Live TV transcoding unnecessarily

[GuyBee 2]

Shield pro 2019 android client (not android tv). Connected to q990b -> x90k.

Emby server windows 4.9.0.32 beta

 

Let me preface this by saying I can play remux 4ks with direct play. I don't need transcoding.

However live tv has suddenly started transcoding. (Maybe since latest beta server?)

I disabled transcoding against my profile - but now if I go anywhere that might require transcoding I'll have to reenable it?

Is there something else I can do to force direct play for live tv only?

Thanks.

[Luke 42077]

Hi there, have you explored the stats feature in the video player to learn why it was doing this?

[GuyBee 2]

Here's the info from stats:

Stream

HLS (10 mbps 26 fps)

Video

Video

10 mbps

Transcode (H264 10 mbps)

Deinterlacing (mode=send_frame:parity=auto:deint=all)

Renderer MediaCodec

Audio

Transcode (AC3 192 kbps)

[GuyBee 2]

Tried on android tv client and same issue. However the issue is still there.. so it must be that stream - I try a different stream of the exact same thing and it's fine...

This is the stats from the direct stream:

Stream

MPEGTS (9 mbps)

→ Direct Play

Video

1080p H264

High 42 9 mbps 50 fps

→ Direct Play

Renderer MediaCodec

Audio

EAC3 stereo

192 kbps 48000 Hz

→ Direct Play

 

Any ideas what's special about this stream from the above sets of stats?

[ebr 16169]

14 hours ago, GuyBee said:

Any ideas what's special about this stream from the above sets of stats?

 

14 hours ago, GuyBee said:

Deinterlacing

 

[GuyBee 2]

Could you please elaborate?

I see that in the stats output.. is there a setting I should change somewhere to handle/prevent that?

[GuyBee 2]

@Lukecould you please help?

[Luke 42077]

On 12/11/2024 at 10:22 PM, GuyBee said:

@Lukecould you please help?

@GuyBee

 

Hi there, let's look at an example. Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks!