Make EMBY Never Transcode

[cybrsage 4]

Is there a way to completely turn off transcoding?  As in, I never want it to try, since it just fails anyway and I really don't want it to even try.  It fails because I am using blurays, etc, and it is not designed to transcode them (per my searches).

 

Sorry if this is easily found on the site somewhere, I did look and came up empty.

[neik 873]

In the users settings you can restrict each user from transcoding or even remuxing stuff.

[cybrsage 4]

Just now, neik said:

In the users settings you can restrict each user from transcoding or even remuxing stuff.

I will look again, must have missed it.  Thanks for the all but instant reply!!

[cybrsage 4]

I don't see anywhere to turn it off in the transcoding section.  Where would I find it?

EDIT:  Just found it, in the actual user itself.  Gotcha!

Edited November 23, 2021 by cybrsage

[rbjtech 5284]

Maybe you have misunderstood - but emby does not transcode because it wants to, it is transcoding because it has to to ensure playback.

Have a read here :

https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159897-transcoding

[cybrsage 4]

1 hour ago, rbjtech said:

Maybe you have misunderstood - but emby does not transcode because it wants to, it is transcoding because it has to to ensure playback.

Have a read here :

https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159897-transcoding

Oh, I know that, it is just that I don't want it to ever try.  I want it to fail to show instead.  A planned failure if it cannot play what I have.  Doing it on purpose as a way to find what I have that cannot play without transcoding and what needs it, using a cudgel. 

But thank you for the link, I am going to make sure I read that as well.

[rbjtech 5284]

15 minutes ago, cybrsage said:

Oh, I know that, it is just that I don't want it to ever try.  I want it to fail to show instead.  A planned failure if it cannot play what I have.  Doing it on purpose as a way to find what I have that cannot play without transcoding and what needs it, using a cudgel. 

But thank you for the link, I am going to make sure I read that as well.

ok with you

A quicker way is probably just to use the media info in the files themselves to give you what you need - either from tools such as mediainfo/cli, ffmpeg or even emby itself if you just filter by a codec type (maybe HD Audio for example) that always transcodes.

[Carlo 4561]

This will work for you for now, but may I suggest you download a copy of MakeMKV and give that a test run on a couple of discs?

It will allow you to repackage the main moving into an MKV selecting only the audio and subtitle tracks you want.  This can make them direct playable as long as the device can play the codecs used or there isn't a bandwidth limit in place.  They should play back in your own network well this way (except some browsers).

It's worth a couple of test runs.

[cybrsage 4]

The thing is, I am one of the few who actually wants the menu system intact.  I know most do not, but I like it, seeing the opening sequence where it sets up the menus, perusing through them, etc.  Color me nostalgic (or old, either works).    Heck, might as well say old, my username is one I have had since before long file names, when 8.3 was the law of the land.

My only issue now is that I forgot to make the needed changes to my TV shows so that they would import properly...oops!  That is on me.  I do find it odd the metadata providers don't know the Lord of the Rings Extended Editions have two discs for each movie.

Out of curiosity, why doesn't EMBY read the MediaBrowser metadata files?  That would have made everything perfectly smooth sailing.

Edited November 24, 2021 by cybrsage

[Happy2Play 9785]

12 minutes ago, cybrsage said:

why doesn't EMBY read the MediaBrowser metadata files?

What format was that?

If it was xml file then you need the XML metadata plugin.

[cybrsage 4]

2 hours ago, Happy2Play said:

What format was that?

If it was xml file then you need the XML metadata plugin.

It was, and I did not know about the plug in.  I will redo things with the plug in.  I know everything in there is all correct.