Excessive Bandwidth Usage

[Neminem 1518]

Well the try with a media file that DOES NOT need to be transcoded

And see if that helps you......

[treeger8686 2]

in fact a 1080 7mbits file is limited to 5mbits and is read without limitation and the graphics card is not used.

A 4k file limited to 5mbits is actually read at more than 20mbits on average between 24 and 37mbits. And the graphics card is used between 94% and 100% compared to before where it was more like 13% or so.

A 720p file played directly without limitation consumes between 2 and 27 Mbps. This is completely abnormal, and I remind you that this only happens on a Firestick or FireTV Cube, or anything from Amazon. It doesn't happen on an LG TV or Samsung TV.

The file shouldn't use more than 2-6 Mbps, so it has nothing to do with transcoding.

[treeger8686 2]

Well, I kept everything in a browser with a remote connection. The following files (90GB, remux, avatar, read in 4 to 15 Mbps) are completely normal.

I tested Wednesday s01e01 at 1080p in a browser. I'm using between 2 and 7 Mbps.

I tested the original 720p file mentioned in the previous conversation in a browser. I'm using between 200 kbps and 5 Mbps.

[RanmaCanada 494]

@treeger8686the diagnostics plugin, in the plugin section.

[treeger8686 2]

Thanks i will check that

[treeger8686 2]

i check but i dont know where to see informations and log of playback stream.

[treeger8686 2]

Good evening, I had a second internet connection installed at home so I could test it properly. After analyzing it, version 3.4.74 is fine and everything is working normally. However, version 2.1.26a has significant download speeds exceeding 10 Mbps.

I made two videos, each several minutes long, to demonstrate the problem and the irregularity.

 

 

 

 

 

[Luke 42077]

Great, thanks for the update.

[RanmaCanada 494]

19 hours ago, treeger8686 said:

i check but i dont know where to see informations and log of playback stream.

While you are playing something on your device, go to your computer or mobile, doesn't matter, go to manage your server, and in the drop down on the left you should see the user sessions tab, as I posted in the previous image. As it's is discussed in this post. 

[treeger8686 2]

1-a 4k file to 4mbits read in direct that suppose to be transcode because is 4-5 mbits. that's the problem
2- second image 4k file to 720kbits direct

3- 1080p file to 5bits not transcoding direct stream

stream no transcoding that explain to much bandwith

always with version 2.1.26a

 

[Q-Droid 989]

Can you upload the logs that include those test sessions? Not transcoding when you think it should makes more sense. 

 

[treeger8686 2]

i save my screen capture 2025-08-19 at 13h42pm

 

that begin with ffmpeg-transcode-f1274e02-d3f5-45c1-bd3f-14e878c6c217_1.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-839c4b36-1d1a-40aa-88fb-8d55090dfb01_1.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-d7f69212-7587-4b70-8d64-93985801c09d_1.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-99fd7b10-e140-4dea-9833-58e6a5e53ea5_1.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-7c857c6e-be6a-46a6-8d27-f83f3b079310_1.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-e1c8bad8-3c67-4b6d-9584-99ee267c58a3_1.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-c5710a8b-05fb-461c-9685-328f03f4ce1b_1.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-12baef3a-687a-4b6c-8c85-f914430eee71_1.txt

end with: ffmpeg-transcode-cb6f9819-0585-4b5c-a447-38f507cbb922_1.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-1eab30eb-087f-4d43-adcc-8bb0a1816e93_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-e365b8e0-bf3c-4dc9-8a47-682d274050d2_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-cb6f9819-0585-4b5c-a447-38f507cbb922_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-12baef3a-687a-4b6c-8c85-f914430eee71_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-c5710a8b-05fb-461c-9685-328f03f4ce1b_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-e1c8bad8-3c67-4b6d-9584-99ee267c58a3_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-7c857c6e-be6a-46a6-8d27-f83f3b079310_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-99fd7b10-e140-4dea-9833-58e6a5e53ea5_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-d7f69212-7587-4b70-8d64-93985801c09d_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-f1274e02-d3f5-45c1-bd3f-14e878c6c217_1.txt

[treeger8686 2]

i need to disconnect my second internet provider for testing before 24 august. for not to be charging full month. after that i cannot help more

[Q-Droid 989]

Can you also upload the server log for those sessions?

 

[treeger8686 2]

embyserver-63891158400.txt embyserver.txt embyserver-63891244800.txt

[Q-Droid 989]

From your logs:

You have mixed bitrate limits of 6mbps and 7mbps (user/global?)

The Fire TV connects as local and remote.

Local - Benoit's 2nd Fire TV Cube Emby-Client-Version=3.4.74
Remote - Benoit's 2nd Fire TV Cube Emby-Client-Version=2.1.26a

The Samsung TV appears to always be a remote connection so it doesn't make any sense why it shows as direct streaming in your first image. The logs show that it's transcoding.

 

 

 

 

[treeger8686 2]

 

hardware_detection-63891125347.txt embyserver-63891158400.txt embyserver-63891244800.txt

[treeger8686 2]

they missing button submit replay few years ago.

yes i use remote only but normaly i use in local all my test are done frome remote with a second internet provider at 100mbits download. my first internet are 500mbits 57 upload.

i switch my internet from wifi 1 to wifi 2 and drop to remote for my test. samsung tv is my friend liste megan on remote without problem. did have a differrence between 3.4.74 ans 2.1.26a for bandwith but why im not ins trancoding i think is where are the bug