. Customizable Libraries: Tailor your media collections with custom artwork, genres, and metadata. Cross-Platform Syncing: Keep your media in sync across multiple devices and platforms. Comprehensive Live TV Support: Access live TV, manage recordings, and watch DVR content effortlessly. Community Engagement: Emby continues to value its user base, with an active community forum, feature requests, and beta testing for new updates. The Impact of the Community and the Road Ahead Despite its shift to a closed-source model, the Emby community remains strong. Many long-time users contribute by creating plugins, themes, and offering technical support. The Emby team regularly interacts with the community, implementing feedback and adjusting features based on user needs. Looking forward, Emby is set to continue expanding its feature set while focusing on performance enhancements and cross-platform support. Emby’s development is driven by innovation and user feedback, ensuring that it remains a competitive choice in the world of media servers. Conclusion Emby’s journey from a simple open-source plugin to a leading media server solution is a testament to its adaptability and the passion of its developers. While the shift from open-source to closed-source was a turning point, Emby has continued to evolve, delivering a reliable and customizable media experience for millions of users worldwide. The history of Emby is one of growth, change, and a dedication to providing users with a comprehensive and enjoyable way to manage their digital media. View the full article

Agreed - another area where Emby have lost focus and are now way behind the competition - it doesn't even have the ability to edit the Intro's without the support of a 3rd party plugin... Emby (with the 3rd party Plugin) used to lead in this area as it had both Intro and Outro detection and all the support tools (editing, stats etc). Now even JF has long passed them and have recently introduced the architecture called 'media segments' which is tagging for for Commercial, Preview, Recap, Outro and Intro. Their clients need to catch up, but the concept is solid. A shame, as the same concept of 'MarkerTypes' is actually in Emby (and was discussed with them), but beyond Intro's, it has have never been developed further ...

I am a paying Plex user, but I recently switched to Emby because I dislike Plex’s increasing focus on streaming services. After using it for several months, I can confidently say that, apart from the number of client apps (which isn’t a major issue), Plex’s most notable advantage is its relatively accurate detection of intros and outros. This feature has the most noticeable impact on the user experience. Other than that, I find Emby superior to Plex in almost every way. It seems Plex uses voice analysis to determine these segments because, even when there are additional scenes after the credits, it can still accurately identify the outro section. I hope the developers can pay more attention to this kind of feature request. Thank you very much!

So I've been using Emby for a few weeks and want to revisit this with my thoughts. We use our media server like our own personal Netflix complete with binge watching, so credit markers are important to us, and dealing with credit markers in Emby genuinely sucks. To call them frustrating to work with doesn't even begin to do it justice. I get it that automatically detecting credits can be resource intensive for the host machine and doesn't have a 100% success rate for accurate detection regardless of method used, but this is one area where I would encourage the devs to consider that perfect is definitely the enemy of the good. When you have a large existing library it is absolutely painful to manually add these markers for each and every video. This is compounded by the fact that you have to do this for every video added to the server going forward as well, and it makes upkeep an enormous task. I would MUCH rather go back and manually edit videos that didn't automatically get it right the first time. The whole reason I started experimenting with EMBY in the first place is my dissatisfaction with the direction of PLEX, but it is honestly hard to get away from their software because of this. To be fair PLEX's system isn't perfect either, but once again in this instance perfect is the enemy of the good. Even with being imperfect their system is so much more advanced as to be almost laughable. Given that the intro/credit detection plugin is no longer available I implore the devs to reconsider their stance on this. I understand that the Emby team is relatively small and you have to be smart about where you allocate your resources but people have been asking for this for more than two years now across multiple threads.

Way behind the times I'm afraid... Intel Gen 13 are not only faster now, but with the iGPU (Quick Sync Video), there is no need for any GPU either. An Intel 13100 or 13500, 16Gb Memory (+) and a NVME drive will be all you need for a long time ... ps - do NOT get the 'F' variants - they do not have the iGPU.

There are features where you know all about it - how it can work, how it needs to be implemented and where you are sure that it will work out successfully. Other features require a certain amount of research to evaluate and determine whether it's doable, which effort it would take and whether the results would be reasonably useful. Another category of features exists, where you know up-front that there's nothing to win, which means that you know that you can't deliver it in a way that it would satisfy users' expectations, and you even know that this feature would eventually cause much more dissatisfaction than not providing the feature at all. Unfortunately, this feature falls into the latter category - even though it seems to be so simple and even though some local players support it (somewhat), but this feature would suck in too many cases, even with high effort put into it. To be a bit more specific: There will be offsets between audio and video. And not only offsets but also drifts. And these two things cannot be automatically fixed by the server as it requires a human to assess and adjust. This means in turn that we would need to have controls for adjusting these two parameters - in all clients. But besides adjustment controls, many clients can't handle such things locally in terms of playback, and the server would need to do those adjustments - but the server, which is transcoding and/or muxing audio and video together, is often way ahead of time in processing, so adjustments made at the client, won't happen instantly. But only with instant changes can adjustments be made properly. Also, when changing offsets of audio/video in a live-transcoding/live-streaming scenario, HLS clients may fail and stop playback, as players usually sync by audio not by video. For players that support offsets, the range of these is quite limited because it happens at a point where video frames are already decompressed, and raw video frames take a huge amount of memory per frame. Then there's transcoding itself at the server. We support a gigantic amount of different transcoding setups and we know from subtitles that the behavior regarding data flow in ffmpeg is fundamentally different when there's a stream involved that is coming from a separate external file. For subtitles it doesn't matter that much, because all subtitle frames can be loaded into memory at once, but for audio, it can be different. As always, we don't have a single case to consider, but ALL cases and there's no room for an additional factor and potential point of error. It's also important to understand that you cannot compare a local player to what Emby Server is doing. Emby server is an intermediate instance in the chain of media delivery to clients. It doesn't work by outputting AV to local hardware (display/sound) directly, but instead it re-encodes/remuxes media which will finally be demuxed and decoded and presented by clients/hw/sw which is usually a lot less capable (than VLC for example). The deeper you look into this, the more difficult it gets and what I've mentioned so far is just scratching the surface. While everything is always possible for the future, I think we shouldn't make any false promises. It's too unlikely that this could ever be part of our playback procedures, not just because these are quite complex already, but also because this wouldn't work as a feature that would match our own standards in terms of quality and reliability and cause an endless amount of user reports instead. A more realistic feature might be some kind of "interactive remuxing", which allows you to set offset and drift values interactively through some UI in the server administration area (or maybe through a plugin) and mux the external audio track into the video file so that eventual playback will use the prepared file..

I would very much like to see this included in coming release as well!

i take this request not official yet? voting up

I just paid for premier not knowing the trailers are in SD quality. Is a fix coming soon for this?