Terribly pixelated video playback

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Play a video in Emby via Web browser, plays fine. Play same video via Chromecast Emby app and the video is crazily, irregularly pixelated (pixelates for a few seconds, snaps back to 'normal' for a few seconds, then irregularly pixelates again). For reasons I don't understand, FFMPEG logs are generated when playing via Web browser, but not when playing via Chromecast Emby app. What's happening and how can it be fixed?

All logs attached, along with this image to show pixelation:

embyserver.txt ffmpeg-transcode-0b565ff6-c0a1-4d60-b70c-c29f765c7163_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-05dfcebe-78ed-470f-ba47-0b407e10f0b8_1.txt

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5 hours ago, wordlover said:

For reasons I don't understand, FFMPEG logs are generated when playing via Web browser, but not when playing via Chromecast Emby app. 

Likely because your browser sessions are being transcoded, while AndroidTV app is trying to direct play them. AFAIR last attempt of AndroidTV app tackling XviD files was several months ago. 

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2.0.85 (29 Dec)

• Refine xvid transcoding decision

 

5 hours ago, wordlover said:

What's happening and how can it be fixed?

Two things you might try:

1) Select "Playback correction" twice (OSD cog menu) during your Chromecast playback, that should trigger transcoding and likely uninterrupted playback as in Web app

2) Download standard Android app from your Store (or sideload form here), see how does that compare

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Thanks @GrimReaper- I had no idea that 'button' existed - it forced transcoding and things play fine now - thanks!