Is quicksync working for you?

[wehavetogoback 0]

When I select Quicksync transcoding in embyserver settings, I can't playback any videos on client devices --in my case an android phone with emby app installed. App will look like it's loading the video but then it times out or errors out.

Is quicksync working for anybody? 

Cpu is a i3 with intel hd 3000.

http://ark.intel.com/products/54624/Intel-Core-i3-2357M-Processor-3M-Cache-1_30-GHz

Intel GPU driver version: 9.17.10.4229

Emby Server version 3.0.5847.38020 

Windows 10

 

 

If I select Auto transcoding, then it will stream fine but my cpu usage goes to 99-100% making the video playback choppy at random points.

Edited January 6, 2016 by wehavetogoback

[Koleckai Silvestri 1154]

I have it enabled but don't know how to tell if it is actually being used. My processor is running at 7-14% per transcode stream. It is an i5 6500 using Intel HD Graphics 530

[Luke 42083]

Make sure your video drivers are up to date. Then I'd also see here as this is an explanation of why some have had issues with it:

 

http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/26481-quick-sync-crashes-ffmpeg/?p=258026

[wehavetogoback 0]

I have it enabled but don't know how to tell if it is actually being used. My processor is running at 7-14% per transcode stream. It is an i5 6500 using Intel HD Graphics 530

if it's running fine with quicksync enabled for you, then it looks like it's working.

Can you please tell me what version of emby server you are running? 

[Luke 42083]

I have it enabled but don't know how to tell if it is actually being used. My processor is running at 7-14% per transcode stream. It is an i5 6500 using Intel HD Graphics 530

 

if i'm not mistaken you use chrome, right? nowadays chrome requires very little transcoding, usually just a video stream copy and audio transcode. so in that situation there's no video encoding anyway.

[Koleckai Silvestri 1154]

Currently Version 3.0.5847.38020

 

It is on the dev branch.

[Koleckai Silvestri 1154]

if i'm not mistaken you use chrome, right? nowadays chrome requires very little transcoding, usually just a video stream copy and audio transcode. so in that situation there's no video encoding anyway.

I use Chrome. Other people in the house use other browsers or the Roku devices.

[wehavetogoback 0]

I use Chrome. Other people in the house use other browsers or the Roku devices.

Yeah, can you use the emby app on an android phone and see if your cpu is still in the 7% range? Preferably select a low bitrate to force transcoding. I can also direct stream with low cpu usage but my wifi bandwidth isn't able to sustain full 1080p with dts hd master audio on the phone.

Edited January 6, 2016 by wehavetogoback

[Koleckai Silvestri 1154]

Don't have an Android phone but will check on my Kindle Fire.

[Koleckai Silvestri 1154]

So. I was playing a 1080P video. Though, Probably not the highest quality 1080p video. Had the Emby App set to 420p - 480k for quality. This is what I was getting on my server:

 

[wehavetogoback 0]

So. I was playing a 1080P video. Though, Probably not the highest quality 1080p video. Had the Emby App set to 420p - 480k for quality. This is what I was getting on my server:

 

 

 

 

Okay...thanks. 

It looks like it's not working for me. I've tried everything and i'm beyond frustrated now.

[Luke 42083]

It's possible that a future ffmpeg update will improve it.

[eTomm 6]

In my homemade nas, it doens't work. It freeze after some minutes of transcoding, independently of the command line. Handbrake works fine. I think babgvant just made a bug on ffmpeg trac regarding this, despite the fact that he says it is related to scaling. For me it is not.