[Transcode] Selecting the secondary audio track

[Bagul 182]

Hello,

I don't know if I'm in the right section of the forum.

What does the "Selecting the secondary audio track" transcoding mean ?

 

(And I don't understand why the transcoding bar is stuck.)

 

Edited October 19, 2023 by Bagul

[Luke 42077]

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(And I don't understand why the transcoding bar is stuck.)

Hi, it's not stuck.

Anyway this means you selected a secondary audio track, and the only way it can be played is with some transcoding.

[Bagul 182]

14 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, it's not stuck.

Yes the bar loads quickly I thought it was blocked ahah.

14 hours ago, Luke said:

Anyway this means you selected a secondary audio track, and the only way it can be played is with some transcoding.

Ah, so if it's not the main audio track that's chosen then there's transcoding?

[pwhodges 2012]

The audio tracks are not necessarily encoded the same way - so one might be OK to direct play, but the other might need decoding.

Paul

[Bagul 182]

5 minutes ago, pwhodges said:

The audio tracks are not necessarily encoded the same way - so one might be OK to direct play, but the other might need decoding.

Paul

Yes, I can understand that. But in my case, the 2 audios available for this particular media have the same codec and channel.

[Luke 42077]

2 hours ago, Bagul said:

Yes, I can understand that. But in my case, the 2 audios available for this particular media have the same codec and channel.

That doesn’t matter. What matters is that it’s secondary.

[Bagul 182]

2 minutes ago, Luke said:

That doesn’t matter. What matters is that it’s secondary.

I was just responding to pwhodges.

But I don't understand what a secondary track is. Hence my question: 

6 hours ago, Bagul said:

Ah, so if it's not the main audio track that's chosen then there's transcoding?

 

[Luke 42077]

Any track after the first.

[pwhodges 2012]

4 minutes ago, Luke said:

That doesn’t matter. What matters is that it’s secondary.

Why does that make a difference that requires transcoding?  At the worst I would understand direct streaming with the second audio being placed in first position...

Paul

[Luke 42077]

Because there’s no way to tell chrome or chromecast to play the secondary audio track, so it can only be accomplished with transcoding.

[pwhodges 2012]

Or repackaging, surely?  That's what I expected.

Paul

[Bagul 182]

3 minutes ago, Luke said:

Because there’s no way to tell chrome or chromecast to play the secondary audio track, so it can only be accomplished with transcoding.

Oh ok I understand, thanks for the answer.